Bubba Wallace had an up-and-down 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
The 32-year-old 23XI Racing driver posted some very impressive regular season results. Wallace had 14 top 10 finishes, while equaling his career mark with six top-five results over the course of the year. He was the leader of 378 laps, the most he’s ever had since becoming a full-time Cup Series driver for 23XI Racing.
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Wallace secured a big-time win, too. He took home the checkered flag at the Brickyard 400. However, Wallace did not have the kind of playoff success that he was hoping for.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 27: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Chumba Casino Toyota, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)James Gilbert/Getty Images
Does Wallace consider the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season a success, then?
He does.
“I’d call it a successful season, for sure,” Wallace said, per Racer.com.
Wallace opens up on his 2025 season
Wallace opened up about his win in Indianapolis.
“For me, it was just another win,” he said. “It’s cool to have the Brickyard 400 behind your name, for sure. But honestly, I felt like I was going out to win a late model race or something.”
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Wallace knows 2026 could be even better, too.
“It’s been a lot of fun to show up at the racetrack with a new mindset and having an opportunity to win just about every week is what you want,” Wallace said. “You keep throwing your name in the hat – I’ve always said it – they’ll eventually pull it.
“It’s been fun. It goes back to what I told Charles [Denike] when we met for the first time, ‘Man, I want to have fun when we go to the racetrack,’ and we’ve been doing just that. So, I appreciate him.”
This story was originally published by The Spun on Dec 18, 2025, where it first appeared in the NASCAR section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.