Steve Wallace (NASCAR)
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| Born | August 18, 1987 | ||||||
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| Hometown | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
| Achievements | 2004 Snowball Derby Winner | ||||||
| Awards | 2004 UARA Rookie of the Year | ||||||
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| Car #, team | 66 – Rusty Wallace Racing | ||||||
| 2009 NNS position | 7th | ||||||
| Best NNS position | 7th – 2009 | ||||||
| First race | 2005 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series statistics | |||||||
| Truck #, team | #15 - Billy Ballew Motorsports | ||||||
| First race | 2010 E-Z-GO 200 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of March 17, 2010. | |||||||
Steve Wallace (born August 18, 1987 in Charlotte, North Carolina)[1] is an American race car driver. Steve is the son of 1989 Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace and the nephew of NASCAR drivers Kenny and Mike Wallace. He drives the #66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry for Rusty Wallace Racing.
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Early racing
Between 1998 and 2002, Wallace raced in INEX Bandoleros. He captured multiple series championships. Steve raced in Legends cars and late model racecars near his hometown of Mooresville, North Carolina. He won both the Summer Shootout (twice) and Winter Shootout (once) at Lowe's Motor Speedway. He also won multiple championships at Concord Motor Speedway. In December 2004, at the age of 17, he won one of the biggest short track races in the country, the Snowball Derby, in Pensacola, Florida, a race Rusty and Kenny both entered, but failed to win in their careers. Steve was also the 2004 UARA Rookie of The Year. He won the first ever late model race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
In 2005, he ran nearly the entire season in USAR Hooters Pro Cup competition. He finished with 3 Top 10 finishes and qualified for the post-season championship series. A day after Steve turned 18, he became the youngest winner at a Michigan International Speedway event in an ARCA race while driving a Penske Racing Dodge sponsored by Kodak. He raced in ARCA with several other teams that season. He also finished 15th in his first NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Memphis Motorsports Park (after starting 11th). Steve became part of the Dodge factory driver development program.
NASCAR Nationwide Series Career
Wallace raced 17 races in the Top-Flite #64 Dodge Nationwide Series car in 2006 (sharing with Jamie McMurray), as well as six ARCA series races in a Penske Racing car. Wallace won ARCA races at Michigan International Speedway and Kentucky Speedway, and had a best finish of 11th in the Busch Series.
For the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Season he would race full-time. He won his first career pole at Bristol Motor Speedway. Steve Wallace won his second pole on June 9th, 2007 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Before the conclusion of the 2007 Nationwide Series Season, it was announced that Steven would be switching from Dodge to Chevy for the 2008 Season.
His first career top five came at Richmond International Raceway on May 2, 2008.
Personal life
Wallace is the youngest son of ESPN announcer and former NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace.
Wallace has been diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.[2]
Survived a attempted mugging outside a convenience store in the Indianapolis Area after the ORP race. The muggers went for Steves watch, but he fought them off escaping with minor bumps and bruises.
References
- ^ Steve Wallace Career Statistics
- ^ Q&A: Kenny Wallace/Steve Wallace. NASCAR press release (July 26, 2006). Retrieved on December 17, 2006.
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