Long before his days competing for wins in the NASCAR Cup Series, Bubba Wallace spent time in his youth as an active member of his local Boys & Girls Club.
On Wednesday, Wallace — driver of the No. 23 Toyota Camry for 23XI Racing — joined another Club alum in Carson Daly of “Today” to make a special presentation to the Boys & Girls Club of Newark during a live segment on the national morning show.
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“I was a Club kid as well and spent many days after school (at the club),” explained Wallace from the “Today” Plaza at Rockefeller Center in New York. “Now that I’m 32 years old, I’m just a bigger kid … and to give back to the kids here and across the country has been a big mission of ours.”
Boys & Girls Club of Newark vice president of operations Cynthia Banks and 20 members of her Club joined Daly and Wallace on set, where Banks explained some of the challenges her organization faces every day — including transportation.
“If you have a way of getting (kids) to and from the Club, that lightens the load on parents and helps those that are working by not worrying about ‘where am I going to put my child?'” said the 38-year Boys & Girls Club veteran.
Daly then announced live on air that Toyota, an official partner of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, would be assisting with the Club’s transportation needs by donating a new Toyota Tundra to the organization. He handed Banks the keys to the truck, which was filled with toys and gifts for the Club’s members.
Had the honor of joining the @TODAYshow this morning to surprise these @BGCA_Clubs little ones with that bed full of toys, the @Toyota Tundra they’re sittin in, and a total donation of $265k!! pic.twitter.com/QBRnqOLM4g
– Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) December 3, 2025
In addition, Toyota pledged a $215,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Club of America, and Wallace announced his own $50,000 contribution to support the mission to serve young people.
Wallace continues to be a vocal advocate for Boys & Girls Clubs across the country, visiting and interacting with Club kids in NASCAR race markets. Last fall, the driver’s Live To Be Different Foundation helped raise over $100,000 to assist Western North Carolina Boys & Girls Clubs in the recovery process following Hurricane Helene.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America became the Official Youth Community Partner of NASCAR in 2021, and over the last five race seasons, more than 1,000 Club teens have attended Cup Series races as part of a program focused on career exploration and workforce readiness.