CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Bubba Wallace is paid to race in NASCAR for Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan, so Hamlin raised eyebrows last weekend for pushing Wallace into the wall in a last-lap push for the victory at Kansas Speedway.

Hamlin drives for Joe Gibbs Racing and was seeking the 60th win of his Cup Series career and an automatic berth into the third round of the playoffs. A win for Wallace would have put him into the third round of the playoffs for the first time in his career and guarantee at least one 23XI Racing driver is still part of the championship hunt.

Although the two had a brief interaction on pit road following the race — Chase Elliott came back from 10th on a two-lap overtime shootout to nab the win after the Hamlin and Wallace incident — it wasn’t until Saturday at Charl

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