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Alex Zietlow

Bubba Wallace used to ‘absolutely hate’ coming to Daytona. He’s now a favorite at the track.

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.”

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