Ahead of the Cup Series championship race, Bubba Wallace voiced his frustration over his crew chief, Bootie Barker, missing out on what could have been their final race together at Phoenix Raceway.

23XI Racing announced that Bootie Barker, the longtime crew chief of Bubba Wallace, would be replaced by Charles Denike in 2025. Barker, a well-respected crew chief, who was at the helm of Wallace ...

18. He will have a new crew chief as Charles Denike will come from being the crew chief for Christian Eckes in trucks to Wallace, while Bootie Barker moves to a shop role. 45: Tyler Reddick is ...

Bootie Barker, Wallace’s crew chief since September 2021, will move to a new role within 23XI. He will continue to work with the competition leadership team at Airspeed, the team’s facility in ...

23XI announced that veteran crew chief Bootie Barker will move to a new role within 23XI and continue to work with the competition leadership team at Airspeed following the season finale.

"So this is no reflection on Charles, whatsoever. But I think Bootie Barker is the fall guy. You know, the 23 is not performing. But honestly, Danielle, they were strong at Miami this past weekend.

Rockingham, N.C.? Robert “Bootie” Barker will talk about the spectacular set of wheels he’s put under Dave Blaney. But not about the wheelchair he sits in. He’ll talk about an excellent sh ...

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Bubba Wallace said Saturday that he did nothing last weekend at Martinsville to deserve a $100,000 fine and is frustrated with NASCAR’s penalties, which will keep Bootie Barker from ...