Rusty Wallace
Russell William Wallace, Jr. (born August 14, 1956 in Fenton, Missoui) is a retired American race car driver. Wallace won the 1989 NASCAR Cup Series.[1] In 2013 Wallace was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.[2]
He is known for driving the number 2 Miller Lite/Miller Genuine Draft car for Team Penske in NASCAR. He raced from 1980 to 2005. He won 55 races from 1986 to 2004. Wallace won many races on short tracks such as Bristol Motor Speedway and Richmond Raceway.
In 2006, he became a broadcaster for ESPN and ABC. He covered many auto racing events, such as the Indianapolis 500.
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No. 88 Rookie of the Year racecar (1984)
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Wallace in the No. 2 (background) in 1985
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1989 car at Phoenix with Kodiak paint scheme
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Wallace at Michigan in 1994 with his MGD paint scheme
Wallace's only Truck Series start was at Nazareth Speedway in 1996
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NASCAR driver w:Rusty Wallace Miller Lite car in 1997 at Pocono.
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2005 Nextel Cup car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
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Brent Musburger and Wallace prepare to report from the ABC-TV pre-race stage at the 2006 Indianapolis 500.
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References
- ↑ "Wallace Revs Up in Bid for Title". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Rusty Wallace enters Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2013-04-26.
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