Still 8th but tied with the 24 in front of him

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All four 23XI cars finished in the top 15!

P5 for the 23.

Another win for the 45 😊

"Good day. Getting back to form here." - Bubba

Restarting P5...

Everyone in the top 10 got two tires. Four tires starts P11.

"Camry" is the call for the 23

Right sides only

Caution for the 51

"Alright let's get it... Give me all you got here." - Bubba

14 to go, Bubba is P5 but he's told the two cars in front of him are fading...

"Got it, let me work." - Bubba

Bell got back around Bubba with 28 to go. P5.

Jesus Christ Bubba almost ran into the back of the 1 pitting 👀

But still completed the pass on Bell. P4.

Bubba just pitted for perhaps the last time. Came out right behind the 5, but he has newer tires than the 5. We'll see how this plays off.

"Really, really good man." - Bubba on lap 191, running P4

Great restart by Bubba... Now up to P3 😁

"Good job boys." - from Freddie as Bubba leaves pit road

Always a good sound 😊

The 23 will restart P5.

"We can break through this bubble right here, I'm telling you... Game changer." - Bubba under stage caution

He rarely likes his car this much 👀

P6 for the 23 for stage two

"Yeah, really good... Migration had us fall off about a number there. Need it to last a little longer... Could probably stand to start off a touch tighter." - Bubba after the end of the stage

"2 to 3 tenths better than the 20 out front... Lock in, go get his ass." - Freddie on lap 148

Lap 145, Bubba is up to P6.

"Hey man... We have a chance to win if we keep ourselves in it... This thing is really fucking good." - Bubba on lap 142

Then he said he's not even driving it to what it's fully capable of yet.

The 23 pitted and it was a quick stop. He's charging right now, up to P8.

Lap 121, Charles says while some are pitting, it's too early for the end of the next run.

Bubba says "I'm fine, I think I've gotten better."

And then - "I've definitely gotten better. Let's get it boys!"

Lap 112 - Bubba says he's negative 1 and a half (tight) and needs some help.

Charles says he'll help next stop.

Bubba and Bowman have been having one hell of a battle for P9.

Per Charles, the right side of the car is scuffed but fine from the wall bouncing.

The right side tires were both corded.

Looks like the 23 will start stage two P8.

P9 for the 23 in stage one 😊

Shoutout to the 67 for P10!

All four 23XI cars in the top 14 in the first stage.

Bubba bounced off the wall and fell to P9.

Freddie tells him to hold on.

"I burned my shit up." - Bubba, who then says it's probably corded.

All four 23XI cars in the top 16 after pit stops 👀

Lap 45, Bubba is up to P6

Bubba's having a good time. Shot a "Gotta get down mfer" to Custer pitting underneath him, and then "Get over here!" from Mortal Kombat to Briscoe as he passed him 😅

The 23 is pitting now from P4...

Sounded like a quick stop. Came back out around P11 and has 5-6 lap better tires than many of the cars in front of him.

Lap 31, Bubba passes both the 12 and 77. Up to P6.

Bubba says the balance is neutral, he's pretty happy with the car.

Lap 9, Bubba gets around Preece for P8.

"Good work. Go get some more." - Freddie