Bubba Wallace's 23XI Racing Unveils Very Special Paint Scheme

Wallace partnered with the Air Force as a member of Richard Petty Motorsports from 2018 to 2020. They re-upped the sponsorship when he drove a similarly painted black Toyota at Dover Motor Speedway last April. 

"That just speaks of loyalty and the relationships you can create,” Wallace said last year of his partnership with the Air Force. "And, you know, for them it's about recruiting numbers and getting men and women into the service. And I think that we can move the needle in a big way with the relationship that we have, the things that we do on and off the racetrack.

"It just makes it one of the coolest and most fun partnerships for sure."

The new look didn't bring Wallace better luck last year, as he finished 32nd at Dover. He'll look for better results at Las Vegas next weekend, but Wallace must first turn his attention to Sunday's race at Phoenix.

After placing ninth at Atlanta, Wallace netted points with a Stage 1 win at Circuit of the Americas. He finished 20th at the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix.

Wallace enters the weekend sixth in the early Cup Series standings. He'll represent 23XI Racing after NASCAR countersued the team, 23XI Racing co-owner Curtis Polk, and Front Row Motorsports in a legal dispute over a charter agreement.

Wallace paused race preparations to throw out the first pitch at Tennessee's baseball game on Wednesday. He watched the defending champions improve to 13-0 with a 13-1 win, so perhaps that success will rub off on Wallace.

This Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 starts at 3:30 p.m. ET. Wallace will then drive the Air Force-inspired car in Vegas the following Sunday.