Lewis Hamilton was rooting for Bubba Wallace at the Daytona 500 yesterday, and while the Richard Petty driver didn't win, it was still a tearful run to second.
Hamilton had tweeted Wallace earlier in the day to wish him his best in Nascar's blue-ribbon event.
On-board his Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro stamped with the King's famous n°43, Wallace drove a consistent race and kept himself out of harm's way in the incident-packed event.
Circumstances which prevailed in the final stages of the race put the 24-year-old in contention for a top-10 finish put a final wreck two laps from the end and the chaos which ensued provided an unexpected opportunity to go for gold.
Wallace came up short however against winner Austin Dillon, but his second place finish still brought out the tears.
Check out Bubba's emotional overflow in the video below.
The emotions came pouring out after a P2 finish for @BubbaWallace.#DAYTONA500 pic.twitter.com/QspZyBm0TM
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) February 19, 2018
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