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Bubba Wallace savagely roasted by Freddie Kraft after Cup Series spotter change, jab

JHby: Jonathan Howard05/22/25Jondean25
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Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images

With Bubba Wallace and Freddie Kraft, you never know what you are going to get. The NASCAR driver-spotter duo loves to crack jokes. Wallace joked about Kraft leaving his team as his spotter, so Kraft fired back today.

Bubba Wallace is 10th in points this season. He is still with his longtime spotter, Freddie Kraft. Like an old married couple, the two will sometimes bicker.

Kraft teased that Christopher Bell was changing his spotter before the news came out. Wallace took that opportunity to joke that it was Kraft who was losing his job on the No. 23 team.

Well, today, Bubba Wallace was on the set of Sesame Street. While he was taking in the sweet air of Elmo’s neighborhood, the NASCAR driver came across Oscar the Grouch.

“Like looking in a mirror,” Kraft said of Wallace and Oscar staring at each other. Now that’s a good one.

These two will never stop making fun of each other. They just have to do it. Any chance they get…and we thank them for it. Bubba Wallace and Freddie Kraft are always going to deliver on the laughs, even when a kids show is involved.

You know that this 23-team is feeling good when they are cracking jokes. It doesn’t hurt to laugh a bit when you’re 10th in points almost halfway through the regular season.

Bubba Wallace lands deal with Coca-Cola

Is Bubba Wallace back in the Coca-Cola Racing family? It sure seems that way ahead of the Coke 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. After spending years with Dr. Pepper, Wallace is back in the Coca-Cola NASCAR camp.

Perhaps fans noticed when Bubba Wallace won his Duel race earlier this year at Daytona. He did have a Coke in his hand during that celebration. He has been seen drinking Dasani water, a Coke product, after races.

Today, 23XI Racing made it official, along with Coca-Cola. Big news for Wallace and 23XI.

“Big news! We’re proud to welcome [Coca-Cola] to the 23XI Racing family. Whether it’s cooling down after a race or celebrating in Victory Lane, Coke is Bubba’s go-to. Here’s to more iconic moments on and off the track,” 23XI Racing posted today.

Wallace is having one of the best starts to a season that he has ever had. He sits 10th in points, and that is after a couple of weeks of rough finishes. He has been scoring so many stage points this season that it has allowed him to stay competitive even when he has issues in races.

Having a new partner in Coca-Cola only helps solidify Wallace’s place at 23XI Racing. Wallace is one of only four drivers to have 100 or more stage points through the first 12 races of the season.