Rusty Wallace - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Wallace Tire Changer Double Duty:

Wallace Tire Changer Double Duty: It's not quite as strenuous as running 500 miles at Indianapolis and 600 miles at Charlotte in the same day, like Tony Stewart did last month, but the double duty that Pennzoil World of Outlaws racer Billy Wilburn has planned for this...

Counterfeit Earnhardt Story:

Counterfeit Earnhardt Story: Almost four months have passed since Dale Earnhardt was killed at Daytona, and Joe Hedrick and Chris Williams are busy fending off bootleggers, folks quick to make a buck pushing unauthorized Earnhardt stuff. Hedrick is director of licensing...

Gordon Dominates at Dover:

Gordon Dominates at Dover: #24-Jeff Gordon won the MBNA 400 at Dover, leading 381 or 400 laps and breaking Mark Martins record of 379 (for a 400 miler) set in Sept 1998. The win is Gordon's 54th, which ties him for 7th on the all-time list with Rusty Wallace and Lee...

Schrader to start his 500th Consecutive Winston Cup Race at Dover:

Schrader to start his 500th Consecutive Winston Cup Race at Dover: #28-Ricky Rudd leads active drivers with with 621 followed by #2-Rusty Wallace at 530, #36-Ken Schrader with 500 and #6-Mark Martin 414. Terry Labonte holds the record with 655. The race Sunday also...

Penske Jasper Engines Moving:

Penske Jasper Engines Moving: Employees of Penske Jasper Engines will move into their new 28,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility in Concord, N.C. within the next several weeks. Approximately 40 people are employed at Penske Jasper Engines, which builds the engines...

The Winston – some notes:

The Winston - some notes: Gordon won The Winston in 1995 and 1997 and went on to win the Winston Cup championship both times. He also won the title in 1998 and would have won The Winston that year, too, had he not run out of gas on the final lap. Dale Earnhardt also...

Stewart Wins at Richmond:

Stewart Wins at Richmond: #20-Tony Stewart who ran well on long runs, won at Richmond for his and Pontiac's first win in 2001. #24-Jeff Gordon and #2-Rusty Wallace duked it out for 2nd with Gordon getting the spot, some heated words on pit road. The race was red flagged...

Dyno Testing UPDATE:

Dyno Testing UPDATE: NASCAR put eight cars on the chassis dyno to measure rear-wheel horsepower after the NAPA Auto Parts 500 in California. The cars checked were those of #2-Rusty Wallace, #24-Jeff Gordon, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #40-Sterling Marlin, #28-Ricky Rudd...

Ride the Rails…with Rusty:

Ride the Rails...with Rusty: Rusty Wallace rode the rails from Charlotte to Richmond on Thursday as part of an Amtrak promotion. Amtrak unveiled plans for a "Monster Mile Express" -- a special train to Dover, Del., on June 3. Instead of driving, fans can board the ...

Dyno Testing:

Dyno Testing: NASCAR put eight cars on the chassis dyno to measure rear-wheel horsepower. The cars checked were those of #2-Rusty Wallace, #24-Jeff Gordon, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #40-Sterling Marlin, #28-Ricky Rudd, #9-Bill Elliott, #55-Bobby Hamilton and #33-Joe Nemechek...

Wallace Wins the NAPA Auto Parts 500

Wallace Wins the NAPA Auto Parts 500 at California Speedway. #2-Rusty Wallace won the race at California, his 54th career win (ties Lee Petty for 7th all time - my mistake, Gordon has 53, not 54) and his first of 2001. The win was Wallace's first in 21 races, Bristol...

Sears Point Completes More Work – REPOST – UPDATE Testing this week:

Sears Point Completes More Work - REPOST - UPDATE Testing this week: Construction crews have completed work on the modified Chute and NASCAR Winston Cup drivers will get their first opportunity on the re-configured segment during a two-day test session, April 24-25...

Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE:

Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE: On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature's License Plate Oversight Committee approved a plan to decorate vehicle tags with the names, numbers and racing colors of some of the top stock car drivers. Committee Chairman Gerald Dial, ...

#2 Owner In Hospital:

#2 Owner In Hospital: The co-owner of Rusty Wallaces team, Don Miller, underwent back surgery on April 14 in Charleston, S.C., and remains a patient there. "The good word is that Don came through just fine, and the situation wasnt as serious as they thought it would...

Another Racing Oriented Restuarant Closed? Yep – UPDATE:

Another Racing Oriented Restuarant Closed? Yep - UPDATE: hearing that Race Rock Restaurant in Las Vegas has closed its doors, at least temporarily. The Pettys, Jeff Gordon, Rusty Wallace, Mario and Michael Andretti, John Force and Don Prudhomme are among the owners...

Alabama NASCAR License Plates:

Alabama NASCAR License Plates: On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature's License Plate Oversight Committee approved a plan to decorate vehicle tags with the names, numbers and racing colors of some of the top stock car drivers. Committee Chairman Gerald Dial, D-Lineville...

Pemberton Back:

Pemberton Back: #2 Crew chief Robin Pemberton was at the shop Monday after missing his first race last weekend since joining Rusty Wallace 's team at the end of the 1994 season. Pemberton skipped the race at Texas because of fatigue. He plans to be at Martinsville ...

Marlin’s Crewmen OK:

Marlin's Crewmen OK: Two members of Sterling Marlin's crew sustained sprained ankles but escaped serious injury when they were hit by Rusty Wallace's car in the pits on the 266th lap. Darren Wolfe, the right front tire carrier, was treated for a sprained left ankle...

Pemberton may sit out UPDATE no Texas:

Pemberton may sit out UPDATE no Texas: Robin Pemberton, crew chief for Rusty Wallace's #2 Miller Lite Ford, was not with the team Friday at Texas. Pemberton was, instead, back home in the Charlotte area undergoing medical tests to seek the cause for the fatigue he ...

Fuel Cell Changes?

Fuel Cell Changes? Mike Skinner's fiery crash at Darlington has NASCAR officials planning safety changes in the fuel-cell area. The top piece of Skinner's fuel cell, a cast aluminum piece with a safety-check valve to prevent spillage, was sheared off when Skinner backed...