Bubba Wallace has signed a multi-year contract extension with 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series, the team announced Sept. 18.
The exact length of the extension was not announced, but it puts Wallace at 23XI through at least 2026.
“From day one, Bubba has been an integral part of 23XI,” 23XI posted on X (formerly Twitter). “We’re excited to announce that he has signed a multi-year renewal and will continue to play a key role in helping 23XI grow and succeed.”
Wallace was the first driver to join the team co-owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan in 2021. During his time in 23XI, Wallace has two wins, 18 top fives and three poles.
Wallace made the playoffs in 2023 and finished 10th in the standings. The driver of the No. 23 Toyota missed the playoff cut line this season and sits 19th in points with five top fives and 10 top 10s.
He joins Tyler Reddick at the team next season. Reddick is signed with the team through 2025.
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I wish he was paid based on the car’s finishing positions and not a ridiculous salary. In fact, I wish that for all the drivers. Maybe they would actually “race” the other drivers when they realize the other driver ahead is taking money from their pockets that their wives and/or girlfriends have already spent.
Good point. Would Dale Sr. have been nearly as successful if he had come into the game with full bank accounts and a huge guaranteed salary? Would we have as many ridiculous, unnecessary crashes if the money to repair cars came out of the driver’s pocket?
When drivers were poor and had to race to earn grocery money to feed their family for the next week (although most usually went back into the car), things were different. There was animosity, tempers and fights, sure, but there was also more respect because if you tear up your car it was likely the only one you had. If you tore up someone else’s car, you were going the be eating a knuckle sandwich for dinner, and probably eating the wall in the next race as payback. It was costly to have meltdowns on track or to disrespect another driver – even if you didn’t like him. Many of today’s drivers come in rich and spoiled, they have been coddled, never experienced hunger, have nothing to lose and the cost of everything they do is and always has been covered by someone else – so they have no respect for anyone or anything. And it shows on track and in the end product.