Bubba Wallace was stepping up his challenge against Chris Buescher and Austin Cindric when his "brakes exploded."

Bubba Wallace was hit with a penalty before Sunday's Cup Series race in The Poconos. NASCAR's Cup Series race in The Poconos was scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. E.T. However, heavy storms hit the area earlier on Sunday,

Bubba Wallace couldn’t get out of Pocono Raceway fast enough on Sunday. When the race began, Wallace was 10th in the NASCAR Cup standings, hoping to move up in the standings.