Bubba is also known to be a Hot Head. Alex tried to contact him to talk during the rain delay...both called and texted him...but Bubba waited to Door slam him into the wall with the window net down. So now Bubba has to write a check.

I believe safety is the reason for the fine. Driver safety nets were down. Bubba put Bowman into the wall on the drivers side. Again, with the safety net down. That is extremely dangerous.

I believe its a mixture of Bubba's history, putting him into the wall, and the fact he had an hour and a half red flag to hash it out with Bowman but instead predetermined what he wanted to do.

Nascar will fine bubba for this and then proceed to use the swipe at bowman for so many commercials 😭

A doorslam is one thing. What Bubba did was harder than a doorslam. You could see it in the in-car camera while looking at Bowman. Belts were off and window nets were down. The contact was hard enough Bowman's head and helmet bounced around within his head restraints, it was hard enough that fenders were almost knocked off. Plus the fact that Bowman said he tried to smooth things over with Bubba during the rain delay and Bubba chose not to, but took this action instead. I'm not surprised at this fine whatsoever.

Gotta make a vid on Noah Gragson now being with Front Row Motorsports.

Ouch, a millionaire being fined $50k.🙄 That’s gonna hurt.

Bubba had time during the rain delay to go over and have a civil conversation with bowman. Instead, he waited until the end of the race and ran him into the wall. That is why he got the penalty, and it is 100% deserved

Drivers side into the wall and after the window net was down.

I think nascar took into consideration all the temper tantrums Bubba has had lately.

The amount of inconsistency nascar has shown in all aspects of officiating is insane.

No points penalty . . . that bogus - so much for standards

Bubba Wallace was wrecked right before the red flag, and there was a big window Bubba had to talk (or punched) Bowman. I felt it was incredibly unnecessary from Bubba to hit Bowman during that, considering that Bowman was wiping his eyes when the contact was made it had the potential to do some eye damage.

Both drivers had their window nets down.Wallace should have been fined points also. More NASCAR inconsistency.

He fits right in at 23xl. He drives like hamlin. Wrecking anyone during and after races. What a pos

Wait...isn't this the guy who walked across the track and grabbed kyle larson and got in his face?

Bubba has a behavioral problem, it's not the first time he's done stupid and it won't be the last.

Net down and history of anger issues on-track. I agree the contradictions are sometimes annoying but I think the general rule is "if it's putting on a show for the crowd, it's fine, but we won't accept things that could cause injuries when the show's over barring extreme circumstances." If you aren't doing it while putting on a show for the crowd, it's penalizable.

Uploading this while FRM's announcement is hilarious

I think he was mostly fined because Bowman’s window net was down during that. A few moments ago I think he had his arm out celebrating, and say if Bubba hits him there, Alex is most definitely injured.

Can you imagine the outcome if Boman’s hand would have been outside waving to fans as the car slammed into the wall.

Bubba has been involved in incidents over and over. past fines and penalties have not stopped his anger issues and lack of class. I think it was warranted

NASCAR is never consistent. Never was

No contact when window nets are down! No exceptions! You missed this one bud.

Alex was barely holding on the steering wheel and was wiping his eyes. If you get caught speeding the first thing the judge does is look at your record, Bubba has a bad history

I think it was a combination of all the elements. Bubba's history, the time lapse, it didn't prevent Bubba from winning. The fact that it was only a monetary fine and not points is important. Bubba is close to the playoff line. Points penalty would have hurt his playoff chances.

There is no making sense of the things Bubba does. He can't control himself, period.

It was a safety issue! The window nets were down, belts loosened. If Alex would have had his hand out the window waving to the fans, this could have been a bad issue with Alex hitting the wall.

I think its because bowman was unstraping his belt and bubba hit him hard

Points would be more painful than 50k. Pocket change

Nascar will not tolerate misconduct on the streets of Chicago.

Gotta make another video on Gragson to FRM, Eric...

I'm Bubba fan. He shouldn't have done this. Totally unacceptable behaviour.

I said the same thing and people cried about it. 😂😂 Bubba had a chance to talk to Bowman and still chose to act like a clown

Bubba has an anger, management problem, and yes, the window net was down and could’ve caused serious injuries, not only he should be fined. He should lose points and be sentenced to go for anger management.

I think there were two factors in determining this penalty. 1. Bubba's repeated temper tantrums, and 2. the fact that is was well after the finish and Bowman had lowered his window net and was unbuckling his safety harness.

Eric is like the guy in it’s always sunny in Philadelphia with the pins and string right now

And now Gragson now confirmed for Front Row Motorsports, 3 SHR drivers down, 3 to go (Preece, Custer, and Herbst)

It was very common before 2014 for almost every penalty to include some sort of probation. Now I can't remember the last time probation was given out.

