Table of Biography
Bubba Wallace is a professional stock car racing driver. Bubba Wallace is one of the most successful Afro-American pilots in the history of NASCAR. Likewise, he has garnered huge fame and popularity from his racing career.
Early Life
Bubba Wallace’s full birth name is William Darell Bubba Wallace Jr. He was born in his birthplace, Mobile, Alabama, USA. He was born on 8th October 1993 and his age is currently 30 years old. Similarly, he belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity and holds American nationality. Bubba was born under the star sign Libra.
Moving towards his family, he was born to Darrell Wallace Sr. and Desire Wallace. His father was the owner of an Industrial cleaning company and his mother was a social worker. Likewise, he has a sister named Brittany Wallace. Although he was born in Alabama, he was raised in the city of Concord, North Carolina. Bubba developed an interest in racing from a very early age.
Education
Bubba Wallace attended a local school for his early schooling and academics. For high school, he attended Northwest Cabarrus High School. After he graduated from high school he went on to pursue a career in professional racecar driving.
Bubba Wallace – Career and professional life
Bubba started racing when he was only 9 years old. He had started taking part in the Banddero and Legends car racing series. Likewise, he had also participated in local late model events. In the year 2008, he won 35 of the 48 races held during the Bandolero series. He had become the youngest driver to win at Franklin County Speedway located in Virginia.
He started competitive racing in the year 2010. Furthermore, He made his debut in the NASCAR Pro Series East and signed as a development driver for Joe Gibbs Racing. Bubba won his first race in the series pole at Greenville Pickens Speedway.
In the year 2012, Wallace made his national series debut in the Xfinity series in late May. He performed fairly well at the race and made it to the top 10 for most of the event. Similarly, he won his first career Nationwide Series pole at the Denver Pickens Speedway. Moreover, in the year 2015, he signed a deal with Roush Fenway Racing.
Truck Series
In February 2013, Wallace joined the Camping World Truck series. Similarly, in October of 2013, he became the first African-American driver to win in one of NASCAR’s national series since 1963. He went on to win the Camping World Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. Likewise, in the year 2014, he returned to the Camping World Truck Series and won the Drive for Liveman 200 at Gateway Motorsport Park.
Caption: Bubba in a racetrack(Source: Instagram)
Cup Series
Bubba Wallace was introduced to the team of the Cup series on October 25, 2017. In the beginning years, he did not give out any sort of praiseworthy performance. However, in 2019 after continuing to have mediocre finishes in the season, he displayed his potential at the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race. He Won the Second stage of the race at the Monster Energy Open.
Bubba Wallace – Net Worth 2024
The NASCAR driver certainly has made quite a sum of money throughout his career. He enjoys a lavish life and has a net worth of USD 3 million as of 2022.
Bubba Wallace – Relationship status
Bubba Wallace is a fairly attractive guy and is in a relationship with Amanda Carter. Amanda Happens to be a financial analyst at the Bank of America. Similarly, the couple has been dating for quite a bit. They both have an amazing level of love and affection for each other.
Caption: Bubba with his girlfriend(Source: Instagram)
The famous racecar driver has managed to keep his internet profile clean. He has not been involved in any sort of scandal and stays miles away from any sort of trouble.
Body Measurements
Bubba Wallace has a very athletic build. Similarly, he stands tall at 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 75 kg. Likewise, he has black-colored hair and eyes. Bubba wears a shoe size of 9 US.
Caption: Bubba Posing for a picture(source: Instagram)
Social Media
Bubba is active on Instagram and Twitter. Moreover, he has 500k followers on his verified Instagram account ‘@bubbawallace‘ and 468.9k followers on his Twitter account ‘@BubbaWallace‘.