Bubba Wallace says $50K NASCAR fine was the best thing to happen to him: 'I've been miserable for years'

After the Chicago Street Race, Bubba Wallace let his frustrations with Alex Bowman be known and he’s paying the price. The NASCAR driver has gone through a bit of a realization in the last week.

Bubba Wallace was hit with a $50,000 fine. It is something that he says was one of the best things to happen to him. I’m not sure I’d feel the same way if I had to cough up that much money.

However, it appears that Wallace has had time to think on the moment, and other moments. While talking to the media, he addressed the incident.

“Penalty was probably the best thing that’s happened to me,” Wallace said, via Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports. “I’ve been miserable for years, walking around with a persona that I’m not proud of. I need to apologize to a lot of people, especially that are close to me. … Just frustrated and trying way too hard and not focused on the right things. The door slam, the bump that Bowman said wasn’t hard at all. For the people that for the last four or five years, people have been wanting me out of the sport. But those people don’t really understand that when you put – road courses, let’s talk about road courses.

“How many years have I been terrible at road courses? Seven, right? So I’ve been putting my heart and soul into getting better and spending time with the team and the sim and trying to be better. Showing up to Chicago that was our best road course race ever, and to have that wiped out in two corners when the conditions changed, over messing with switches, we all know messing with switches, you don’t mess with switches in the smallest part of the track and you have seven or eight caution laps,” Bubba Wallace continued.

“When that’s all ripped away, you feel some time of entitlement to show your frustration. Did I time it wrong? Sure, 100%. His window net was down and his seat belts were off, not an ideal situation. You know, and it’s the guy you’re racing in the points, and then he goes on to win the race so it’s like icing on the cake, right? So, it’s just three or four slaps in the face when you’re working your ass off to be better for the team, just ripped away. Not that I’m justifying it at all but I’m a passionate guy, and I let my frustration get the best of me.”

Bubba Wallace let his frustration get the better of him. He has done it multiple times in the past. As he ended his remarks to media, Bubba talked about a conversation he had with Kevin Harvick.

Harvick is a driver who is no stranger to outbursts. During his younger years, Harvick caused a lot of trouble on and off the track. So, hopefully, it was good advice that will help Wallace moving forward in his career.