Bubba Wallace overcome with emotion after finishing 2nd in Daytona 500

Darrell Wallace Jr. let the weight of his milestone in the Daytona 500 wallop him once he saw mom. He sobbed as Desiree Wallace bounded onto the dais and wrapped her arms around her son for a hug neither wanted to end.

"You did that thing, baby," she said, sobbing. 'I'm so proud of you. You have waited so long, baby.'

Wallace's runner-up finish in the No. 43 Chevrolet to Austin Dillon in the Daytona 500 suddenly felt like a checkered flag.

'You act like we just won the race,' he said, laughing.

'We did win that race, baby. I love you. I'm so proud of you,' Desiree Wallace said.

His brief moment of levity gave way to an embrace with his sister Brittany, who as child coined the 'Bubba' nickname that has stuck to this day for Wallace.

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