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Robert Griffin III reacts to Bubba Wallace win at Indy, snapping NASCAR winless streak

JHby: Jonathan Howard07/28/25Jondean25
RGIII Bubba Wallace
Left: Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images / Right: HG Biggs/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

On Sunday, Bubba Wallace didn’t just win the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he broke a 100-race winless streak. That streak dated back to Kansas in the fall of 2022. Since then, a few races have slipped from his hands, but not on Sunday.

Following the win, even Robert Griffin III is reacting to the milestone. There has been an outpouring of support and messages, and reactions in the aftermath of the race.

Bubba Wallace received a bit of congratulations from Griffin. The former NFL star was touched by the photo of Wallace with his son Becks next to the bricks on the track.

“This is [Bubba Wallace] celebrating with his son, Becks, after making history as the first Black Driver to win a major race on Indianapolis’ oval,” RGIII posted. “It’s bigger than sport. Bubba snapped his 100 race winless streak and MOST IMPORTANTLY got his 1st win as a Dad. You LOVE to see it.”

Bubba Wallace led 30 laps on his way to the win in the Brickyard 400. He punched his ticket to the playoffs, won his first race of the season, the first Crown Jewel of his career, and of course, snapped that ugly 100-race winless streak.

This season started out really solid for Wallace. He was putting up a lot of points even if he wasn’t getting the finishes he wanted. 23XI Racing as a whole then took a step back in the middle part of the regular season. This win in the Brickyard 400 erases any of those mistakes made earlier this season.

Bubba Wallace holds off Kyle Larson late

For about half an hour, it appeared that the Brickyard 400 was going to end with five laps to go and under a rain delay. Bubba Wallace had put up a five-second lead at one point on second-place Kyle Larson.

Larson was starting to close the gap. However, closing the gap and making the pass are two completely different things. That’s when the rain came out. It wiped away the big lead that Wallace and his pit crew had earned on the track. Then it came down to two overtime restarts.

The restarts were chaotic. During the first one, it appeared everything was going to work out. Wallace was somewhat worried about saving fuel. He didn’t know if he could make it to the finish. Crew chief Charles Denike never called his driver down pit road, and it paid off.

Bubba Wallace is a Brickyard 400 winner. Nothing can take that away. He did it under intense pressure and somewhat wild circumstances. To go from red flag under rain to back-to-back restarts and come out on top against Kyle Larson? That’s nothing short of impressive.