DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It was only a few years ago when Daytona was one of Bubba Wallace’s least-favorite places to race.
“I remember coming here in the Trucks, coming here in Xfinity, and absolutely hating it,” Wallace told reporters with a smile on Wednesday, in the media center at Daytona International Speedway. “Because, well, I don’t want to get into the, ‘I only caused one wreck or two wrecks’ — I don’t want to put that ju-ju on myself — but every wreck that I was a part of in those series, I was just an innocent bystander.
“And it’s just like, man, this is so frustrating.”