NASCAR‘s Cup Series race on Sunday featured a pretty heated discussion between two top drivers.
Bubba Wallace, who drives the No. 23 Toyota for 23XI Racing, was involved in a heated discussion with Christopher Bell. Wallace had a tough finish on Sunday, coming in 29th place. Bell, meanwhile, didn’t do much better. He came in 21st place.
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Why were two drivers who finished in the 20s getting into a heated discussion following the race?
NASCAR on FOX tweeted out the video.
Wallace appeared to be frustrated about something. We just don’t know what, exactly. FOX didn’t seem to know, either.
NASCAR fans react to the heated discussion between the two drivers
NASCAR fans were quick to react to the heated discussion online.
“Bell spun him out. Ruined the 23’s day,” one fan speculated.
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“Hard to believe Bubba would be whining about something,” one fan added.
“Every week I try to reset with bubba.. but time and time again he’s just doing stuff like this,” one fan added.
“Bubba isn’t happy,” one added.
It’ll be interesting to see what Bubba Wallace says about this moving forward. The 23XI Racing driver is certainly willing to open up about racing and post-race incidents – most of the time, at least.
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Now, we await words from Wallace and Bell.
This story was originally published by The Spun on May 10, 2026, where it first appeared in the NASCAR section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
