{"id":1717165,"date":"2022-10-30T06:30:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T10:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1717165"},"modified":"2022-10-30T10:49:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T14:49:05","slug":"bubba-wallace-returns-from-one-race-suspension-i-definitely-learned-my-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bubba-wallace-returns-from-one-race-suspension-i-definitely-learned-my-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Bubba Wallace Returns From One-Race Suspension: \u201cI Definitely Learned My Lesson\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbubba-wallace-returns-from-one-race-suspension-i-definitely-learned-my-lesson%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1717165&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"story-by-line\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/personalities\/bob-pockrass\" class=\"contributor-wrapper pd-b-15 flex\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"headshot-wrapper flex-circle border-grey-d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxsports.com\/statics.foxsports.com\/www.foxsports.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/72\/72\/Bob-Pockrass_727x727.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Bob Pockrass\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" class=\"contributor-headshot\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor flex mg-l-10\">\n<div class=\"contributor-texts\">\n<p>Bob Pockrass<\/p>\n<p>FOX NASCAR Insider<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a> <\/div>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">MARTINSVILLE, Va. \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nascar\/darrell-wallace-jr-driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bubba Wallace<\/a> said it was tough to watch someone else drive his race car but understood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nascar\/cup-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR\u2019s<\/a> one-race suspension of him following an Oct. 16 incident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">Wallace returned to the racetrack Saturday at Martinsville Speedway after missing the Oct. 22-23 race weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The suspension was the result of him, in retaliation, turning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nascar\/kyle-larson-driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyle Larson<\/a> into the wall at Vegas \u2014 an extremely dangerous move considering the speeds and the way he used his car to hook Larson\u2019s car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">After the accident, Wallace shoved Larson several times and also pushed away the hand of a NASCAR official. NASCAR suspended him specifically for the on-track retaliation and not what occurred afterward.<\/p>\n<div class=\"delta-video-container mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">\n<h3>Bubba Wallace confronts Kyle Larson<\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-player-container\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/watch\/play-5f86f25f6000711\" class=\"pointer video\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxsports.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/sports\/1600\/900\/play-5f86f25f6000711--26041402665.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Bubba Wallace confronts Kyle Larson\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n    Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace tangle on-track after at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">&#8220;I totally accept the penalty and the repercussions that came from my actions,&#8221; Wallace said prior to practice Saturday. &#8220;I\u2019m good with being the example; it\u2019s if we can keep this consistent moving forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">&#8220;It\u2019s happened multiple times this year, and it\u2019s something that may continue to happen. &#8230; I definitely learned my lesson, but we need to be consistent with this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"delta-video-container mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">\n<h3>Bubba Wallace says he was OK with suspension<\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-player-container\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/watch\/play-5ff086cf4000c0b\" class=\"pointer video\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxsports.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/sports\/1600\/900\/play-5ff086cf4000c0b--snap_1667065567590.jpeg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Bubba Wallace says he was OK with suspension\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n    Bubba Wallace accepted his suspension but said NASCAR needs to work toward being more consistent.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nascar\/john-hunter-nemechek-driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Hunter Nemechek<\/a> substituted for Wallace, who watched last week&#8217;s race from the 23XI Racing team headquarters, where engineers watch the race and help the team make decisions based on data and video they get from the racetrack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">&#8220;Just sitting out and not being a part of your normal routine was the toughest thing,&#8221; said Wallace, whose name was removed from the car for Homestead because of the suspension, a move that showed the team was upset with him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"delta-video-container mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">\n<h3>Bubba Wallace on sitting out last weekend<\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-player-container\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/watch\/play-5ff0853d30003ea\" class=\"pointer video\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxsports.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/sports\/1600\/900\/play-5ff0853d30003ea--snap_1667065474509.jpeg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Bubba Wallace on sitting out last weekend\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n    Bubba Wallace said sitting out a race was the toughest part about the last two weeks:\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">Team co-owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nascar\/denny-hamlin-driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denny Hamlin<\/a> said the organization went &#8220;above and beyond&#8221; in punishing Wallace but did not specify the actions taken by the team, which is co-owned by basketball icon Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">&#8220;I put myself in a bad light,&#8221; Wallace said. &#8220;I put our team in a bad light, our sponsors. It\u2019s just something that I\u2019m not proud of. &#8230; You\u2019re not allowed to make that mistake again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">Wallace, the only Black driver in the Cup Series, said he had a good conversation with Larson in the last week. He had not talked to Larson in the week following the incident, and Larson had said he didn\u2019t need an apology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">&#8220;We had a great conversation this week,&#8221; Wallace said. &#8220;The best thing for us is we both understood where our frustrations were and moving forward in how we can both handle those situations better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"delta-video-container mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\">\n<h3>Bubba Wallace on his conversation with Kyle Larson<\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-player-container\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/watch\/play-5ff08d25e0003ea\" class=\"pointer video\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxsports.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/sports\/1600\/900\/play-5ff08d25e0003ea--snap_1667065732676.jpeg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Bubba Wallace on his conversation with Kyle Larson\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"thumbnail\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n    Bubba Wallace says he had a &#8220;great conversation&#8221; with Kyle Larson this week to talk about their frustrations and how they would move forward.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-eca4528c=\"\"><i>Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including the past 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. 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