Bubba Wallace couldn’t resist one jab at NASCAR after Window World 450

Wallace said he was okay in the car, but when the race was over, it hit him. He also got in a dig at NASCAR following last week’s penalty at Atlanta. “The heat was OK,” said Wallace to TNT Sports. ”I was actually fine in the car. It’s just the adrenaline. As soon as you end, I could still run another hundred laps. But as soon as you stop and reset, that’s when the adrenaline just leaves the building. “So all in all, good night for our Coca-Cola team. No yellow line and fractions. I get to keep my finishing position. And yeah, it sets us up nice for the Brickyard next week, which we have a lot of confidence and momentum going into. “So I’m excited for that.” ‘Go compete for a Championship’ Following the disappointment of losing a second-place finish last week due to the penalty, Wallace felt good about the North Wilkesboro finish. It’s not where he or his 23XI team wants to be, but it tightened their grip on 13th in the Chase standings. “Just another clean race. I keep saying it. Clean races. Our average finish is around sixth to eighth. And there we are. “So we’re not happy with that. But we know that’s good enough to lock ourselves into the Chase and go compete for a Championship. “All in all, good night here. On to Indy.” ‘You can’t hit anybody’ Much was made about the changes NASCAR made to the short track package, which were on display for the first time tonight. Wallace said he hoped the fans enjoyed the race. “I hope it was a good race from the stands, the fans’ viewpoint. For us, man, you just were so fast in the center of the corner, and you can’t pass doing that. “And then you take out all the bumper structure. You can’t hit anybody. So all in all, I’m just really pleased with how our night went. “Controlled everything that we could control. Pit crew did a great job firing on all cylinders.” ‘We’ll be ready to pounce’ Next Sunday, NASCAR returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Wallace is the defending winner of the Brickyard 400. He was asked if he was ready to kiss the iconic bricks for the second year in a row. “Got a crawl before you walk. So, let’s get through practice and qualifying, and we’ll be ready to pounce.”