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Bubba Wallace is NASCAR's face of change ... whether he likes it or not

Bubba Wallace has goals for the new NASCAR season. Be consistently competitive. Win at least two races. And, of course, make his new team owner, none other than Michael Jordan himself, proud he hired Wallace to drive the No. 23 car.

Then there is his annual quest ...

“I have a goal every year to not be part of the headlines,” Wallace said. “Every year I have that goal. And I have failed every year. ‘Hey, I don't want to make any controversy.’ Something always happens, whether it's my doing or not.

“But it’s always my doing.