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Is Bubba Wallace’s Son a Ryan Blaney Fan? NASCAR Driver’s Halloween Post Wins Over the Internet

Rahul Ahluwalia
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NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (45) and driver Ryan Blaney (12) walk the red carpet before the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Halloween festivities were in full swing in the Wallace household as NASCAR Cup Series regular Bubba Wallace and his wife Amanda celebrated with their newborn son Becks Hayden Wallace.

The couple recently became parents after announcing the birth of their son on September 19th via social media. They have been embracing the journey of parenthood as the 23XI Racing driver juggles his role as a father at home and a racing driver on weekends.

While the new family’s journey has just started, Becks Hayden’s first celebrations are already behind the couple, as the newborn celebrated this year’s much-awaited Halloween with his parents.

Wallace took to social media to share his son’s costume for the same, which featured Hayden in baby-sized racing overalls akin to his father’s from the Kansas weekend this year. The #23 Toyota Camry driver also proclaimed the post of his son’s favorite driver, writing, “Little man’s first Halloween. Dressed as his favorite @NASCAR driver.”

The tiny black overalls coupled with the Columbia sponsorship saw fans draw to the post with Becks Hayden looking as adorable as ever. However, fans’ sentiment around Wallace being his son’s favorite driver did not seem to line up as several fans chimed in.

Touching on the same, one fan exclaimed, “Was totally expecting it to be a @Blaney outfit, I am still jealous of the uni ngl.” Meanwhile, another fan wrote along the same lines, Actually, I heard that he’s more of a @Blaney fan…”

For now, I’m sure he will pick @Blaney when he’s older,” joked one supporter while another questioned Wallace’s sponsor as one of Ryan Blaney’s as well writing, Didn’t realize @Blaney was sponsored by Columbia, too…”

While Becks Hayden certainly is not old enough to decide who is his favorite NASCAR Cup Series driver yet, fans certainly seem to know who he might pick once he grows up.

Wallace and Ryan Blaney have long been friends

It was only fitting for stock car racing fans to pin Wallace’s newborn son’s favorite NASCAR driver as Ryan Blaney since the Team Penske driver also shares a deep bond with Wallace himself.

The Cup Series duo grew up racing together through the ranks and also shared a bonding moment after Wallace’s infamous noose incident during the 2020 season.

The 23XI Racing driver subsequently stood up for racial abuse in the sport, alongside the mental aspect of racing as a result. Both Blaney and Wallace seemed to bond on how racing in the highest echelon can affect one’s mental health and how the pressures of performance can get to an individual weekly.

Ever since their friendship bloomed, Blaney has solidified himself as one of the greats in the sport by winning the ultimate prize in NASCAR in 2023 while Wallace looks set in his tracks to challenge for the same soon.

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Rahul Ahluwalia

Rahul Ahluwalia

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Rahul Ahluwalia is a NASCAR Content Strategist and Journalist at The SportsRush. Hailing from a Journalism and Mass Communication background, Rahul's love for automobiles transformed into his passion for all things racing. With over 1200+ articles under his belt covering a mixture of NASCAR and F1, he has realized his calling in the world of motorsports with actual first hand experience behind the wheel to back it up. He has competed in several autocross events as well as rallycross-style competitions to hone his skills behind the wheel and better understand the mindset of a racecar driver, allowing him to further improve his writing as well. He also has an editorial background with respect to racing and has eye for stories which otherwise go unnoticed. Rahul is also an avid sim racer indulging in various disciplines such as rallying and oval racing during his free time. Having begun his motorsports journey at the start of 2020, he turned his passion into his work allowing him to delve deeper into the ever evolving and world of cars and motorsports. Apart from racing, Rahul also has sound technical knowledge of the automotive industry and automobiles in general. Having grown up playing video games such as Need for Speed, Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo, it is easy to see where the love for racing and machines inculcated in the first place.

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