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Rusty Busch Team UPDATE 3:

Rusty Wallace is planning to field a Busch team next season, and the questions now are: Who might drive for the Winston Cup veteran, and will this team be a step toward the expansion of Penske South to a three-team Cup operation?(Winston Salem Journal); Chad Blount...

Rusty Busch Team UPDATE 2:

Rusty Wallace is planning to field a Busch team next season, and the questions now are: Who might drive for the Winston Cup veteran, and will this team be a step toward the expansion of Penske South to a three-team Cup operation?( Winston Salem Journal ); Chad Blount...

Rusty Busch Team:

Rusty Wallace is planning to field a Busch team next season, and the questions now are: Who might drive for the Winston Cup veteran, and will this team be a step toward the expansion of Penske South to a three-team Cup operation?( Winston Salem Journal )(6-9-2003)...

No 3rd Penske Team:

Don Miller, president of Penske Racing South, said the team is not looking to field a third car to join #2-Rusty Wallace and #12-Ryan Newman.( Roanoke Times )(6-4-2003)...

Another Wallace hits the track:

June 14th will be the date and the historical .363-mile Hickory Motor Speedway will be the place where 15-year-old (16 on 8/18) Stephen Wallace [Rusty's son] will make his late model racing debut. The third generation driver has entered his Hamke Chassis Dodge (equipped...

Some Folks Surprised Race Was Called:

Matt Kenseth couldn't understand why NASCAR decided to call the Coca-Cola 600 short of its advertised distance. Bobby Labonte wondered the same thing. Even winner Jimmie Johnson was surprised when NASCAR ended the race 124 laps early. Johnson was walking to the sanctioning...

Penske Racing on Junkyard Wars:

Junkyard Wars, the television show on The Learning Channel, will air a contest recorded after the 2002 racing season ended. The 'war' was between the Penske Racing NASCAR Team, the Penske Racing IRL Team, and Don Prudhomme's drag racing team. The show will air on Sunday...

Mural at LMS:

David Arrigo, the artist who painted a mural of Wayne Gretzky at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, is working on a mural on the concourse at the entrance to the Ford Grandstand at LMS. The 16-feet by 6-feet painting will take six days to complete. It will depict ...

Rusty to be on Beyond the Glory:

Fox Sports Net will profile Rusty Wallace in an episode of its documentary series "Beyond The Glory." The one-hour biography of Wallace will premiere Sunday, June 1, at 8:00pm. Fox Sports Net is in the process of putting the finishing touches on the show. It delves...

Some Paint Scheme Stuff:

Rusty Wallace's #2 Dodge did not carry the 600th consecutive start logo on the rear quarter panel at the Richmond race last weekend. Wallace plans to run it at the Coca Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Also the #30 RCR Chevy was to run a Kraft scheme in honor of ...

Rusty to Retire in 2005?

He didn't say it in so many words, but in the pre-race notes for Saturday night's race at Richmond, Rusty Wallace hinted he might retire from driving in the Winston Cup Series at the end of the 2005 season, or at least cut back his schedule. Wallace, 46, celebrated...

Milestone for Rusty:

Rusty Wallace will start 600th consecutive Winston Cup race at Richmond and run a special paint scheme (see my Paint Scheme Gallery ), Ricky Rudd currently hold the all time racord at 690, Ken Schrader is 3rd at 569.( Stats Menu and Links page )(5-1-2003)...

Reality Show back on? UPDATE:

Word in the garage is that the FX cable network will begin filming for its NASCAR reality series -- which will feature Kevin Harvick and Kenny Wallace -- next week. Rusty Wallace and Jamie McMurray were originally considered for the series, which has been planned for...

Busch wins the Auto Club 500

at California. #97-Kurt Busch won at California Speedway, the first multiple winner of 2003. #18-Bobby Labonte ended up 2nd, fighting #2-Rusty Wallace, who ended up 3rd. #17-Matt Kenseth ended up 9th and holds on to the points lead. #43-John Andretti had his first ...

Nine different winners in the first 9 races of 2003:

So far in the 2003 Cup season, 9 different drivers have won the 9 races run. The drivers are: Michael Waltrip, Dale Jarrett, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Ricky Craven, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon. The current 'modern-era' [1972-present...

Only Two races to go to get in The Winston:

there are only two points races left for some drivers to get into the 2003 The Winston , a few drivers not in the race yet who have won in the past few years: #99-Jeff Burton; #43-John Andretti; #19-Jeremy Mayfield; #01-Jerry Nadeau; #25-Joe Nemechek; #1-Steve Park...

Wilburn staying at the #2 UPDATE 2 Parrott to the #2? Denied:

#2-Rusty Wallace/Penske Racing crew chief, Billy Wilburn, said there are no truth to the rumors [not here!] that he is leaving the team or being released.( XM Satellite- NASCAR Radio - Subscription Required)(4-10-2003) UPDATE: the rumor floating around is that once...

Pemberton to Yates? UPDATE Makar?

Robert and Doug Yates have been silent since putting Brad and Todd Parrott on the sideline this week, but the two car owners said they will talk about their team shakeup today and their plans for the future of Dale Jarrett's half of their two-car team. Robin Pemberton...

Wilburn staying at the #2 UPDATE:

#2-Rusty Wallace/Penske Racing crew chief, Billy Wilburn, said there are no truth to the rumors [not here!] that he is leaving the team or being released.( XM Satellite- NASCAR Radio - Subscription Required)(4-10-2003) UPDATE: the rumor floating around is that once...

Not Real:

NASCAR's venture into the world of reality-based TV has apparently come to a premature end. Cable network FX has been unable to come to terms with Winston Cup drivers Kevin Harvick, Rusty Wallace and Jamie McMurray and their teams to ensure their participation in a...