Bubba Wallace
2026 Season — NASCAR Cup Series
● Playoff eligibleThrough May 24, 2026 · 292 pts behind leader
Coverage (6 articles)
When Jordan Shows Up, Reddick Wins: 5-for-6 and Counting
Tyler Reddick has won five of the six races Michael Jordan has attended this season. The one Jordan missed was the one Reddick lost. The numbers, not the narrative, tell the story.
Denny Hamlin Opens The CW's O'Reilly Series Booth Rotation at Charlotte. Five More Cup Drivers Are Booked Behind Him.
The CW is running its Cup-driver guest-analyst rotation again for six O'Reilly Series races, and Denny Hamlin opens it at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Five more Cup drivers — Zilisch, Chastain, Allmendinger, Busch, Wallace — are booked behind him.
Hamlin Wins the Million From the Pole at Dover. The Million Goes to Mama.
Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race from the pole at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe in a side-by-side fight to the line, and became the third driver in the sport's history to win the All-Star at multiple tracks. Asked what he'd do with the $1 million check, he said he'd give it to his mother — a line that landed harder given his father's death in a December fire. The Cup field heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway next for the Coca-Cola 600.
Rockstar Energy Picked the Hottest Driver in NASCAR. He Races Out of Charlotte.
Rockstar Energy announced its first-ever NASCAR Cup Series sponsorship, partnering with Tyler Reddick and Charlotte-based 23XI Racing. The deal puts the yellow star on the No. 45 Toyota starting at Talladega on April 26.
Charlotte's Team Is Running Away With It
23XI Racing — built in Huntersville by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin — has four wins in seven races to start the 2026 Cup Series season. Tyler Reddick leads the standings by 82 points. Charlotte's newest racing team is beating the corridor's decades-old dynasties.
The Boys Are Going Racing: NASCAR and Bussin' With The Boys
NASCAR and Bussin' With The Boys are launching "Racin' With The Boys," a 14-episode weekly summer show produced by Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions. The first episode — out May 28 — features Ryan Blaney and Bubba Wallace, and hosts Taylor Lewan and Will Compton head to the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville on May 31.