With 23XI Racing remaining one of two teams yet to sign NASCAR’s new charter agreement, Bubba Wallace expressed concerns about his future as a NASCAR Cup Series driver.
Those issues were laid to rest this week when Wallace signed a multiyear contract extension with the organization, announced by 23XI in a social media post.
Though Wallace failed to make the Playoffs this season, while teammate Tyler Reddick won the regular-season championship, Hamlin gave Wallace a vote of confidence before NASCAR Cup Series practice on Friday.
“The 23 team needs to make the Playoffs every year,” Hamlin said of Wallace’s Cup effort. “I think that is our expectation, and then make a deep run and finish in the top 10 in points. That is kind of our expectation of kind of where we are at. Just getting in, it is hard for me to say that is the only expectation, but it is an expectation given the standards we are giving ourselves.
“He knows that he needs to get better. I think he has gotten better, so as long as he continues that … We know that, given the stats he has had, the laps that he has led—everything has improved over what he had last year. Just have to take the next step.”
-NASCAR Wire
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