Bubba Wallace was stepping up his challenge against Chris Buescher and Austin Cindric when his "brakes exploded."

Bubba Wallace was hit with a penalty before Sunday's Cup Series race in The Poconos. NASCAR's Cup Series race in The Poconos was scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. E.T. However, heavy storms hit the area earlier on Sunday,

Bubba Wallace's struggles continued on June 22 when he blew out a tire, hit the wall and made an early exit in the NASCAR Pocono race. It marked the fifth time in the last nine races Wallace has finished outside the top 25. He was 26th last week at Mexico City.