Rusty Wallace - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Rusty Leads:

Rusty Wallace led the third-quarter balloting for a national driver of the year award. Wallace drew 12 of 17 first-place votes and 123 points from a panel of motorsports writers and broadcasters. John Force was second with one first-place vote and a total of 66 points...

Sweep at Bristol:

Rusty Wallace is the first driver to win both races at Bristol Motor Speedway in one season since Dale Earnhardt in 1987(Roanoke Times)(8-28-2000)...

TV Ratings?

NASCAR officials have blamed declining TV ratings --- in part --- on incomplete coverage by "lame-duck" networks that won't be televising Winston Cup in 2001. ESPN made NASCAR's accusation look completely valid by cutting away from Michigan after Rusty Wallace crossed...

#2 in Wind Tunnel:

Penske South racing is testing two #2 Fords at the wind tunnel at N.A.S.A.'s Langley Research Center located in Hampton, VA today. One is supposedly the car that Rusty Wallace just ran and won in at Michigan(8-22-2000)...

Health Check UPDATE:

Pfizer's Mens's Health Tune-Up for Life mobile screening unit will be at Michigan International Speedway today-Sunday to provide men and women free health screenings. The unit will be located behind the suites in the souvenir area. It will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday...

TV Guide:

TV Guide is featuring NASCAR Winston Cup on next weeks magazines(Aug 12-18) with four different 'collectors' covers. On the covers are Bill Elliott, Dale Earnhardt, Ricky Rudd and Rusty Wallace. The column/story can be read at: Veteran's Days by Robert Edelstein. Check...

Labonte to sit out too UPDATE:

Terry Labonte said Friday afternoon that he was physically unable to continue his streak of 655 consecutive Winston Cup starts and that Todd Bodine will drive the #5 Kelloggs Chevy at Indy in the Brickyard 400(NASCAR Online). Since Bodine qualified the car, he will...

Mayfield Wrecks in Practice UPDATE 2 – will miss the race:

From the Brickyard 400 site: Practice was ended 13 minutes early due a crash by #12-Jeremy Mayfield in Turn 3. Mayfield was transported to Clarian Emergency Medical Center, and an update on his condition will be provided when available. AND from SpeedVision's Ben Blake...

Indy Stuff:

Ricky Rudd is the only driver that has won this race as a team owner/driver. Jeff Gordon leads all drivers with the most pole positions - he has three. Dale Jarrett has come from the farthest starting spot to win, 24th in 1996. Bobby Labonte has finished third or better...

Points Stuff:

The current difference in Winston Cup drivers points from positions first and second is 53. Since the inception of the current point system in 1975, there have been seven instances where the points battle was closer - 1996, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1984, 1977 and 1976. The...

Indy Testing UPDATE 2 oops:

hearing the three Hendrick Motorsports teams, #24 DuPont Chevy, #25-Michael Holigan Chevy and the #5-Kelloggs Chevy along with #4-Bobby Hamilton tested at Indy on Monday and Tuesday(24-25th), no word on who drove the Hendrick cars. #13-Robby Gordon is also supposed...

Watkins Glen Testing Day Two UPDATE:

#6-Mark Martin was fastest on the second day of Winston Cup testing at Watkins Glen International. #87-Ron Fellows and #23-Boris Said were not too far behind Martin while the drivers shake down their cars for the upcoming Global Crossing @ The Glen. All the times reported...

Penske at the Wind Tunnel:

the #2 Ford of Rusty Wallace and the Penske ARCA #27 Ford from Pocono are at N.A.S.A.'s Langley Research Center located in Hampton, VA today. Roush Racing had some of their Trucks there earlier in the week(7-27-2000)...

Watkins Glen Testing UPDATE:

Many Cup drivers/teams will test at Watkins Glen International on Monday July 24, 2000, to prepare for the Global Crossing @ the Glen on August 13, 2000. Scheduled to test: #6-Mark Martin; #3-Dale Earnhardt; #94-Bill Elliott; #28-Ricky Rudd; #20-Tony Stewart; #87-Ron...

Name Rusty’s Car:

Rusty Wallace is asking fans to help name the car that won the Pennsylvania 500 Sunday. The car, which finished eighth at California in April and 10th at Pocono in June, was previously known as PC-22. Fans can send their suggestions to Tom Roberts Public Relations, ...

Indy Ford Testing UPDATE:

20 Ford teams/35 drivers tested at at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday as part of a two day mandatory test. #2-Rusty Wallace was the fastest at 181.217mph late in the afternoon. #28-Ricky Rudd was at 176.663mph and was fastest in the morning and #99-Jeff Burton...

Rusty News:

NASCAR fans made waves Saturday on Lake Norman in Charlotte, NC, at the Rusty Wallace "Splash for Kids," a Polaris watercraft charity ride. Wallace led dozens of participants on the four-hour ride on a Polaris Genesis watercraft custom-painted to look like his #2 Winston...

Gordon skips round 1 UPDATE 2:

#13-Robby Gordon didn't make a first round attempt at Daytona for the Pepsi 400, as he was very slow and the team is regrouping for a 2nd round run at 6:30pm/et on Friday. Gordon also said he was waiting on a gearbox(transmission?) to arrive. Heard that Gordon was ...

Rusty’s Engine:

On Saturday afternoon, officials invited every engine builder in the garage area to a public teardown of Wallaces qualifying engine. Among the extremely interested parties were Jack Roush, Doug Yates, Larry McClure and anyone else who might be interested in the secrets...

Winners Circle:

#24-Jeff Gordon and the DuPont team was in jeopardy of not being on the Winners Circle award program in 2001, but with two victories this year with so many different winners should be enough for the team to be assured of being in the Winners Circle next season as he...