Bubba Wallace could miss some races in 2017

Bubba Wallace

Bubba Wallace doesn’t have sponsorship locked down for a full Xfinity Series season but is optimistic that performance is the key to unlocking additional funding and the chance to compete for his first championship.

Wallace has guaranteed funding through the first six races of this season via Leidos — a military defense company. It’s also the same entity that sponsored him in the final six races of last season, a challenging campaign that left his No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing entry unsponsored for parts of the season.

"Yeah, it’s not set in stone that it’s a full season, but that doesn’t change my outlook or my attitude or anything," he said on Wednesday during the annual NASCAR Media Tour. "I’m still the same old guy that walks around trying to put a smile on everybody’s face, and go out there and deliver out on the race track. We’ll go to Daytona, give it our best effort."

Wallace has won five times at the Camping World Truck Series level while driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports. In 66 Xfinity Series starts over the past two seasons, he’s only accumulated six top-5s and 27 top-10s. AutoWeek