Danica Patrick’s Handsy Encounter With Bubba Wallace (Video)
Danica Patrick’s Handsy Encounter With Bubba Wallace (Video)
Danica Patrick and Bubba Wallace had something of a memorable encounter on Sunday at the United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
Patrick was working the FOX broadcast alongside Chris Myers and Clint Bowyer as she often does for various races.
Following an interview with Wallace, he seemed to give her a pat on the back before shaking hands with Bowyer.
That’s when things got weird.
Did Bubba Wallace grab Danica Patrick after the interview? She was surprised. @NASCARONFOX @NASCAR @phoenixraceway pic.twitter.com/PxgUmy2TCW
— Rich Walker (@ChooseFreeWill) March 12, 2023
😳 @DanicaPatrick @BubbaWallace pic.twitter.com/p06s1rRuBI
— James Piccarreto (@racrboi90) March 12, 2023
Fans at home picked up on the encounter immediately.
They then quickly raced to social media to offer their two cents on the matter.
Lol what is going on here
— Malik K Harris (@MalikKHarris1) March 13, 2023
@DDayCobra @WhitlockJason @SteveKim323
Oh no Bubba . . . no you didn’t . . . pic.twitter.com/itt8565VdZ— Bernard Scott (@bernardscott3) March 12, 2023
Wait did he smack her on the ass twice lol
— James (@TFNCEO23) March 13, 2023
looked like he was grabbing her mic & headphone controller.
— DWL 1975 (@lau01975) March 13, 2023
That’ll be a human resources visit Monday.
— Bernard Scott (@bernardscott3) March 12, 2023
He has some nerve. Lucky, she didn’t deck him.
— One of Trump’s Army – (@JaniceMontalto) March 12, 2023
If it feels like Patrick has been in the headlines nonstop as of late, it’s because she has been. Between her provocative recent vacation photos, wild Saturday night party pictures and memorable workout imagery, it has just been one thing after another.
This most recent incident is just par for the course.
Yikes. https://t.co/NeJ15a4krR
— Game 7 (@game7__) March 12, 2023
When you are a star on Patrick’s level, the attention just comes with the territory.
Will either Patrick or Wallace eventually ultimately opt to offer some clarity on what precisely went down this weekend? Time will tell.
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A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.
