Bubba Wallace has been fined $50,000 by NASCAR for his actions following Sunday's street course race in Chicago. Wallace was fined for intentionally driving Alex Bowman into the wall during the cooldown lap on Sunday as a form of retaliation.
This was apparently in response to Bowman spinning out Wallace early in the race. NASCAR stated that Wallace violated its code of conduct.
Some dissatisfaction on display after the race. #NASCARChicago pic.twitter.com/3RBHcl5utY
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 8, 2024
Bowman won the storm-shortened race in Chicago to end a long winless drought and clinch a spot in the NASCAR playoffs. Wallace finished 13th and is currently one spot out of the 16-driver playoff field.
Bowman said he wanted to apologize to Wallace and his team and that he didn't feel the actions warranted a fine.
"Just messed up, trying to get my windshield wiper on, missed a corner, and ruined their day," Bowman said during his postrace interview. "I hate that. I'm still embarrassed about it."
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