Sixth-place finishes continue to add up for driver of No. 6
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}RICHMOND, Va. -- The curse of the No. 6 lives on for Bubba Wallace.
Wallace, who drives the No. 6 Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Racing, finished sixth in the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway, where Kyle Larson found Victory Lane over Justin Allgaier.
For Wallace it was a crazy Groundhog Day of a race. You see, in eight NASCAR XFINITY Series races this year, Wallace has finished sixth an astonishing six times. You couldnt do that if you tried.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The two races where Wallace didnt finish sixth?
He finished 33rd in both of them. And, of course, 3 + 3 = 6.
For a guy who drives the No. 6 thats beyond coincidence, beyond random and beyond weird.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}But its what happened.
This sixth-place finish is not like our other ones, said Wallace. We definitely didnt deserve it but our attitude is to never give up. I was pretty pissed off after qualifying, but I told myself that we never really run good here so put that behind you and start with a cool head and be patient. I didnt think we would get up to the top 10 but long runs helped us for sure.
And at least Wallace has a sense of humor and the sense to plug all of his sponsors.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Thanks Mello Yello and Ford, said Wallace. We had Leidos for a sixth place, Mello Yello for sixth place and we have a great partner with Globe Life coming up for hopefully two sixth place finishes or better. We will make the most of it.