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Dual Brake Failures Sideline Wallace and Herbst at Pocono Raceway

With its demanding high-speed layout chewing through brake rotors, Pocono Raceway exposed vulnerabilities in 23XI Racing’s equipment.

Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 McDonald's Toyota, walks the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series The Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway on June 21, 2025 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
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Overview

  • Riley Herbst triggered the first caution on lap 41 when a brake failure sent his No. 35 Toyota into the Turn 1 wall.
  • Thirteen laps later, Bubba Wallace’s right-front brake rotor exploded and his No. 23 Toyota slammed into the SAFER barrier, ending his race.
  • Both drivers walked away uninjured but recorded 36th and 37th-place finishes with only one point apiece.
  • Tyler Reddick’s team inspected his brakes midrace and he managed to complete the event in 32nd place without suffering a failure.
  • Wallace’s DNF drops him to just 29 points above the playoff cut line as 23XI Racing confronts recurring brake challenges at Pocono.