Bubba Wallace not so impressive in Cup debut

Bubba Wallace passed out from the heat

Prior to making his Monster Energy Cup Series debut Sunday, Darrell Wallace Jr. said he wanted to have an uneventful, mistake-free race and leave Pocono Raceway with a respectable finish.

That didn’t quite happen, with Wallace earning three penalties for speeding on pit road and finishing 26th in the Pocono 400. And afterward, the 23-year-old driver briefly fainted as he stood on pit road speaking with reporters. He quickly came to and proceeded to victory lane to congratulate good friend Ryan Blaney, who scored his first career win Sunday. Wallace would then go to the infield care center and be treated for dehydration.

"It's a heck of a way to start my weekend and heck of a way to end my weekend, passing out," Wallace said. "Patting myself on the back for that.

"I'm just so bummed out and frustrated with myself. … Just wanted to have a good showing, and to speed four, five times, same segment, that was pretty tough to swallow. It was just not our day."