NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace Fined $500,000 for ‘Door Slamming’ Alex Bowman

Bubba Wallace was fined $500,000 by NASCAR for a retaliatory contact against Chicago Street Race winner Alex Bowman.

Bubba Wallace, driver of the #45 McDonald's Toyota, walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Oct. 16, 2022. Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Bubba Wallace, the driver of the No. 23 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing, was fined $500,000 for retaliatory contact against Chicago Street Race winner Alex Bowman. NASCAR contends that Wallace violated its code of conduct for his actions.

Wallace slammed  into Bowman’s car during the cool-down period after the race in a maneuver called “door-slamming.”