During SPEED’s SPEED Report show, Bob Dillner reported that Rusty Wallace’s son, Steven, a regular in the Nationwide Series, will attempt to make his Sprint Cup debut at Richmond International Raceway on May 1st. Steven will run a car from Rusty’s team, Rusty Wallace Inc. and plans to attempt four other Sprint Cup races in 2010, no word on those venues.(SPEED)(2-28-2010)
UPDATE – Denied: per Greg Wallace of Rusty Wallace Inc/ Rusty Wallace Racing: “At Rusty Wallace Racing, we continually evaluate opportunities that align with our strategic objectives, including a future involvement in the Sprint Cup Series at some point. However, there are currently no plans for RWR to field a Sprint Cup entry in 2010. As for Steve Wallace, our focus remains on making Steve and the #66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry consistent contenders for the 2010 Nationwide Series championship.”(RWR)(3-1-2010)
UPDATE 2: While all young NASCAR drivers have their sights set on an eventual Sprint Cup emergence, a report earlier in the week about Steve Wallace and his dad’s Rusty Wallace Racing team making the big leap wound up false. But while the funding isn’t yet in place, Wallace says Cup starts may soon be on his horizon after all. “We’re sure thinking about it,” he said. “We don’t have anything set and done yet. [Last week’s report] might have been a little bit misleading, but we’re definitely trying to put some stuff together and whether it happens or not, we don’t know, but we’re definitely thinking about it.” Wallace has five straight top 10s in the Nationwide Series dating back to late last season and sits 6th in points, a sign the 5th-year NNS driver is finally gaining the consistency to make a run for a championship. For now, he’s making his Truck Series debut, racing the #15 Red Top Auto Auction Toyota for Billy Ballew Motorsports this weekend.(Frontstretch )(3-6-2010)
