Bubba Wallace has tense exchange with NASCAR reporter after crash, altercation

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Bubba Wallace and a NASCAR reporter had an awkward moment following the driver getting into a pushing match with Kyle Larson in Las Vegas on Sunday.

Wallace was bumped into the wall by Larson in Turn 4 and Wallace came down toward the apron and spun Larson out. Larson crashed and took Christopher Bell with him. Wallace then got out of his car and stormed over to Larson to confront him – that’s when the pushing and shoving started.

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Bubba Wallace, driver of the #45 McDonald's Toyota, confronts Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

After the two were separated NBC Sports’ Marty Snider read a comment from Larson’s crew chief Cliff Daniels, who accused Wallace of making a retaliatory move. Wallace blamed the car.

"Cliff smart enough to know how easily these cars break so. When you get shoved in the fence, deliberately like he did, trying to force me to lift, the steering was gone, Wallace said. "Just so happened to be there. Hate it, hate it for our team. Super fast car. Had no short-run speed as you were seeing we were kinda falling there. Larson wanted to make it a three-wide dive bomb. Never cleared me. And, I don’t lift, so. I know I’m kinda new to running in the front but I don’t lift so. Wasn’t even in a spot to lift and he never lifted either, now we’re junk, so. Just a p—s poor move on his execution."

Bubba Wallace, driver of the #45 McDonald's Toyota, pushes Kyle Larson, driver of the #5