BRISTOL, Tenn. — It was only a few minutes after a wreck at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, last month when the familiar frustration came to a boil.
Bubba Wallace had missed a corner and hit Kyle Larson’s No. 5 car hard. Wallace’s car suffered a broken toe link and other damage. His day was done.
“Trying my hardest not to go down this slippery slope of self-doubt right here,” Wallace told the Fox TV crew at the time, while the race swirled on around him. He appeared angry and resigned at once.
