23XI Racing president reacts to Bubba Wallace's emotional Brickyard 400 win

The last two weeks, especially, that decision to pair Wallace and Denike seems to be working out for the better. A seventh-place finish at Dover was a step in the right direction before the long overdue win at the "Brickyard" that snapped Wallace's 100-race winless streak.

"It shows that that was the right move, so I think that was a little pressure, you know, somebody that hadn't crew-chiefed in the Cup Series before and just sort of how we've been approaching this," Lauletta said.

Until Wallace's win on Sunday, the 23XI Racing team, co-owned by Denny Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan, had not won a race this season, its fifth year of competition after it was founded ahead of the 2021 season.

It all goes back to the five-year plan that Hamlin put forth, and a major step forward for Wallace to lock himself into the playoffs.

"We talk about the five-year plan that Denny set out and we're in Year 5 here at 23XI," Lauletta said. "So, it's just a great feeling to get that life on the bubble over for Bubba, which we've been living for the last several years and know that we're in the playoffs and we can focus forward."

You could sense the relief and feel the emotion from Wallace as he climbed from his car and celebrated the win with his team, his wife Amanda and their son Becks. Having a win at this point in the season is something he has never experienced, and to top it off, he outdueled 2021 champion Kyle Larson on multiple overtime restarts to win the crown-jewel race.

With the win under his belt and Tyler Reddick currently 138 points to the good to make the postseason field with four races to go, 23XI Racing is set to have two of its cars racing for the title.

The 2025 season has not been a smooth one for the organization, but Hamlin's five-year vision seems to be coming to fruition with two of his drivers poised to compete for the championship.