When you can’t get attention by your on track performance.

I wonder if the amount has something to do with the in car video. Alex was wiping his eyes and not really even holding onto the steering wheel very well at the time of the retaliation so Alex didn't even see it coming.

Both of their window nets was down, and the force into the wall driver side with the window net down...he should have gotten points taken away with the fine.

Future drivers from showing emotions!!! What a joke. I don’t really reply, But, there is a safety issue. Smashing a guy into the wall, safety harness unbuckled, window net open, hand out the window waving to the fans. Have you ever played a sport, had to take a cheap shot! What happened if there was serious damage or injuries! He (bubba) should have been penalized! Not just fined! What a joke! This is disappointing and NASCAR needs to deal with the CIRCUS that NASCAR seems to becoming!

Isnt 50k the lowest monetary fine possible with there "new" penalty system?

I think the pently came for this as Drivers side into the wall and after the window net was down more then anything. If it wasn't a window down then maybe Nascar would have not done anything not sure.

We all play in the grey areas. Bowman had his net down could be taking gloves off helmet ect than a drama Queen puts you in the wall EF that he has had many warnings. Look at Gibbs he was getting a reputation but after a few fines and being warned he’s been smarter and honestly a better driver not saying he wouldn’t do something ever again but makes him think twice.

Bubba really needs to work on judgement and his temperament. He had basically most of the race to think about it prior to reacting. Alex may still be recovering from a previous concussion and a broken back. Bubba previously tossed liquid in Alex’s face while he was down on the ground being treated by medical personnel. What does he have against Alex? The higher fine is due to multiple offenses by Bubba. Enough already! And I tend to be a fan of his. 🥴

Found this on another website. “Also been told that NASCAR does plan to talk to Chase Elliott,” Pockrass wrote on X. “… In-car footage shows that Bowman had to catch his car after Wallace contact (force of the contact apparently caused his hands to come off the steering wheel) while that didn’t happen in the Elliott-Suarez contact.”

Gragson to FRM

I wonder if the suspension had something to do with Bowman rubbing his eyes as Bubba made contact with him. Bubba obviously didn't know that was happening, but it could have caused a serious injury.

It's probably because Bowman was unbuckling his straps with the window net down.

Reading the comments has been hilarious. I’ve been watching NASCAR for over 30 years, they’ve always been inconsistent in everything they do. Only thing you can count on them for is disappointment.

Some drivers relax and take their helmets off and unbuckle during the cool down laps, so any hard hit can hurt the driver, especially when they are not expecting to get hit during the cool down, just imagine if he had his arm out, he would have been injured.

Bowman was almost already back to the line and he had already started taking his safety gear off and if watch the in car Bowman was rubbing his eyes and didn't have his hands on the wheel. I think the cool down lap is more dangerous on the driver's than under caution. And that's why he got penalized and they should've took points as well.

"Go back a decade" to Brad Keselowski's pit road incident. Really makes you feel old 😅

A fine is a joke and doesn't deter anything. Point deductions will make drivers think twice. This idiot will do it again.

They forgot the points penalty!!! For the drivers $$$$ are cheap, points are hard to come by.

Bubba is a repeat offender over several years. I think the fine should've been a lot more

1. The race was over. 2. That was more than a door bump. The car lifted. 3. Yes it was fair. 4. Do it during the race if you're gonna do it.

Why didn't Bowman just LOOK for Bubba? He said he called him, shot him a text, but never said he went and tried to FIND the guy

what happened with Alex and Bubba happened a lot that race, it was wet and people overdrove the corners. Half the field could have ran into each other after the race, but only one did.

As a black nascar fan myself, I can't stand Bubba. He's always butthurt, I hope he doesn't make the playoffs because he's getting outperformed by teams like Front Row and Stewart Haas

why don't Truex, Hamlin, or Larson receive penalties for doing the EXACT same thing earlier this year? even Chase Eliott did the SAME THING in the SAME RACE. I just don't get why Bubba's the only one that gets a penalty...

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Truex wasn't penalized when he turned Jimmie Johnson in the 2018 roval post race

Shoulda had points tacked onto it as well

I am the opposite of a Bubba fan, but this fine is ridiculous. Postrace retaliation is part of what makes NASCAR fun.

Wallace is a bully and needs to learn a lesson.

NASCAR Fans: "These drivers need to show emotion. They are too vanilla!" *Bubba shows emotion* NASCAR Fans: "That should have been a point penalty. Bubba should be suspended.

