The Craftsman Truck Series had plenty of fireworks during its season-opening race at Daytona. A lot of trucks got torn up, especially in the closing laps of the race that was ultimately won by Nick Sanchez.
23XI Racing's Bubba Wallace was one of the many Cup drivers who had their eye on the race.
Wallace, who won six times in the Truck Series, has some advice that perhaps the series should listen to.
He has a simple fix to all of the crashing problems that have plagued the series over the last several years. A lot of it has to do with all the youth in the series.
Wallace appears to believe that more veteran drivers running in the series would help its predominantly young driver lineup.
While there are veteran drivers in the Truck Series, like Matt Crafton for example, he's not playing a mentor role for the youth around him, and it's only mudding up the series.
Dave Moody from Motor Racing Network made a post on social media criticizing the racing from Friday night's Truck Race, that caught Wallace's eyes, and he weighed in about the issues in the Truck Series.
"Remember when we complained that the Cup guys were ruining the show," Wallace said. "Ignoring the fact that some weeks the youngins would beat the Cup guys. Or the fact that if you junked the field and got the Cup guys caught up in it they would yank your ass to the side and tell you to get your (poop emoji) together... And those words would make an impression."
Wallace then cited something that Kevin Harvick used to tell him.
And tell you to get your ? together..
And those words would make an impression?Some of the most important words I was told coming up thru? ?stop crashing shit? -@KevinHarvick
Goes back to the respect talk @KyleBusch was saying?
Not saying cup guys need an unlimited?
— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) February 18, 2024
"Some of the most important words I was told coming up through... 'stop crashing s**t'- @KevinHarvick. Goes back to the respect talk @Kyle Busch was saying... Not saying Cup guys need an unlimited amount again. But there was a level of respect when those guys were in the field.
"Seems like the majority now don't care about one another and just DO before they THINK. Idk anything tho," Wallace said.
Wallace's point is fair, especially after what Friday's race showed, with more than half the field destroyed in wrecks. Yet, then again, the Daytona 500 had a big wreck of its own that involved more than half the field still running in the race. So, maybe Wallace's advice could be applied to the Cup Series as well.
