NASCAR Cook Out Southern 500

NASCAR Cook Out Southern 500 qualifying: Wallace takes HUGE playoff step after Jordan advice

Chris Deeley Sunday 1 September 2024 00:00

Bubba Wallace at the Chicago Street Race in 2024

Bubba Wallace has made a statement about his playoff hopes in qualifying for the weekend's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, putting his #23 car on pole.

Wallace sits right on the edge of the playoff bubble, 21 points behind Chris Buescher for the last place in the post-season dance – although that would be rendered irrelevant if he can turn pole position into a win.

Fellow points bubble-dwellers Martin Truex Jr. and Buescher also qualified in the top 10 (Truex fifth, Buescher tenth) to give themselves their best chance of challenging for a spot in the final 16.

Carson Hocevar will start at the front alongside Wallace, having earned both his personal best ever start and his team's best.

Wallace was sent a motivational message by team owner, NBA legend Michael Jordan after last weekend's disappointing showing at Daytona, telling him (among other things) 'You go out and drive your best race you’ve ever had and knowing that you have the people, knowing you have the equipment and everything else will make its own way.'

Official NASCAR Cook Out Southern 500 qualifying result

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