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 Rusty Wallace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace (born August 14, 1956 in Fenton, Missouri) is a retired professional NASCAR driver.
Rusty's first win came on April 6, 1986, at Bristol Motor Speedway, this would also become the site of his 50th career NASCAR win.
Rusty Wallace's 1996 #2 Miller Ford at Watkins Glen
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Wallace, 48, and NASCAR put 2gether a gathering at Daytona that included dozens of media, NASCAR officials, family members and individuals who played key roles in his racing and business career of more than 20 years.
An emotional Rusty Wallace made official Monday what had been rumored in recent weeks, that 2005 would be his final season as a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver.
Wallace, who started his own Busch Series team this season, said he planned 2 remain in the sport and be very involved in Penske Racing South, of which the Missouri native is a co-owner.
rustywallace.00sports.com   (3992 words)

  
 Rusty Wallace Info
In 1979 Rusty was the USAC stock Car Rookie-of-the-Year, he also was the runner-up in the points battle.
It was in 1986 that Rusty won his first big-time race, he won at Bristols, TN and he hasn't looked back since, he has won at least one race ever since that season.
At the HANES 500 Rusty led for 220 laps.
www.angelfire.com /ne/intrepid17/rwallace.html   (458 words)

  
 Race 2 Win: Food City 500 - Rusty Wallace Notes
Wallace's looking upon the Bristol track as his "home track" is totally understandable when you consider his illustrious history on the lightning-fast high-banked.533-mile oval.
That kept Wallace in the lead, set the pace for the remainder of the race (stops of 15.17 seconds, 14.68 seconds, 13.20 seconds and 13.68 seconds) and gave the team an average of 13.98 seconds for their pit stops for the day.
Wallace had taken the lead for the final time on lap 415 and led the race until the last turn of the last lap when contact from the rear applied by Gordon got Wallace out of shape enough to allow Gordon to pass for the win.
www.race2win.net /wc/05/race/bms/rw.html   (3893 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Wallace's carburetor was in violation
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Rusty Wallace was booted 30 spots down the starting grid for the Daytona 500 and his crew chief was fined $10,000 for using an illegal carburetor in his qualifying race.
The part within the carburetor in Wallace's car did not meet the minimum size requirements when it was inspected after his fourth-place finish in Thursday's qualifying race.
Wallace made a brief visit to the track, stopping in the NASCAR hauler for an update before walking over to his garage stall and peering under the hood as his team changed the engine.
espn.go.com /rpm/wc/2003/0214/1509058.html   (899 words)

  
 SI.com - Writers - Rusty Wallace has chance for 10th win at Bristol - Thursday March 31, 2005 1:33PM
Plus there's this: Wallace should have a better opportunity to win on Sunday than he's had in recent years at the track -- he last won at Bristol five summers ago -- because his entire team is now as strong as it's been in recent memory.
Wallace hasn't been a serious player in the Cup series since 2000, when he won four races (including two at Bristol) and had 20 top-10 finishes.
Wallace is still looking to have a breakout race this season, one that would announce his arrival as a legitimate championship contender.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rssclick/2005/writers/lars_anderson/03/31/anderson.preview?section=si_motorsports   (888 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace to retire in 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rusty Wallace will take one more lap around the NASCAR circuit in 2005 in what will be billed as his 'last call' before retirement.
Wallace, who drives for Penske Racing South, intends to stay in racing as a team owner and mentor for younger drivers after he retires.
Wallace became a full-time competitor on the circuit in 1984, when he was rookie of the year.
www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/nascar/2004-08-30-wallace-retirement_x.htm   (648 words)

  
 SI.com - Racing - Wallace plans very active retirement - Friday November 5, 2004 4:21PM
Wallace is already preparing for his next career, building his year-old NASCAR Busch Series team into what he hopes will be a championship contender by 2006.
Wallace plans to be more active in his ongoing role as part owner of the Penske team with Roger Penske and Don Miller.
Wallace thought he had a chance to win the race and was furious.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/racing/11/05/bc.car.nascar.notebook.ap   (863 words)

  
 rpm.espn.com: Rusty Wallace
Wallace took almost as much pride in that streak as anything else he's done in his career.
Wallace promises he has not forgotten about the incident, which could make for some interesting confrontations this season.
Wallace returns with pretty much his entire team intact from last season, all he needs is a few more breaks and he could have one of his best seasons yet.
espn.go.com /rpm/wc/spot02/rwallace.html   (491 words)