Bubbles needs Anger Management , he blames everyone for his lack of skill. Eric this is fair , you need to check your bias gauge

To be honest, I don't think they should have even penalized Bubba for this. I mean, it's not like he hurt anyone or ruined his race car. I look at it as just a racing incident even though race was over. He showed his displeasure and then let him be. He didn't do that and then go to victory lane and throw and punch at him. It was after the race. He had a chance to have a good points day to maybe chop some off to get in the playoffs and the guys above you in the points standing spins you out and Nascar didn't do anything about daring red flag by having him start at the end of the longest line. I mean Bowman basically ruined Bubba day by spinning him out

The fine was due to Bowman's window net being down, more than likely. Glad he didn't lose points for it. Rivalries are tough to hold onto these days. Miss the have at it days of NASCAR.

These cars are very expensive and there is no reason for intentionally damaging them.

What is there to make sense of? Repeat offenders typically get higher fines.

100% fair. I’m cheering for him to win and make a deep playoff run, but this was premeditated. He had time to cool down, and Bowman tried to apologized.

Maybe because it's one thing after the another with this supposed top level DEI driver not being able to control himself. He has had years full of chances now it's time for him to to truly be held accountable for his despicable behavior before he causes a serious injury or death to another driver.

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Not a fair penalty tbh.

I believe there are two reasons for the fine. One Alex tried to get in touch with Wallace during the rain delay to explain what happened and to maybe apologize for it and he wouldn't answer his phone. Two it was several hours later after the rain delay and everything going on with that and they somewhat finished the race he had enough time to cool off and chose to door him in the wall with his window net down and maybe his seat belts loose.

I kind of like the penalties being a bit random. The inconsistency can act as a deterrent, yet also gives NASCAR the opportunity to moderate the penalty.

Money fines arent going to faze guys making the salaries they are. To get their attention, you not only have park the driver for a race, but park the CAR for a race. No drivers points, no owners points, no sponsor on TV, and the crews dont get the extra pay and possible bonus money paid at the end of the year based on the point total. I guarantee THAT will get their attention.

Bubba has the physical talent to be a great driver, but lacks the mental fortitude to grow into a great driver. He really needs to be like Mike.

Know what a crazy thing is? CHASE DID THE SAME THING THIS WEEKEND AND NO PENALTY. This is just NASCAR bending down to what the fans want becaus it popped up on tv.

50 thousand dollars seems pretty steep so I guess in somebody eyes the penalty fixes the crime.

bubba gets penalized when others doing similar things didn’t… _“…and that's when it became personal for me”_

Its because the Bubba Wallace haters would lose there mind if he didn't get penalized lol I absolutely love how much he lives rent free in the haters minds, it's one of the reasons I root for him every sunday. Go Bubba!

Do we know if there were any specific instructions given at the drivers meeting about conduct because of the unique circumstance of a street course? Like saying there were things that are normally okay that were not acceptable because of the street layout?

Bubba has a problem thinking he is always being singled out. Go back a few recess and how his owner talked to him And the unnecessary mess Bubba caused over the garage door ropes taking up LE investigation and damaging NASCAR reputation

Bubba has a history of "not getting the message"....IMO he never learned anything from his intentional spin of Kyle Larson and was only suspended 1 race and lets be honest, he never really apologized. So Bubba needed to get something harsh although I feel taking points away would be a stronger message.

Should be fined and given a bill from Mr. Hendrick for damage to the car.

My favorite inconsistent penalty was the one Denny got only AFTER saying he had intentional contact on his podcast 😂

There are good drivers who occasionally get angry and there are problem drivers who have a history of causing wrecks and being idiots.

Bubba Wallace gets penalized, Chase Elliot doesn't. This sport is actually rigged.

What was chase elliots fine? ....... We know why he was fined Eric

It’s the fact he had hours to calm down about the situation. Alex said he tried calling and texting Bubba during the red flag, and yet no answer. Then do that after the race? He’s got serious anger issues.

You're on about "Drivers being able to show their emotion?" Pathetic... Imagine thinking "Drivers being able to show their emotion" supersedes driver safety, damaging owners cars.... Imagine thinking what Bubba did is something we "need" or "want."

CryBubba got what he deserves for not answering Bowmans call or texts. Had he answered them, this would not have happened.

Honestly a fair call, he got into Bowman and slammed him enough to where Bowman had to correct his car. Unfortunately though this will not look good especially since Chase isn't getting a penalty even if what he did wasn't as hard of a hit or was "heat of the moment" NASCAR needs to keep in mind how inconsistent calls like this comes across imo

NASCAR needs to make a rule for drivers not to loosen safety harnesses until they're stopped on pit road. One day a driver on the cool down lap is going to get seriously hurt by retaliation or even congratulatory impacts between vehicles.

Honesty bs call from nascar when elliott literally did the exact same thing AND brake checked Suarez Its only bc bubba is black and older nascar fans hate that + elliott is elliott, no more explanations needed