{"id":1576366,"date":"2023-08-28T16:27:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T20:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1576366"},"modified":"2023-08-28T16:27:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T20:27:54","slug":"bubba-wallace-laughs-critics-congratulations-michael-jordan-daytona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/bubba-wallace-laughs-critics-congratulations-michael-jordan-daytona\/","title":{"rendered":"Bubba Wallace Laughs in Face of His Critics and Receives Congratulations From Michael Jordan After Daytona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bubba Wallace<\/a> knew what he had to do coming into the regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway<\/a> \u2014 control what he could control. For the only driver above the playoff cutline who hadn't clinched a spot, that meant staying focused and having a solid day on the track while hoping that there wasn't a first-time winner if he didn't win.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of those things happened. And moments after they did, the driver received congratulations from his boss, 23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan<\/a>, and laughed in the face of his critics during a post-race interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bubba Wallace qualifies for playoffs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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