Bubba Wallace sends ominous warning to NASCAR rivals - 'There will be consequences'
Bubba Wallace sends ominous warning to NASCAR rivals - 'There will be consequences'
Matthew Neschis Thu, September 24, 2026 at 1:14 PM UTC
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Bubba Wallace issued an ominous warning to his NASCAR rivals (Image: Getty)
Bubba Wallace ominously warned that "there's gonna be consequences" if another driver runs him off the track while he's in contention for a race win.
In recent days, the debate surrounding off-track retaliation in NASCAR has taken center stage after Ryan Blaney and Carson Hocevar came to blows at Bristol Motor Speedway. As the pair battled for second with around 43 laps remaining in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Hocevar made contact with Blaney's right rear as the Team Penske driver attempted a crossover, sending him crashing into the outside wall.
Immediately following the race, Blaney approached Hocevar on pit road and grabbed his fire suit, prompting the No. 77 Chevrolet driver to retaliate with a series of punches.
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Speaking to The Athletic's Jeff Gluck, Wallace explained that drivers need to stand up for themselves to prevent their rivals from taking advantage of them in the future. "If I see somebody that continues to get run over and they do nothing about it, well, when it's my turn to be aggressive and get by this guy on a green-white checker, then I'm going to use them up because he's not going to do anything about it," Wallace said.
"I don't want that message to come across from my camp - me as a driver, my team - that I'm going to let anybody run us over, or ruin our race just because the hell of it. No, that's not gonna happen. There's gonna be consequences and repercussions, whether it's on my side or not."
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Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson nearly came to blows in Las Vegas (Image: Getty)
Back in October 2022, Wallace delivered on his bold warning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. On Lap 94 of the South Point 400, Kyle Larson washed up off Turn 4 and pinned his No. 45 Toyota up against the wall.
Wallace did not take kindly to the move, promptly ramming into the right-rear quarter panel of Larson's No. 5 Chevrolet and prematurely ending his race. The 23XI Racing driver then walked down the track, dropped his helmet, and angrily gave him a piece of his mind.
"I don't justify anything I've done at Vegas to Larson, but that was the last time I've been put in the fence running competitively inside the top five," Wallace added. "People are still going to hate me for that, and that's OK, because at the end of the day, I'm sticking up for my team and how we were disrespected in that moment. And I haven't been disrespected since."
While making an appearance on the 'Actions Detrimental' podcast, Blaney similarly stressed the need to clap back at Hocevar after his lackadaisical attitude towards wrecking others rubbed drivers the wrong way.
"You're adding fuel to the fire when you don't seem like you care about what you just did," Blaney said. "Whether it's egregious or not - a mistake or intentional - if you just act like you don't care all the time, then every other driver is not going to like it.
"And that's what the fans like about him: 'Oh, he doesn't care. We like that.' But as the competitor side goes, that does get tough, and you start treading some tough waters."
Source: “AOL Sports”
