Mike Wallace News

Flying High:

Flying High:

June 9, 2003
Mike Wallace and Johnny Benson will make sky dives Thursday [June 12th] in Tecumseh, MI, when they participates in a tandem jump with members of the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team that is based at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, NC.( NASCAR.com )(6-9-2003)

Double Duty for Wallace:

Double Duty for Wallace:

June 5, 2003
#01-Mike Wallace will pull double duty for the second time this year as the NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series part ways. The Winston Cup Series will be competing at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA, while the Busch Series will be competing in Nashville Superspeedway

Boris Said in the #01 at Sonoma? UPDATE 2:

Boris Said in the #01 at Sonoma? UPDATE 2:

June 5, 2003
Rumors are that Boris Said will be in the #01 US Army Pontiac at Infineon Raceway, since he's known as a road racing specialist and has worked with Ryan Pemberton in years past [with Jasper Motorsports]. Currently Said is serving a 45 day suspension in the Trans-Am

Double Duty for Wallace:

Double Duty for Wallace:

June 5, 2003
#01-Mike Wallace will pull double duty for the second time this year as the NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series part ways. The Winston Cup Series will be competing at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA, while the Busch Series will be competing in Nashville Superspeedway

Ruttman Testing the #09 at Daytona this week UPDATE:

Ruttman Testing the #09 at Daytona this week UPDATE:

June 4, 2003
Phoenix Racing and the #09 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Dodge with test driver Joe Ruttman will be preparing for the 45th annual Pepsi 400 on Saturday night, July 5 at Daytona International Speedway. Ruttman is scheduled to test on Tuesday, June 3 and Wednesday, June 4

Boris Said in the #01 at Sonoma? UPDATE:

Boris Said in the #01 at Sonoma? UPDATE:

June 2, 2003
Rumors are that Boris Said will be in the #01 US Army Pontiac at Infineon Raceway, since he's known as a road racing specialist and has worked with Ryan Pemberton in years past [with Jasper Motorsports]. Currently Said is serving a 45 day suspension in the Trans-Am

Triple Duty for Mike Wallace:

Triple Duty for Mike Wallace:

May 30, 2003
It’s not enough that #01-Mike Wallace is running both Saturday’s Busch Series and Sunday’s Winston Cup event. He’s flying back to Charlotte tonight to attend his daughter Lindsey’s high school graduation.( Gaston Gazette )(5-30-2003)

GEICO extends sponsorship of #4 and Wallace:

GEICO extends sponsorship of #4 and Wallace:

May 30, 2003
Biagi Bros. Racing announced that GEICO has extended their sponsorship of the #4 Chevy driven by Mike Wallace in the Busch Series. GEICO has agreed to pick up an additional 14 races, starting with the June 7th running of the Trace Adkins Chrome 300 from Nashville Superspeedway

#09 Car? Who drives?

#09 Car? Who drives?

May 17, 2003
been asked, have not heard who will drive the #09 Phoenix Racing Dodge in future races [Daytona and Talladega, maybe Homestead] since Mike Wallace is now with the #01 US Army car.(5-17-2003)

Looks like Steve Park to the #30 AOL car UPDATE 4 It’s Official:

Looks like Steve Park to the #30 AOL car UPDATE 4 It’s Official:

May 8, 2003
hearing Mike Wallace could drive the #30 AOL Chevy at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the Winston Open and Coca Cola 600 and could be the driver for the rest of 2003. Other rumors have RCR's Busch driver, Ron Hornaday, former RCR dirver, Mike Skinner [unlikely] and Busch

Mike Wallace to sub for Nadeau:

Mike Wallace to sub for Nadeau:

May 7, 2003
Mike Wallace will be the substitute driver for Jerry Nadeau in the #01 U.S. Army/MB2 Motorsports Pontiac, it was announced. Wallace, 44, will be filling in for Nadeau, who is recovering from injuries sustained in a practice crash last Friday at Richmond International

Fans to help out Wallace:

Fans to help out Wallace:

April 25, 2003
Through Gearhead Racing Fans, NASCAR enthusiasts now have the opportunity to become involved with top notch teams in the NASCAR Busch Series. In an effort to raise awareness for the need of sponsorship in the Busch Series, Gearhead Racing Fans has joined Biagi Bros

Geico extends sponsorship:

Geico extends sponsorship:

April 9, 2003
GEICO has extended their sponsorship of #4-Mike Wallace and Biagi Bros. Racing to include the Pepsi 300 from Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday, April 12th. "Initially we were going to sponsor only 10 races, but with the success that Mike and the Biagi Bros. race

Some Martinsville Notes:

Some Martinsville Notes:

April 9, 2003
Martinsville is just one of two facilities on the schedule since 1995 without a repeat winner. The other venue with eight winners in eight races is The Milwaukee Mile. Farthest run to victory occurred in Advance Auto Parts 250: Forced to start 33rd in last year's Martinsville

Texas Testing this week and an announcement:

Texas Testing this week and an announcement:

March 17, 2003
on Wednesday, March 19th, there will be a special announcement regarding the upcoming Samsung/RadioShack 500 and O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Teams have also scheduled final test sessions in preparation for Texas race week. Teams are scheduled for testing