Mike Wallace News

300th for Mike Wallace:

300th for Mike Wallace:

March 11, 2008
#7-Mike Wallace will make his 300th career start this weekend, becoming only the 12th driver in series history to hit that milestone.(NASCAR PR)(3-11-2008)

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Atlanta:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Atlanta:

March 3, 2008
Dario Franchitti was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Sams Town 300 at Las Vegas. Franchitti claimed a sixth-place finish, his best effort in seven Nationwide Series races. He has claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors in two of the three Nationwide Series

Germain Racing adds Chrissy Wallace to NASCAR’s diversity program UPDATE may run Martinsville:

Germain Racing adds Chrissy Wallace to NASCAR’s diversity program UPDATE may run Martinsville:

February 24, 2008
Mike Wallace's daughter Chrissy has been picked up by the team [Germain Racing] for NASCAR's diversity program. She'll start driving in ARCA and short-track races in June. "She's a good, real cute girl who will mix it up with the guys," [Bob] Germain said. "The first

Kyle Busch doing well in all three series:

Kyle Busch doing well in all three series:

February 18, 2008
#18-Kyle Busch (fourth) is the second driver to be in the top 10 in points in all three of NASCAR's national series at the same time (Mike Wallace, 2003). Busch finished second in both the Craftsman Truck Series and Nationwide Series races.(NASCAR Statistics)(2-18-

Nationwide Series team swap points:

Nationwide Series team swap points:

February 14, 2008
Nine Nationwide Series teams in the top 30 in owners points from 2007 have swapped points with other teams in deals approved by NASCAR. Points from Robert Yates Racings #90, which finished 19th in the owners standings last year, were sold to the #7 Germain Racing team

Morgan-McClure Motorsports closes shop MORE:

Morgan-McClure Motorsports closes shop MORE:

January 12, 2008
#4-Morgan-McClure Motorsports closed its doors today [Friday], laying off 28 employees and further damaging any slim hopes the last Virginia-based Sprint Cup team has of competing in its 26th season. Team Manager and co-owner Larry McClure said earlier this afternoon

Mike Wallace / GEICO Move to Germain:

Mike Wallace / GEICO Move to Germain:

December 10, 2007
Germain Racing announced the addition of Mike Wallace and the No. 7 GEICO Toyota to the teams lineup. Wallace is coming off of his best Busch Series career points finish eleventh - in 2007. He will compete full-time in NASCARs #2 series in 2008 with continued sponsorship

Carl Edwards Collects $2.4 Million In 2007:

Carl Edwards Collects $2.4 Million In 2007:

December 7, 2007
Carl Edwards, the 2007 Busch Series driver champion, received a payout of $2,485,582, an amount that ranks fourth all-time among series title winners. Edwards collected over $1.2 million in both race winnings ($1,241,985) and his share of the series point fund ($1,

Johnny Sauter to Nationwide Series; Mike Wallace to New Team: UPDATE:

Johnny Sauter to Nationwide Series; Mike Wallace to New Team: UPDATE:

November 17, 2007
The Miccosukee Tribe will back Finch's Nationwide team for the third consecutive season. "The Indians are going to sponsor our #1 car [in the 2008 Nationwide Series] and at this point, Johnny Sauter is going to drive one of our [Nationwide] cars full time. If we've

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Phoenix:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Phoenix:

November 6, 2007
Brad Keselowski was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the OReilly Challenge at Texas. Keselowski scored a sixth-place finish, his best in 32 Busch Series races. He collected his second consecutive top-10 finish and fifth of the 2007 season. Keselowski grabbed top

Associate Sponsor for Phoenix Racing at Texas:

Associate Sponsor for Phoenix Racing at Texas:

October 25, 2007
Parkway Chevy of Tomball, TX will be an associate sponsor on both Phoenix Racing Busch Series cars for the race at Texas Motor Speedway. Parkway Chevy will be featured on both the #1 Miccosukee Gaming Resort car driven by JJ Yeley & the # 7 GEICO car driven by Mike

Ramblings – Talladea Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Talladea Qualifying Notes:

October 7, 2007
Michael Waltrip toured the 2.66 mile Talladega Superspeeday this afternoon in 50.648 sec (189.070 mph) to take the Bud Pole for tomorrow's UAW-Ford 500. The top 11 cars were all in the go-or-go-home category, but 9/10/11 won't be seen tomorrow. This was Waltrip's first

Crew Chief change at the #88? UPDATE:

Crew Chief change at the #88? UPDATE:

October 5, 2007
hearing Butch Hylton and Robert Yates Racing have parted ways, hearing RYR Busch team crew chief, Cully Barraclough, could be the new crew chief of the #88 for Mike Wallace [at Talladega], no word where Hylton may go.(10-2-2007) UPDATE: Charles "Cully" Barraclough

Mike in for Kenny at the #88:

Mike in for Kenny at the #88:

October 2, 2007
Mike Wallace will take over the driving duties of the #88 M&M'S Halloween Ford Fusion from brother Kenny this weekend at Talladega while Ricky Rudd continues to recover from a shoulder injury which has kept him sidelined for five weeks. Along with a new driver in the

Mike Wallace to drive #03 for Germain at Talladega CTS race:

Mike Wallace to drive #03 for Germain at Talladega CTS race:

October 1, 2007
During an interview on "The Driver's Seat" on Sirius Radio, Mike Wallace said he is scheduled to drive a third entry [#03 Toyota] for Germain Racing in the Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega this week.(Sirius Radio)(10-1-2007)