Rusty Wallace News

Cale added to Bristols Saturday Night Special race; DW withdraws:

Cale added to Bristols Saturday Night Special race; DW withdraws:

March 10, 2009
Cale added to Bristols Saturday Night Special race; DW withdraws: Cale Yarborough, one of the most successful drivers in the history of Bristol Motor Speedway, has been added to the lineup of stars for the Scotts"Saturday Night Special" at Bristol Motor Speedway,

Congrats to Dennis O’Connor:

Congrats to Dennis O’Connor:

March 6, 2009
Dennis and Aimee O'Connor gave birth to a 7.3 lbs healthy baby boy at 1:59 am Friday March 6th. Dennis is now a crew member at Rusty Wallace Racing on the #66 Nationwide car. Baby and family are doing fine.(3-6-2009)

Rusty and Evernham team up to run at Bristol:

Rusty and Evernham team up to run at Bristol:

February 28, 2009
Rusty Wallace and Ray Evernham announced that they will team to pilot a #2 Chevy in the March 21st Saturday Night Special at Bristol Motor Speedway. The event marks Wallaces first career start at Bristol while driving a Chevy. Said Wallace,"When the opportunity to

Qualifying Fast Facts – Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

February 27, 2009
Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Shelby 427 with a lap of 29.033 seconds, 185.995mph, a new qualifying record at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is his fifth pole in 153 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and third top-10 start in

Jeff Gordon heading to 20,000 laps led:

Jeff Gordon heading to 20,000 laps led:

February 23, 2009
Another milestone "“ 20,000 career laps led "“ is well within reach for #24-Jeff Gordon in 2009 at Las Vegas. Gordon, who after leading 64 laps at Auto Club Speedway, passed Rusty Wallace for seventh on all time laps led, can hit 20,000 laps led if he leads 11 laps

Nationwide Series Season from California on ESPN2:

Nationwide Series Season from California on ESPN2:

February 16, 2009
After starting the 2009 season at Daytona, the Nationwide Series continues on the other side of the country this weekend with a 300-mile event at the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Live, flag-to-flag coverage presented by GoDaddy.com airs Saturday, Feb

Rusty Wallace Inc considering Cup with RCR help:

Rusty Wallace Inc considering Cup with RCR help:

February 15, 2009
The union of two families with passionate racing backgrounds has led Rusty Wallace to seriously consider a 2009 Sprint Cup Series debut with his own team, and a possible full-time venture in the near future. In the offseason Wallace did a deal with Las Vegas businessman

RWI considering Cup:

RWI considering Cup:

February 14, 2009
The union of two families with passionate racing backgrounds has led Rusty Wallace to seriously consider a 2009 Cup Series debut with his own team, and a possible full-time venture in the near future. In the offseason Wallace did a deal with Las Vegas businessman Michael

USfidelis sponsoring Steve Wallace: UPDATES:

USfidelis sponsoring Steve Wallace: UPDATES:

February 10, 2009
Looks likes US Fidelis will be a sponsor of the #66 in some amount this season. Their website states: "We are proud sponsors of Steve Wallace and Rusty Wallace Racing. You can learn more about this season by visiting the official Rusty Wallace website." [the RWI site

Nationwide Series Season Opens at Daytona on ESPN2:

Nationwide Series Season Opens at Daytona on ESPN2:

February 8, 2009
The 2009 season for the Nationwide Series kicks off this weekend, and ESPN2 will have live, flag-to-flag coverage of the Camping World 300 from Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 14, beginning at noon ET with NASCAR Countdown. ESPN2 will be the home of

Lengendary racers to run charity race at Bristol:

Lengendary racers to run charity race at Bristol:

February 5, 2009
Darrell Waltrip, Harry Gant, David Pearson, Junior Johnson and other champion drivers are scheduled to be a part of the first Saturday Night Special at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday, March 21. Paired with celebrity partners, these legendary racers will run 35 circuits

New car chief for Kurt Busch:

New car chief for Kurt Busch:

February 4, 2009
Jeff Thousand returns to being a"road warrior" as he will serve as #2-Kurt Buschs car chief for the 2009 season. Thousands racing career dates back to the short tracks of the Midwest as he was a member of Rusty Wallaces successful operation during the late 70s and

Television broadcast times annouced: UPDATE:

Television broadcast times annouced: UPDATE:

February 3, 2009
roadcast times for the 2009 NASCAR season have been announced. The 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series season will be broadcast on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. ABC will broadcast four events, ESPN will broadcast five and ESPN2 will broadcast 26. ESPN2 opens the season with the Camping

Evernham announces plans:

Evernham announces plans:

January 29, 2009
Ray Evernham has been long known for his leadership atop the pit box of NASCAR stars like Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne, guidance of Dodge's return to NASCAR racing and technological innovation that changed the sport. Evernham announced that he officially is passing

NASCAR Now Returns:

NASCAR Now Returns:

January 28, 2009
ESPN2s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now returns to the air for its third season on Monday, Feb. 2, to coincide with the beginning of the 2009 NASCAR racing season. The seasons first program, a one-hour roundtable discussion, airs at 5:00pm/et. Mike