Thanks to “advancing years” and a young child, Bubba Wallace has learned that wild victory celebrations come with a price.
Even though the driver of the No. 23 Toyota won the biggest race of his life last Sunday, the festivities after the Brickyard 400 were relatively subdued.
“Man, I’ll tell you, I did not go hard after the win,” said the 31-year-old Wallace. “Getting older and realizing that hangovers suck, and also having a kid (10-month-old Becks) who doesn’t care if you’re hung over, that made me stop after two beers, and I just enjoyed the time.
“I had the team over, everybody got to celebrate together, and it was a fun night. The celebration continued on, obviously. You go to the shop and see everybody there. Just really, really cool to get the Brickyard 400, their first Crown Jewel.
“Celebrated Tuesday with the team, all while working—you know work never stops. Then just got to relax with the family the rest of the week.”
Wallace had another good reason to relax. His victory at Indy almost certainly earned a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs—the first time the 23XI Racing driver has scored a victory in the regular season.
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