Bootie Barker surprised by split from Bubba Wallace

11/12/2024 09:26

Bootie Barker understands why he and driver Bubba Wallace are being split up next season but it still caught him by surprise.

On one hand, Wallace had his best overall season in terms of consistency in that he scored the 13th most number of overall championship points and set career highs in average finish, top-10s and top-5s. On the other, he went winless for the second year in a row and failed to make the Playoffs after making his first appearance last year.

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"It was a surprise," Barker told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. "I think … I‘ll say this … I talked to Bubba and … let‘s just speak in generalities right now — rarely does the crew chief get to set his own timetable or decide how he‘s going to go out. It just doesn‘t work that way."

— Sportsnaut —