Bubba Wallace scored his first pod🦄ium of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami on Sunday after leading 56 out of 267 laps.

The 23XI Racing driver hit the front for the first time on lap 177, shortly after the start of Stage 3, after passing the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Kyle Larson.

Wallace survived the restart after the rac🌊e’s second caution period, caused by Ryan Blaney’s engine blowing up, to keep his #23 Toyota Camry at the head of the order.

However, with just 33 laps left in the race, Wallace ran too high up the track while battling with Larson’s teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Bowman, dropping to second position.

Larson himself managed to find a way past Wallace on his way to a 30th career victory in the Cup Series, but third place nevertheless marked Wallace’⭕s first podium sinc📖e Bristol last year.

In a post-race interview, the 31-year-old said: “It was really good. We showed up here in Miami and had speܫed. That’s the first box you want to check. We aꦺll know when you are a race car driver, you want to show up and be competitive. We were that.

“My pit crew has been on fire. A tremendou♍s amount of work has gone into the last five years of this team to get to where we’re at. We’re not where we want to be, but we are damn sure competitive each and every stop.

“They got us up there, gave me a shot. Our Columbia Toyota Camry was just a game-changer. So got out front. I didn’t th𓂃ink I burned my stuff up to start that 𒆙last run. I thought it was very similar to the previous restart, but I don’t know.

“I need to go back and study and look at what happened. Obviously, I hit the fence and ♔allowed the 48 [Bowman] to get there.

“All in all, hats off♋ to my 23 group here. It’s been a grind all year long. I’m talking like we’re 20 races in. It’s only five, whatever it is. We’ve just been getting kicked in the teeth [on] the last stage of every race.

“Finally closed one out. This feels good. I can’t hang my head over this. As pissed off as I want to be a♉t myself, it’s a good day.”

Wallace has now notched up 11 podi☂ums in the Cup Series, including two victories - a maiden triumph at Talladega in 2021 followed by another win at Kansas the following year.

The 31-year-old compared his 2025 Miami result with otheꦍr near-mi🐽sses in his career.

“Kansas [2022], I went up and took that win, right? That was my last one,” he said. “I look at Talladega [ 2023] when I was leading taking the white 🍌[flag] and blocked [Ryan] Blan𝔍ey, and I wrecked.

“Other than that, I’ve never been in a spot 𒉰to give away a race.ꦡ So I can be pissed off about it, but hell, I’ve never been in that situation before, you know? So it’s different.”