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Beaming Bubba Wallace Announces He’ll Be A Dad For The 2nd Time

Jared Turner Written by Sports EditorJared Turner
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Bubba Wallace and his wife, Amanda, are going to be parents for the second time.

Wallace, who’s enjoyed one of his best seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series, made the announcement on Friday via social media platform X.

According to Wallace’s post, the baby — whose gender is unknown — is expected to arrive in March.

The beaming couple originally entered the world of parenthood on September 29, 2024. On that day, Amanda gave birth to their son, Becks Hayden Wallace.

Bubba Wallace’s big revelation Friday about his growing family comes with just two races left in the 2025 season. It also punctuates what’s been a huge year for the 23XI Racing driver on the racetrack.

How Good Has 2025 Been For Bubba Wallace?

While Bubba Wallace’s many critics will certainly be quick to point out the disappointments he’s endured this year, the reality is that 2025 has been a very encouraging ride overall for Wallace.

Along with making the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs for the second time, Wallace recorded his first win since 2022. That win, which came in the Brickyard 400 at fabled Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was by far the biggest of his career. It was also quite popular among his peers.

And Wallace didn’t just score the victory. He did so in convincing fashion, holding off superstar Kyle Larson over the closing laps to beat the Hendrick Motorsports driver to the checkered flag by two car lengths.

Wallace also had one of the best cars all weekend at Indy. After qualifying second, he led 30 laps in his No. 23 Toyota co-owned by Denny Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan.

Bubba Wallace Has Impressed On Multiple Fronts In 2025

With the victory at Indianapolis, Bubba Wallace punched a ticket to the Cup Series playoffs for the second time in three seasons, after a one-year absence. This was the first year, however, that Wallace earned a playoff berth by virtue of winning a race in the regular season.

Once in the 2025 playoffs, Wallace advanced from the Round of 16 to the Round of 12. However, he was unable to reach the Round of 8. Still, Wallace is 10th in the standings. And if he holds on to that position, he’ll match his career best points finish, which he earned in 2023.

This past weekend at Talladega, Wallace nearly prevailed for the second time in his home state of Alabama (where he notched career win No. 1 in 2021). Leading on the final lap, Wallace ultimately finished fourth after being unable to fend off a late charge from fellow Toyota driver Chase Briscoe.

Despite the disappointment, Wallace secured his 14th top-10 of 2025. The outcome marked his sixth top-five. Both are career-highs, matching his career-high totals from last season.

Of course, as great as all that is, it doesn’t hold a light to finding out he’s going to be a father times two.

Jared Turner Written by Sports EditorJared Turner
Jared Turner is a motorsports writer who has covered NASCAR for 20 years. He has interviewed over 20 NASCAR Hall of Famers and around 100 drivers, crew chiefs, and team owners, both past and present. He has also covered the sport for FOX Sports (where he was a two-time recipient of the FOX “X” Award for “Xtraordinary” job performance), NASCAR.com, Sporting News, NASCAR Pole Position Magazine, the SPEED network, and plenty of other online and print-only publications throughout his career. Notably, Jared has penned dozens of articles for NASCAR souvenir programs, including several featured prominently in Daytona 500 keepsakes. A Virginia Press Association award winner and former member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA), Jared has racked up accolades both for his writing and his academic work. He studied both Communication and Psychology at Virginia Tech, where he was permanently enshrined in Phi Beta Kappa — the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. Jared excels at feature writing and opinion writing, much of which stems from his dedication to all levels of racing.
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