Despite Rarely Factoring for the Lead, Bubba Wallace Had a Great Points Day
9 mins agoAlthough Bubba Wallace outqualified all the other Toyota drivers for yesterday's Ambetter Health 400, he never led and rarely contended for the lead but he consistently ran well nonetheless as he finished ninth and his ninth-place average running position and 100.8 driver rating were both better than any other Toyota drivers. It's possible that since his past record indicated he was unlikely to win at Atlanta that he chose to maximize points instead, and he definitely did that as his 44 points scored were tied with Kyle Larson for the most in the field, which elevated him from a tie for 17th in points to 5th. It's still unclear whether he will make the playoffs or not since he was 4th after this race last year and missed the playoffs, but he has definitely had a good start.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference