Mike Wallace News

#7 has a sole owner UPDATE 5 It’s FORDS and an image:

#7 has a sole owner UPDATE 5 It’s FORDS and an image:

July 26, 2000
Jim Smith, owner of Ultra Motorsports who field a CTS team with Mike Wallace as the driver and who bought into the #7 Mattei Motorsports Winston Cup operation, is now the sole owner of the #7 Nation's Rent/Philips Lighting Chevy. Former owner Jim Mattei is no longer

#77 Changes? UPDATE:

#77 Changes? UPDATE:

July 21, 2000
#77 Changes? UPDATE: hearing that the #77 Lear team and driver Chad Chaffin have parted ways after Nazareth. Supposedly Scott Gaylord will drive the next BGN race at Pikes Peak and CTS driver Mike Wallace may drive some races for the team(7-20-2000) UPDATE: Wallace

Wallace/Waltrip/Smith:

Wallace/Waltrip/Smith:

June 28, 2000
from a teleconference transcript (in part) via the Williams Co: Ultra Mattei Motorsports(UMM) owner Jim Smith - "We've always talked about bringing Mike Wallace up to the Cup tour, and we'll probably run Mike Wallace in three or four Winston Cup races this year. However

3rd DEI team? UPDATE:

3rd DEI team? UPDATE:

May 29, 2000
Rumor on the distant horizon: A third team for Dale Earnhardt Inc.?(SpeedVision) currently run the #1-Steve Park and #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr teams. No drivers mentioned(5-28-2000) UPDATE: Ty Norris, head of DEI, isn't enthusiastic about expanding with a third Cup team

Waltrip Happy:

Waltrip Happy:

May 27, 2000
Michael Waltrip said he's very happy with Jim Smith, the new majority owner of his #7 Nations Rent Chevy. Waltrip's previous owner, Jim Mattei, sold a large interest in the team to Smith, who owns the NASCAR Truck series team that fields trucks for Mike Wallace. See

New addition:

New addition:

May 23, 2000
Mike Wallaces crew chief on the CTS #2, Tim Kohuth and wife Heidi, had their first child at 11:58 pm May 22nd. She weighs 7lbs 6oz and is 19-1/2 inches long. Her name is Kendra Kohuth(5-23-2000)

#7 Team UPDATE 2 Smith/Wallace news:

#7 Team UPDATE 2 Smith/Wallace news:

May 7, 2000
Talk continues about Jim Mattei selling or taking on a partner for his race team, which fields #7 Chevy for driver Michael Waltrip. The discussion centers on Jim Smith, who owns the #2 CTS team(Mike Wallace). One source(That's Racin' source) said Sunday that Smith

Double/Triple Duty at RIR:

Double/Triple Duty at RIR:

May 6, 2000
Many drivers will run in two of the three Richmond NASCAR events this weekend. Attempting double duty are: Bobby Hamilton - #4 Kodak Chevy(Cup) and #4 Dana Dodge(CTS); Ken Schrader - #36 M&M's Pontiac(Cup) and #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevy(CTS); Mark Martin - #

Who is Scott Riggs? UPDATE:

Who is Scott Riggs? UPDATE:

May 5, 2000
wondered myself and had a few readers ask so here is some info: Scott Riggs is a 29-year-old Late Model Stock driver who grew up in Bahama(NC) and is trying to use this opportunity to catch the eye of some unsuspecting team owner. Pole-sitter Mike Wallace, Rick Carelli

#7 Team:

#7 Team:

May 1, 2000
Talk continues about Jim Mattei selling or taking on a partner for his race team, which fields #7 Chevy for driver Michael Waltrip. The discussion centers on Jim Smith, who owns the #2 CTS team(Mike Wallace). One source(That's Racin' source) said Sunday that Smith

Mike Wallace to Cup?

Mike Wallace to Cup?

March 30, 2000
CTS driver and last weeks winner at Bakersfield, Mike Wallace may attempt to run at Charlotte in May with his Ultra Wheels team, only if they test well(RPM2Nite)(3-30-2000)

Talladega Test UPDATE:

Talladega Test UPDATE:

September 1, 1999
Rick Crawford and the #14-Circle Bar race team will participate in a Ford test at the Talladega Superspeedway next Tuesday and Wednesday. They will be part of 3 or 4 Ford, NASCAR Craftsman Truck teams that will be experimenting with different aerodynamic packages.

#77 News:

#77 News:

September 1, 1999
CTS driver Mike Wallace will drive the #77 Ford for PRW Racing this weekend. He replaces Ed Berrier who was relieved of his driving duties after Michigan. Brad Teague drove the #77 car at Bristol(SpeedNet)(9-1-1999)

Entry List is up

Entry List is up

July 29, 1999
at NOL for the Brickyard 400. The list link and info on the upcoming Cup race at my Brickyard 400 Info Page . Included in the entries are #14-Boris Said, #05-Morgan Shepherd, #61-Bob Strait, #32-Mike Wallace, #01-Jeff Green, #62-Jeff Davis, #93-Dave Blaney and #80-

Wallace story:

Wallace story:

July 15, 1999
Mike Wallace plans to try to qualify for the Brickyard 400 Aug. 7 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He's hired veteran Winston Cup crew chief Tim Brewer to prepare a car( CNN/SI/AP ) he'll be in the #32 Ford owned by his Truck series owner Jim Smith(#2 Ultra Wheels Ford