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Bubba Wallace Made Embarrassing Mistake At NASCAR Driver's Wedding

Originally posted on The Spun | By Matt Hladik | Last updated Feb 12, 2025 4:01 PM ET

Bubba Wallace had a pretty important role at fellow NASCAR driver Ryan Blaney's wedding back in December.

In an appearance on "The Teardown" podcast Wednesday, Blaney shared that Wallace was in charge of handling the rings for Blaney and his wife Gianna during their ceremony in Aspen, Colorado on Dec. 12, 2024. The 23XI driver had the rings in his jacket pocket, and rehearsed his duties beforehand.

However, when it came time to actually execute his duties, Wallace failed in hilarious fashion.

“So, my nephews are walking down the aisle and I didn’t trust my nephews with the rings. They had the boxes, so they felt like they were special,” Blaney said, via On3. “But they were in his [Wallace’s] jacket pocket — my ring and Gianna’s ring. We go through this in rehearsals before and like say this, and this, this, and this. And then I’m gonna ask Bubba for the rings and he pulls them out, gives Gianna Ryan’s ring first so he can put yours on last. So, he’s fiddling around, and we had joked about this like just don’t drop them. And he’s fiddling around, and he pulls them out and just typical Bubba, just botches it.”

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 31: NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace speaks with the media during the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Media Day at Charlotte Convention Center on August 31, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Blaney added that Wallace compounded his mistake by letting slip an "oh s---" over the microphone he had on his jacket.

“So, the funniest part was we had microphones on us so people in the back could hear us and he’s standing right next to me, so when he drops them, he’s like, ‘Oh, s---’ over the microphone. We got them and it was like a break in the seriousness of the wedding. It was funny but yeah, he dropped the ball literally,” Blaney said. “One job — stand there, don’t pass out and hand the rings to us and he did one. He didn’t do the other.”

Hey, it happens Bubba. At least you were there to help your friend on his special day, and it seems like Blaney took the misstep in stride.

After finishing fifth at the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray on Feb. 2, Wallace will try his hand at the Daytona 500 this Sunday. The race will get underway at 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday on FOX.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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