Bubba Wallace

Bubba Wallace is a professional stock car racer driving the No. 23 Toyota Camry for the new Michael Jordan and Denny Himlin owned 23XI racing team in the NASCAR Cup Series. As NASCAR’s only Black driver, Bubba has played a big role in pushing for more inclusivity and equality and was pivotal in its band of the Confederate flag at races. In 2013, he became the first African American in 50 years to win one of NASCAR’s top three national touring series when he won his first of six career NASCAR Truck Series Races. In 2018, Bubba became the first African American to become a full-time driver in NASCAR’s premier Cup Series and in 2021 he became the first Black driver to win a race in NASCAR’s premier series since 1963.