
<p>While Bubba Wallace was able to stay out at COTA and early the stage win, he is not happy with how his No. 23 Toyota Camry is riding. On one hand, Wallace was able to salvage what might be a lackluster day with the points, but the <a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/category/nascar/news/">NASCAR </a>driver wants more from his car. </p>



<p>Bubba Wallace started P2 in this race alongside his teammate Tyler Reddick. However, things started to fall apart during the early laps of the race. Wallace couldn’t hold off attacking drivers and fell back in the pack quickly. </p>



<p>Following the end of the stage, Wallace told his team how his car felt. He’s hoping that he can get the right adjustments for Stage 2. </p>



<p>“Alright I’ve got nothing for rear tires. No lateral, no forward, no backward, no nothing,” Wallace said. His team told him they would make adjustments to give him more grip in the rear. </p>



<p>“Yeah, like, common sense to me is I’m slower than the field, so how the f*** am I using my tires more? And falling backwards?” Wallace said,<a href="https://x.com/STaranto92/status/1896312118053626294" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> via Steven Taranto of CBS Sports</a>. “I’m trying to save and I just get so out of rhythm. So, might just need a lot of help. This thing is just dancing all around through the essess. You get off sequence one time and that’s it.”  </p>



<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
<span class="GPzC9bR841NQ6MkartsFyAjgS5UH2D7hEp0KoWOeIfVYdJuwixnL"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bubba Wallace's car not to his liking as he wins Stage 1 on strategy<br><br>"I've got nothing for rear tires. No lateral, no forward, no backwards, no nothing."<br>"Common sense to me is I'm slower than the field, so how the fuck am I using my tires more?"<br><br>Team will make an air pressure… <a href="https://t.co/QShSAxPowv">pic.twitter.com/QShSAxPowv</a></p>— Steven Taranto (@STaranto92) <a href="https://twitter.com/STaranto92/status/1896312118053626294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></span>
</div></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bubba-wallace-started-on-front-row-at-cota">Bubba Wallace started on front row at COTA</h2>



<p>Running behind Tyler Reddick on his hot lap, Bubba Wallace made up for his spin in practice and now 23XI Racing has the front row. Reddick earned the pole with Wallace P2. Everyone in the <a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/category/nascar/news/">NASCAR </a>world was focused on Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen, these Toyota drivers reminded folks others were on the track.</p>



<p>This was the<a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/news/tyler-reddick-bubba-wallace-lock-up-pole-and-front-row-for-23xi-racing-at-cota/"> second pole for Tyler Reddick at COTA</a>. He won the 2023 race. Bubba Wallace has now improved his qualifying mark at COTA each of the last three years. P23 to P11 to P10 and now P2. Major improvements.</p>



<p>During his career, Reddick has made a name for himself on road courses. He has won at COTA in the past, he has what it takes to do it again. However, with the results from today’s practice and qualifying sessions, I think that whoever wins will have to be perfect.</p>



<p>One mistake on this course and drivers will take advantage. There are too many great road-course racers in the series now. Making a mistake or missing your marks will be costly on Sunday.</p>


Bubba Wallace

NASCAR

5GOATs

Bubba Wallace rips No. 23 performance despite Stage 1 win at COTA: 'I've got nothing'

team image

Pro News

NFL News

NFL Draft News

NBA News

NBA Draft News

Culture

Sports Betting

About

Football

Basketball

Women's Basketball

Softball

Baseball

Alabama

Arizona State

Arizona

Arkansas

Auburn

Baylor

Boston College

California

Removed

Clemson

Colorado

Duke

Florida

Florida State

Georgia

Georgia Tech

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Iowa State

Kansas

Kansas State

Kentucky

Lettermen Row

Lettermen Lounge

Louisville

Maryland

Miami

Michigan State

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi State

Missouri

NC State

Nebraska

North Carolina

Northwestern

Notre Dame

Ohio State

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Ole Miss

The Main Board

Oregon

Oregon State

Penn State

Pittsburgh

Purdue

Rutgers

South Carolina

Stanford

Syracuse

Tennessee

Texas A&M

Texas

Texas Tech

UCLA

Utah

Vanderbilt

Virginia

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest

Washington

Washington State

West Virginia

Wisconsin

BamaOnLine

BOL Round Table

Inside Texas

IT Members Only

DawgsHQ

Dawg Walk

Scoop Duck

Recruiting & Sports

AuburnSports

The Corner

WeAreSC

GarryP's Trojan Huddle

The Wolverine

The Fort

The Lions Den

The Wolfpacker

The Wolves’ Den

GatorsOnline

Swamp Talk

Alabama A&M

Alabama State

Albany

Alcorn State

Abilene Christian

Appalachian State

Akron

Army

Austin Peay

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Arkansas-Little Rock

Arkansas State

Air Force

Ball State

American

Wofford

Winthrop

Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Wisconsin-Green Bay

Wichita State

Western Carolina

Volleyball

Gymnastics

Men's Lacrosse

Women's Lacrosse

Men's Soccer

Women's Soccer

Women's Track

Men's Golf

Women's Golf

Men's Hockey

Women's Hockey

Men's Swimming

Women's Swimming

Wrestling

Men's Tennis

Women's Tennis

Annual $1

Annual Premium

Annual $1 

Monthly

Annual

Unlimited Access to This and All Articles.

Article (On3 Plus Rivals)

Forum (On3 Plus Rivals)

Intro

Join

College scoop, experts, and community - all in one.

Winback

QB makes transfer committment

Darian Mensah

Full 2026 schedule release

Big Ten Football

Way-Too-Early CFB prediction

2026 All-America Team

Add WR to transfer haul

Miami Hurricanes

UNC coach learns HOF fate

Bill Belichick 