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After 100 NASCAR races without a win, Bubba Wallace finally took the checkered flag at the close of the Brickyard 400. The race was a difficult one with rain bringing the race to a stop. But as the competition extended into overtime, Wallace made his move and it paid off.
This ’72 Dodge Duster is modified like an old NASCAR racecar.
This year’s Brickyard 400 was anything but smooth with five cautions and two overtime restarts, thanks to weather and crashes. Wallace took a gamble for the second overtime restart, instead of pitting he stayed on the track, hoping his fuel wouldn’t run out.
Kyle Larson was breathing down Wallace’s neck, but he couldn’t close the gap all the way in the final laps, coming in second just 0.222 seconds behind. Winning in Indianapolis clenched a playoff spot for Wallace, so he’s put in a position to perhaps win big again.
This was the third victory of Wallace’s career, which has been full of controversy. Unsurprisingly, many didn’t celebrate his victory, with opinions of the race’s outcome running the range. While some feel No. 23 got lucky, others believe he will flame out in the playoffs, proving he never belonged.
But Wallace clearly enjoyed winning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, kissing the iconic bricks and hoisting his baby up to the delight of his supporters.
“There’s nothing you can do here to pass, so, no, I don’t really think there was anything I could do differently,” said Larson, last year’s Brickyard 400 winner. “I was second gear on the first restart, and honestly, that one worked out a little bit better, but he almost got clear of me down the frontstretch.
“And then on the second restart, he brought the pace down a little bit slower, so I needed to be first gear. It was kind of the same thing with me last year — he had the preferred lane on the inside, and it’s really hard to beat that.”

But Ty Gibbs was the big winner on Sunday, claiming victory in the first-ever NASCAR In-Season Challenge. Not only did he get a nice trophy and bragging rights, the man was paid a whopping $1 million
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