All About Bubba Wallace’s Wife, Amanda Wallace

Bubba Wallace and his wife, Amanda Wallace, have a lot to celebrate.

On July 27, the NASCAR driver won the Brickyard 400, making him the first Black driver to win a major race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5 mile oval, per the Associated Press. In a video shared by NASCAR on Fox on X, Bubba can be seen kissing his wife after his win.

The victory came nearly a year after the couple welcomed their first child, son Becks Hayden, in September 2024.

Bubba and Amanda’s relationship goes back to high school before he became a professional NASCAR driver. Though they didn’t date at the time, the two stayed in touch after graduating and reconnected properly several years later.

They began dating in 2016, got engaged in 2021 and wed on New Year’s Eve the following year.

“It’s special,” Amanda told PEOPLE of the couple’s history in January 2023. “We still reminisce or talk about things from the past. We just know so much about each other’s lives from so long ago.”

So, who is Bubba Wallace’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Amanda Wallace.

She went to high school with Bubba

Bubba and Amanda first met in high school, when he was a sophomore and she was a freshman.

“She thought I was nice, but not attractive,” Bubba told PEOPLE. “I just remember seeing her and I was like, ‘Wow, she’s beautiful.’ ”

Amanda recalled: “We were in Spanish class in high school, and we sat near each other. I don’t remember first meeting, but he would always try to cheat. We were friends. There was three or four of us that did all of our projects together and he always would try to cheat off my exams because I was much smarter than he was!”

Still, they didn’t date while in school. “It never worked out. It never hit or landed in high school,” he recalled. “I even went to his prom with somebody else from his school.”

She reconnected with Bubba in 2015

Bubba and Amanda stayed in touch after high school and talked occasionally before they reconnected properly at a college football game in 2015. The duo began to spend more time together, and Bubba soon invited Amanda to a race in Las Vegas while she was a senior in college.

“It was my senior year spring break. And I didn’t have plans at the time. And he was like, ‘Well, I’ll be out in Vegas while you’re on spring break, do you want to come?’ And I said, ‘No,’ ” Amanda told PEOPLE.

“And then he asked a few times again, and I eventually said yes,” she added. “I was like, well, I have to get to know him more if we’re going to be on vacation for a week together. And we started dating when we got out to Vegas, because we had been talking so much. We had really started to really like each other.”

Bubba proposed to Amanda in June 2021

In June 2021, Bubba proposed to Amanda in front of a waterfall in Oregon. He announced the news on X, writing: “Why I waited so long..we will never know. The wait is over!! Here’s to forever! Forever ever!”

He also shared a series of four images, including one where he’s down on one knee and another of Amanda showing off her engagement ring.

She married Bubba in December 2022

Bubba and Amanda got married in Charlotte, N.C., on New Year’s Eve 2022 in front of 250 guests. Bubba wore a custom suit by Stitched by Mitch, while Amanda donned a gown by Madam Burcu.

After exchanging handwritten vows in front of their guests, they had a cocktail hour with an open bar and four tapas-style bars rather than a formal dinner. They rang in 2023 with a champagne toast and arranged for a McDonald’s food truck to serve chicken nuggets and French fries at 1 a.m.

“Getting married, and starting a new life together, I’m just so excited to have a good one in my corner,” said Bubba to PEOPLE. “We have so much fun together.”

She and Bubba share a son

Amanda gave birth to the couple’s first child on Sept. 29, 2024.

“Amanda and I would like to introduce you to Becks Hayden!” Bubba wrote on Instagram alongside photos of their baby boy.

The couple announced they were expecting in April 2024 with a cute poem on Instagram that said: “Spring has sprung. Summer will be rad. Fall is the first time, we’ll be mom and dad!”

Becks was there to see his dad win the Brickyard 400. After the race, Bubba shared a series of black-and-white photos on Instagram, which showed the driver, Amanda and their son laying down on the racetrack.

“This is everything,” he wrote.

She’s an artist and a former financial analyst

In 2016, Amanda graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance and banking from Appalachian State University. According to USA Network, she then worked as a financial analyst at the Bank of America.

She reportedly left the company in April 2022 and now focuses on her art, often sharing her work on Instagram.

She shares a puppy with Bubba

In July 2020, Bubba and Amanda adopted an Australian shepherd-poodle puppy. Bubba announced the new addition on X, writing, “Let me tell ya bout my best friend. Asher meet the world.”

He also shared a photo of the couple holding Asher, who was wearing a puppy-sized red bandana.

“We’ve just been really enjoying Asher,” Bubba told PEOPLE in March 2021. “He’s been a really good dog, like an extremely good dog. He makes it really hard to leave during the day. But he’s a blast and we’ve just been really enjoying our time together with him.”

She supports her husband’s career on social media

Amanda frequently posts about Bubba’s victories on social media. In October 2021, Bubba became the first Black race car driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race since Wendell Scott in 1963.

Amanda posted a photo of the pair with the caption, “So proud of @bubbawallace !!!!!! You did it, CUP WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!”

In February 2023, she posted an Instagram photo of her kissing Bubba at the Daytona International Speedway.

“We were in position for a top 5 last last and barely got caught in the last wreck!” she wrote. “So excited to see what this team is gonna do this year!”