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Bubba Wallace Ends 100-Race Drought, Clinches Playoff Spot
2 Aug
Summary
- Bubba Wallace won the 2025 Brickyard 400, his first crown jewel victory
- Wallace is the 13th driver to clinch a playoffs spot with a win
- Wallace says fatherhood has changed his perspective on racing
Bubba Wallace is ready to shift gears and work on exposing his team's weak areas after clinching his playoff spot in the NASCAR Cup Series. Just two days ago, on August 2nd, 2025, Wallace won the Brickyard 400, which gave him his first crown jewel victory and ended a 100-race drought.
Now locked in the playoffs with four races left in the regular season, the 31-year-old driver says he will race with a clear focus and test out bold strategies. During a press conference ahead of this Sunday's (August 3rd) Cup race at Iowa Speedway, Wallace laid out his plans for the next four weeks, stating that he wants to "expose our weaknesses" and "figure out the areas we need to improve on."
Wallace, who welcomed his first child last September, made it clear that fatherhood has changed his perspective on racing. He celebrated his Indy win by kissing the bricks with his wife Amanda and 10-month-old son Becks, saying he now puts family first and considers racing "secondary." This season marks Wallace's second entry to the playoffs, having earned his first berth in 2023.
