Rusty Wallace - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Rusty Induction at Lowe’s Walk fo Fame:

#2-Miller Lite Dodge driver Rusty Wallace will be inducted into the Lowe's Motor Speedway "Walk of Fame" on Friday at 11:30 a.m. The W.O.F. is located on the Avenue of Flags that lead up to Smith Tower behind the frontstretch grandstand at L.M.S.(Tom Roberts PR)(10...

Rusty could race some in 2006:

Rusty Wallace made his 700th start in NASCAR's top series on Sunday at Kansas Speedway, and hinted that he might not stop at #706 at the end of the season. Wallace has maintained all year that his decision to retire after the season is final. But at a fan forum before...

“Classic” Points Standings – Top 15

...the old way, not the Chase after Kansas, race 30 of 36: 1) #20-Tony Stewart, 4350 2) #16-Greg Biffle, 4082, -268 3) #2-Rusty Wallace, 3966, -384 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3957, -393 5) #6-Mark Martin, 3819, -531 6) #19-Jeremy Mayfield, 3735, -615 7) #97-Kurt Busch, ...

The 2005 Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup-Week No. 4 – Notes:

As a result of his fourth-place finish in the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway Tony Stewart remained the leader in the 2005 Chase for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup by 75 points over second-place Ryan Newman. The 10 drivers will race over the remaining six races to determine the...

Rumblings – Kansas:

It was a Roush parade today....and the man on the King's Float was Mark Martin. Mark Martin won today's Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway in dominating style (leading 139 laps) for his first win of 2005 (his last win was at Dover in June of 2004) and the 35th win of his...

Rusty to field 2 cars at Texas:

Rusty Wallace plans to field a pair of Dodge Chargers in the inaugural O'Reilly Challenge NASCAR Busch Grand National race at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 5. Wallace said Cup regular Jamie McMurray will drive a second Wallace-owned Dodge, sponsored by Bell Helicopter...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Kansas

More Midwest homecomings In addition to Emporias Clint Bowyer, two other prominent Midwestern drivers are entered in the NASCAR Busch Series event at Kansas. Carl Edwards (#60 Charter Communications Ford) is a native of Columbia, Mo. about 120 miles from Kansas City...

Career start #700 for Rusty at Kansas:

Sunday's Banquet 400 at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway will mark #2-Rusty Wallace's 700 th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career start and it will be his final career in his native midwestern area of the country. Both of those facts have contributed to the abundance of confidence...

Talladega Race News/Notes:

Dale Jarrett won the UAW-FORD 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, scoring his 32nd NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 596th career start. Jarrett scored his first victory in 2005. His last victory came at Rockingham in February 2003, 99 races ago. Jarrett became the...

The 2005 Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup-Week No. 3 Notes

As a result of his second-place finish in the UAW-FORD 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Tony Stewart re-took the point lead in the 2005 Chase for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup by just four points over second-place Ryan Newman. Stewart along with nine other drivers will race over...

Heading to Kansas

Ryan Newman has scored three top-five finishes in four races at Kansas, the only driver to do so. Tony Stewart, Rusty Wallace and Jeremy Mayfield have each scored three top-10 finishes in four races at Kansas. Jimmie Johnson has scored two top-10 finishes in ...

Jarrett wins big at Talladega:

#88-Dale Jarrett, with help from #20-Tony Stewart, moved from 6th to 1st and won the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway with a last lap pass on a green-white-checkered finish. It is Jarrett's 32 career win, first since Feb 2003 at Rockingham, 98 races ago. Jarrett...

#31 Crewman Update:

During the Aaron's 499 at Talladega in May, Josh Yost, the jackman for Jeff Burton's #31 Cingular Wireless Chevy, was injured in the pits when hit by Rusty Wallace's car. Yost has had several surgeries to repair damage to tendons in his ankle. He started walking again...

More on McMurray/Busch moving on in 2006:

#42-Jamie McMurray said leaving Chip Ganassi Racing a year early to join [#6] Roush Racing remains a possibility. "If people above me get things worked out and it happens, I'd rather be at Roush Racing next year because that's where my future is," said McMurray, who...

Sadler wins pole at Talladega, Harvick’s time disallowed:

#38-Elliott Sadler won the Budweiser Pole for the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway with a fast lap of 189.260mph for his 3rd pole of 2005, 2nd at Talladega and 5th of his career. #29-Kevin Harvick WAS to start 2nd but the overflow tube for the fuel tank was ...

More on the Shock issue from Dover, expect NASCAR Rule:

Roush Racing president Geoff Smith said he expects NASCAR officials to issue a technical bulletin as early as Friday outlawing the trick shock absorbers used by Hendrick Motorsports teammates #48-Jimmie Johnson and #5-Kyle Busch in their 1-2 finish Sunday at Dover ...

#48/#5 too high in post race inspection at Dover? UPDATE 2:

been told that the winning #48 Chevy that Jimmie Johnson drove to victory at Dover didn't meet the height reqiurements in post-race inspection and supposedly the #5 Chevy was too high also. #5-Busch finished a very close 2nd. Hearing the height was over 3/4" off in...

Alabama Governor To Proclaim Sunday “Rusty Wallace Day”:

Alabama Governor Bob Riley will proclaim Sunday, Oct. 2 as "Rusty Wallace Day" in the state, joining Talladega Superspeedway in special recognition of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver during pre-race ceremonies before the start of the UAW-Ford 500. Wallace will ...

Knaus Wins Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race Award at Dover:

Jimmy Johnson's victory at Dover International Speedway this weekend made both him and crew chief Chad Knaus winners. His win in the MBNA 400 moved him to the top point standings, giving him a seven point lead over second place Rusty Wallace, and brought Knaus the ...

Busch to be let out of contract? McMurray in the #97 instead of #6? UPDATE 2:

here is a new one....from the Tampa Tribune: When Jamie McMurray [current #42 Texaco driver] joins Roush Racing in 2007, he may drive [Kurt] Busch's #97 Ford rather than Martin's #6 Ford as originally planned, Roush said. McMurray is scheduled to join Roush in 2007...