Rusty Wallace - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

IROC Replacement UPDATE:

IROC Replacement UPDATE: getting asked much about what driver will replace Dale Earnahrdt in the IROC Series, sorry, no idea have not heard, if they follow suit when Gil de Ferran was replaced at Daytona, it could be the #7 driver in Cup points from 2000, Rusty Wallace...

Harvick to be Honored:

Harvick to be Honored: The Coleman Company, Inc., will present a commemorative gold lantern to first-year Cup driver Kevin Harvick, acknowledging his first career Winston Cup win. The presentation will take place in the Darlington Raceway infield, behind the #29 transporter...

Rusty Testing?

Rusty Testing? hearing that Rusty Wallace is testing the #2 Miller Lite Ford at Darlington today(3-7-2001)...

#53 for Gordon:

#53 for Gordon: With his win in Sunday's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Jeff Gordon tied Rusty Wallace for eighth on NASCAR's all-time wins list with 53. The late Lee Petty is seventh with 55 career victories(Richmond Times Dispacth)(some list Petty as having 54 which is...

Lap Belt Broken UPDATE 5 another driver hurt?:

Lap Belt Broken UPDATE 5 another driver hurt?: The lap belt in Dale Earnhardt's #3 Chevy was broken when examined after the Daytona 500 crash that took the seven-time champion's life, NASCAR officials said Friday. NASCAR president Mike Helton said threads on the left...

Cup driver to retire? UPDATE 2:

Cup driver to retire? UPDATE 2: many readers have emailed saying that Larry Woody from the Tennessean was on the radio(WKDF 103.3 in Nashville) this morning and said said that it is highly speculated that a top Winston Cup driver will be announcing his retirement soon...

Drivers Order the HANS:

Drivers Order the HANS: On the day after Dale Earnhardt's death, several NASCAR teams ordered a safety device designed to protect drivers from head and neck injuries. The Head And Neck Support (HANS) device was designed to lessen the pressure on the most vulnerable...

The Daytona 500 Winner:

The Daytona 500 Winner: Michael Waltrip wins his first ever Winston Cup points race. His first win in his 463 Winston Cup race (the most races ever run before a driver won their first race). #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr was 2nd, #2-Rusty Wallace was 3rd, his best career finish...

Chassis Dyno UPDATE:

Chassis Dyno UPDATE: Following Thursday's Twin 125's, NASCAR officials took several cars from each race and tested them on a chassis dynometer, which tests rear-wheel horsepower. The cars of #40-Sterling Marlin, #9-Bill Elliott, #25-Jerry Nadeau, #26-Jimmy Spencer, #...

Newman Wins ARCA Race:

Newman Wins ARCA Race: Ryan Newman, the protege of Winston Cup veteran Buddy Baker and soon-to-be teammate to Rusty Wallace and Jeremy Mayfield at Penske Racing, won his first race at Daytona International Speedway, capturing a victory in Sunday's Discount Auto Parts...

The Winston Stays the Same:

The Winston Stays the Same: No changes are planned for this season's running of The Winston all-star race, May 19 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The race will continue to be run in three segments, of 30 laps, 30 laps and 10 laps. As was done last season, the winner of both...

Bad Parts:

Bad Parts: NASCAR inspectors collected several unapproved parts from Winston Cup teams before the day's first practice on Friday. Four teams, those of #24-Jeff Gordon, #1-Steve Park, #80-Morgan Shepherd and #66-Todd Bodine, had unapproved check valves in their fuel...

Wallace Honors Driver:

Wallace Honors Driver: Helping induct Larry Phillips into the Ozarks Area Racers Association Hall of Fame was more than just a commitment fulfilled for Rusty Wallace. It was an honor, Wallace said. Phillips won five Winston Racing Series titles and more than 2,500 ...

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

For the second consecutive day, #50-Greg Biffle paced a field of BGN drivers who were preparing for the Sam's Town 300 on March 3rd. Biffle turned a lap of 166.359mph, which was faster than #74-Chad Little's 165.299mph. There were 11 NASCAR Busch Series teams who participated...

Newman Tests at AMS UPDATE:

Ryan Newman will be testing his #02-Alltel Ford in preparation for the March 10 Aarons 312 Busch Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Tuesday, Jan. 16-Wednesday, Jan. 17 from 9:00am-5:00pm/et. The test session is closed to the public(AMS PR)(1-15-2001) UPDATE: ...

IROC Drivers? UPDATE 3:

IROC Drivers? UPDATE 3: hearing the following will be the 2001 lineup of IROC drivers: From NASCAR Winston Cup: already announced Dale Earnhardt, Ricky Rudd, Jeff Burton along with Dale Jarrett and Bobby Labonte. From the IRL: already announced Eddie Cheever Jr, Scott...

Wallace and Utz:

Wallace and Utz: Utz Quality Foods announced a sponsorship partnership with Rusty Wallace(#2 Miller Lite Ford) for the 2001-2002 racing seasons. Because of Wallace's love for the Utz product, he approached Utz about forming a partnership, which led to Utz's first entry...

THANKS:

The stock car racing community raised more than $1 million for charities this year. From a light show at the Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway to Rusty Wallace's Stocks for Tots to several online auctions, race teams and race tracks on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series got...

Bud the King:

2000 Joyce Julius and Associates Sponsors Report, which calculates the exposure value of NASCAR Winston Cup sponsorships by comparing the on-screen time of a logo or verbal mention against the cost of purchasing a commercial spot during those same broadcasts reports...

Roberts Honored:

Tom Roberts, veteran publicist for the Penske South/Miller Lite team and driver Rusty Wallace in the No. 2 Ford Taurus, swept the first-ever Speedway Scene Ole Carburetor Awards. The awards, voted on by members of the news media that regularly covers the NASCAR Winston...