Bubba Wallace shares some of the best advice he ever got [Video]

DAYTONA, Fla. (WGHP) — Bubba Wallace has come a long way since he got his NASCAR Cup Series start in 2017.

WGHP’s Kevin Connolly and Danny Harnden, and WFLA’s JB Biunno, spent Wednesday afternoon catching up with drivers as they get ready to hit the speedway this Sunday for the Daytona 500.

Wallace, of Mobile, Alabama, drives the No. 23 Toyota for 23XI Racing. He has six full seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series behind him. In the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series, he came in 10th.

This will be his seventh Daytona 500. While he has yet to claim a Daytona 500 win, he came in second in both 2018, with Richard Petty Motorsports, and 2022, with 23XI Racing. He hasn’t forgotten either of those races.

Wallace, recalling his run in 2022, said, “That was when [Austin] Cindric won. Came off turn 4, and you kinda accepted your defeat because …