  
 ABC News: Racer Rusty Wallace Enjoying 'Last Call'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Wallace, who plans to retire a from full-time NASCAR competition after the 2005 season wonders at times if he's making the right decision.
When he can't sleep, Wallace stares at the ceiling in the middle of the night thinking about things he did in the past, or what he'll do when he's not racing 10 months a year.
Wallace, who wrecked during Daytona qualifying and had to switch to his backup car, finished in the top 10 nine times in 23 Daytona 500s.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=568925&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (469 words)

  
 GNEXTINC.com: NASCAR - Retired Rusty Wallace 2 Miller Lite News
Wallace to be honored: Rusty Wallace will be named “Missouri Sports Legend” during the February 12th Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s annual Enshrinement Banquet and Ceremonies in Springfield, MO. Over 1,600 people are scheduled to attend the event, which is the largest annual sports banquet held in the state of Missouri.
Rusty would be Interested in Consultant job: At Pocono Raceway two weekends ago, (Rusty) Wallace said that if he were asked, he would serve as a special consultant to NASCAR to solve problems and fix racetracks.
Wallace, Baker test at Daytona: Despite having a week off from NEXTEL Cup competition, where he currently sits 4th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup standings, Rusty Wallace was as busy as ever Monday, as his RWI Racing Busch Series operation completed tests at both Daytona International Speedway and Kentucky Speedway on the same day.
www.gnextinc.com /nascar/drivers/news/rwallace.html   (5229 words)

  
 Rusty Wallace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rusty Wallace made his racing debut in 1973 at Lakehill Speedway near Valley Park, Mo. He recorded more than 200 feature-race wins from 1974 to 1978.
Rusty Wallace made his racing debut in 1973 at Lakehill Speedway near Valley Park, Mo. He recorded more than 200 feature-race wins from 1974 to 1978 before joining the United States Auto Club stock car circuit in 1979, where he was rookie of the year.
Wallace got his first Cup checkered flag in April of 1986 at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Valleydale 500.
www.penskeracingsouth.com /2005-racereports/2-2005   (372 words)

  
 Race Rock - Rusty Wallace
Wallace's two decades of competition have propelled the oldest of the three racing brothers from local and regional championships to the 1989 Winston Cup title and one of the nation's biggest racing personalities.
Wallace began his full-time NASCAR Winston Cup career with Cliff Stewart Racing and moved to the Blue Max team in 1986 when he captured his first Winston Cup race at Bristol.
Wallace garnered 48 career Winston Cup wins and has produced an incredible record that has seen him win 11 percent of his 458 races, finish in the top-five 34 percent of the time and finish among the top-ten an amazing 53 percent of the time.
www.racerock.com /racerock/rusty.html   (458 words)

  
 Rusty Wallace Merchandise Super Store   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rusty Wallace made his racing debut at Lakehill Speedway in 1973 and had over 200 feature-race wins in the years between 1974 and 1978.
Rusty Wallace posted his first Cup Series win at Bristol in April 1986, and posted his first Pole in June 1987 at Michigan.
Rusty Wallace has had at least one win a season for 16 consecutive years, the longest streak of any active drivers.
racingusa.com /rustywallace.html   (290 words)

  
 Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, NASCAR, AUTO RACING,Dale ...
Rusty Wallace knows first-hand how wild, how controversial, how intense, how emotional and even how dangerous NASCAR's annual all-star race can be.
Wallace, an up-and-coming fan favorite at the time, wrecked Darrell Waltrip, NASCAR's biggest villain, on the final lap to win the race and the $200,000 prize.
Wallace was on the verge of becoming a star, having won 13 races over the previous four years, but as he recalls, "I was pretty much still an unknown -- just one of the younger drivers who sort of blended into the crowd."
www.sportsline.com /autoracing/story/8483608   (1332 words)

  
 ESPN.com - RPM - Rusty Wallace Driver Card   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rusty Wallace tested a Daytona prototype this week to decide if he wants to compete in next month's Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
Rusty Wallace, who retired from driving following the '05 Cup finale, is trying to figure out what kind of new New Year's resolutions he might come up with this year.
Rusty Wallace and Ricky Rudd had different emotions as they climbed out of their race cars for the final time Sunday night.
sports.espn.go.com /rpm/driver?series=wc&driverId=77   (156 words)

  
 The Times and Democrat - Rusty Wallace in town tonight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Nextel Cup driver Rusty Wallace is used to going fast in his No. 2 Dodge Charger, but hopefully he will slow down a little bit when he makes his annual return to Orangeburg, on behalf of the Edisto River District Boy Scouts of America.
Wallace will be retiring at the end of the year, and the trip to Darlington will be his last.
Wallace will be making his 10th appearance at the "Friends of Scouting" function being held a Tourville Lodge.
www.thetandd.com /articles/2005/05/09/sports/doc42802e679c60d298880149.txt   (246 words)

