NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace to throw out first pitch at Tennessee baseball game vs Xavier

Bubba Wallace will throw out the first pitch for the Tennessee baseball game against Xavier on Wednesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The NASCAR Cup Series driver is making a media tour Wednesday to promote the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 13.

Wallace is scheduled to throw out the first pitch at 5:50 p.m. The game starts at 6 p.m.

Wallace’s history as a Tennessee fan is well-documented. In 2016, he practiced with the football team under then-coach Butch Jones to promote the “Battle at Bristol” against Virginia Tech.

His mom, Desiree, ran track for the Lady Vols and grew up in Knoxville.

Bubba Wallace hometown

Bubba Wallace is from Mobile, Alabama.

Bubba Wallace news

Bubba Wallace finished 20th in Sunday’s NASCAR COTA race. He started second but was hit with a stop-and-go penalty on lap 6 of 95 for exceeding track limits, meaning he ran out-of-bounds.

Wallace won the Daytona duels to begin the NASCAR season. He finished 29th in the Daytona 500 from his third-place starting spot.

Wallace and his wife, Amanda, had their first child on Sept. 29, named Becks Wallace.

Bubba Wallace stats

Bubba Wallace has two wins in his career, the 2021 NASCAR Talladega race in the fall and the 2022 NASCAR Kansas race.

Wallace has 47 top 10 finishes and 22 top 5 finishes. He has started on pole position three times in his career.

Wallace is the second Black driver to win in the NASCAR Cup Series. Wendell Scott was the first when he won on Dec. 1, 1963 at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida.

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When did Bubba Wallace start racing

Bubba Wallace started racing in 2017, starting in the famous No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford. He has raced for Richard Petty Motorsports and 23XI Racing in his career.