Bubba Wallace fouled out.
The NASCAR Cup Series driver tangled with Alex Bowman for sixth place with eight laps remaining during Sunday’s Grant Park 165 at Chicago Street Race.
As pole-sitter Shane van Gisbergen put the final touches on his national series sweep, Wallace aggressively defended his position against the No. 48 Chevrolet. Bowman’s machine had fresher tires, but Wallace collided with him several times.
The battle continued through the next lap at the 12-turn, 2.14-mile downtown course. Along the second turn with six rotations remaining, Wallace pulled ahead, but a collision forced the No. 23 Toyota into a spin, pushing him out of the top 10. He finished P28 in a homecoming of sorts for 23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan, a Chicago Bulls icon.
The Athletic reported that NASCAR officials will investigate the incident.
Bowman and Wallace have an on-track history. The Hendrick Motorsports’ driver thought the feud was over. Apparently not.
“I thought we had squashed our beef, but clearly we have not,” Bowman told The Athletic.
Bowman found Wallace after the race and exchanged words with him before walking away.
Needing points to remain in the playoff chase, Wallace enters next Sunday’s event at Sonoma Raceway No. 13 in the drivers’ standings, 189 points behind leader William Bryon. Still seeking his first win, Bowman ranks No. 10.
This battle was intense. 😳 pic.twitter.com/f3Q4aNJjlC
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 6, 2025
NASCAR National Series Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR National Series events this weekend at Sonoma Raceway (All Times ET):
Friday
- 1:40 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series West practice
- 3:10 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series West qualifying
- 4 p.m.: Xfinity Series practice
- 5:10 p.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying
- 6:30 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series West General Tire 200 race
Saturday
- 1:35 p.m.: Cup Series practice
- 2:40 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying
- 4:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 race
Sunday
- 3:30 p.m.: Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 race
Next Stop: SONOMA! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/0Y6RdNcMxi
— Sonoma Raceway (@RaceSonoma) July 6, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series officials released the entry list for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway:
Entry, Driver, Car No.
- 1, Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 2, Austin Cindric No. 2 Ford
- 3, Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet
- 4, Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford
- 5, Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 6, Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford
- 7, Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 8, Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 9, Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 10, Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet
- 11, Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota
- 12, Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford
- 13, AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 14, Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford
- 15, Chase Briscoe, No. 19, Toyota
- 16, Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota
- 17, Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford
- 18, Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford
- 19, Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota
- 20, William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet
- 21, Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford
- 22, Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota
- 23, Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford
- 24, Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford
- 25, John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota
- 26, Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota
- 27, Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota
- 28, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Ford
- 29, Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 30, Cody Ware, No. 51 Ford
- 31, Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota
- 32, Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford
- 33, Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 34, Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 35, Katherine Legge, No. 78 Chevrolet
- 36, Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet
- 37, Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet
Scored the most points at @NASCARChicago.
3rd-3rd-3rd + the @Xfinity #FastestLap gave @TylerReddick 51 on day. pic.twitter.com/L8LDXW4lI8
— Xfinity Racing (@XfinityRacing) July 6, 2025