  
 Rusty Wallace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
We meet Captain "Rusty" Wallace in the pilot episode, when during the night Firebase Ladybird is nearly overrun by the NVA.
Rusty is a quiet and perceptive man, with a gentle sense of humor.
Wallace pauses, frustrated, and says aloud to himself that he doesn't have a brother.
www.tourofdutyinfo.com /Character-bios/Wallace-bio.htm   (1425 words)

  
 ABC News: Rusty Wallace Seeks One Final Title   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The longtime NASCAR star has dubbed this season "Rusty's Last Call," his final year as a driver, but the 1989 champ of what was then the Winston Cup series, is thinking more about another title than his retirement.
Wallace is one of the 10 drivers in the second Chase for the Nextel Cup championship.
The one thing Wallace is missing in 2005 is a victory, as are fellow contenders Mark Martin and Newman, Wallace's Penske teammate.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=1134862&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (441 words)

  
 Mark Decotis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rusty in particular has parlayed his ability to drive a race car into a hall of fame-level career.
Rusty's success certainly has set the bar quite high for his brothers and given them every opportunity to steam in the potentially bitter stew of sibling rivalry.
Rusty was the first one to venture out from the family and be successful.
www.floridatoday.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050728/COLUMNISTS0303/507280330/1062/SPORTS   (992 words)

  
 Visa’s Ultimate NASCAR® Experience—Rusty Wallace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rusty Wallace has finished in the top 10 in points a remarkable 16 times—winning an astounding 55 races.
Rusty’s trademark #2 Dodge is a familiar sight to NASCAR fans, and his easygoing charm has earned him a large and devoted following over the years.
The 2005 season is sure to be a memorable one for Rusty and his fans, as Rusty has announced that he’ll retire from the NASCAR®; NEXTEL Cup Series after this year.
usa.visa.com /microsites/nascar/drivers_rusty.html   (389 words)

  
 Race 2 Win: Mountain Dew Southern 500 - Rusty Wallace Notes
The record books shows that Wallace has won the last NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race held at one track before it was shut down.
The history books show that Wallace won the June 12, 1988 race at Riverside International Raceway, before the old 2.62-mile road course was plowed over for commercial development.
Wallace, Carter and crew will be racing their PRS-071 Miller Lite Dodge at Darlington this weekend.
www.race2win.net /wc/04/race/dr2/rw.html   (1104 words)

  
 TimesDispatch.com | Sports Focus: Rusty Wallace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As the checkered flag prepares to drop on Wallace's racing career and the emotions bubble to the surface, he's hoping increased involvement in his son's burgeoning career and other opportunities to stay around race tracks will sate his desire to drive.
Wallace said his first "wow" moment was at Bristol, where the prerace flyover by F-18 jets flying in pairs for his No. 2 Dodge.
Wallace says his days will be filled with racing activities, be it sponsorship work or testing sessions with Stephen for the Busch Series car Rusty owns and Stephen will drive for at least 12 races next year.
www.timesdispatch.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031785226486&path=!sports!auto&s=1045855934848   (685 words)

  
 Penske Racing Penske Racing, Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, NASCAR, AUTO RACING,Roush Racing Roush Racing - CBS ...
Sunday's race at Michigan International Speedway will begin like many have this season -- with retiring drivers Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace being honored by fans in what is expected to be their final season.
Wallace's is still in full gear, but Martin's hit a speed bump recently when Roush Racing revealed he might change his mind and come back for one more year if Jamie McMurray, who has signed to replace him, can't get out of his 2006 contract with Chip Ganassi Racing.
Wallace's Penske Racing South team is now suddenly facing a similar situation with Kurt Busch, who has signed to take over Wallace's No. 2 Dodge but is under contract to Roush through 2006.
www.sportsline.com /autoracing/story/8748078   (714 words)

  
 NASCAR.com : drivers & teams : drivers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rusty Wallace was shut out of the win column in 2002 for the first time in 16 years, but the veteran still finished seventh in the standings.
Rusty Wallace reflects on his 25-year NASCAR career
Wallace may share ride with Patrick at Rolex 24
www.nascar.com /drivers/dps/rwallace00/wc   (90 words)

  
 Mach2's Rusty Wallace Page
Rusty Looked good today and spent much of the day in the top 10.
He did manage a top 5 finish and is now just outside the top ten in points.
So we look ahead to Martinsville and a good finish finish so Rusty can pull himself up into the top ten in points.
www.geocities.com /MotorCity/Speedway/6273   (92 words)

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