Bubba Wallace: ‘I strive for this’ after Darlington pole win

Bubba Wallace talks about his fast lap at Darlington Raceway and the pressure that mounts as the regular-season finale inches closer.

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00:00Well done, Bubba Wallace. And 23 11 racing. He did not mince his words. Dave in Daytona,

00:06where he said it's unacceptable to be in the position we are in. I shoulder that responsibility

00:12and here he's done something about it. Not only shouldering the responsibility using

00:17that shoulder for some big high fives, congratulating host of our as well. You were very committed

00:24today. The wall told the story there. How did you do it? I told post. That's a that's

00:30part of the pain scheme. So especially when you come here, just can't say no about this

00:35team. It's a hell of an effort. It's been up and down here, but we've been We've been

00:41really hot in the last couple months or so and just been executing fire on all cylinders.

00:46That's what it takes. So I wanted it to be a great weekend. And you got to start on Saturdays

00:52and we did that. So I wasn't happy with practice on. To be honest with you, I was pretty pissed

00:55about being six or seven wherever we were. So I had a little redemption to do. Um, but

01:01I just can't say enough about everybody back at airspeed. Part of this 23 11 Group 23 car

01:06appreciated Air Force being on the car. So many good things with them. So just a lot

01:11of good things pointing our way. But God, it's the Southern 500. So we got to work our

01:15asses off tomorrow. Um, enjoy right now. I got a race legend car tonight, so that'll

01:20humble me real quick racing against Keelan. But all in all, it's good to have fun and

01:24bring fast cars and can't think everybody enough as an athlete. What's it like to put

01:28it on your shoulders after last week and then deliver? I strive for it. You know, I'm a

01:33very emotional guy and I wear it on my sleeve and I'll let you know when it's not a good

01:39day or when it's a good day. And today's a damn good day. So I live for it. It's on his

01:42sleeve. Lee. Good day.