The 31-year-old was understandably excited about the win and moments after taking the checkered flag climbed out of his car and stood on the door. With a contingent of fans booing, Wallace put his finger up to his mouth in a gesture of silencing the crowd.

The 23XI driver and new dad was soundly outperformed by teammate Tyler Reddick. With the pressure ramping up, the goal for 2025 is clear.

Bubba Wallace earned himself a win in the Duels at Daytona. It was a great start to the Daytona 500 week for the driver. Afterward, Wallace delivered that trophy by hand to his NASCAR team owner, Michael Jordan.