Rusty Wallace

Russell William "Rusty" Wallace Jr. (born August 14, 1956) is an American former NASCAR racing driver. He has won the 1984 NASCAR Cup series Rookie of the Year and the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship. Over the years, Wallace has been inducted in the NASCAR Hall of Fame (2013), the International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2013), the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2014)[3] and the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (2010).

Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace in 1997.
BornRussell William Wallace Jr.
(1956-08-14) August 14, 1956
Arnold, Missouri, U.S.
Achievements1989 Winston Cup Series Champion
1991 IROC Champion
1983 ASA Champion
1990 Coca-Cola 600 Winner
1989 The Winston Winner
1998 Bud Shootout Winner
Led Winston Cup Series in wins in 1988, 1989, 1993, and 1994
Led Winston Cup Series in poles in 2000
1993 Inaugural Winner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
AwardsNASCAR Hall of Fame inductee (2013)
International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee (2013)
National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame inductee (2010)
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductee (2014)[1]
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame inductee (1998)
Named a Missouri Sports Legend by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (2006)
St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame inductee (2011)
NMPA Myers Brothers Award winner (2005)
Two-time NMPA Richard Petty Driver of the Year (1988, 1993)
NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year (2005)
North Carolina's Order of the Long Leaf Pine (2005)
Delaware's Order of the First State (2005)
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
1984 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
1979 USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
706 races run over 25 years
Best finish1st (1989)
First race1980 Atlanta 500 (Atlanta)
Last race2005 Ford 400 (Homestead)
First win1986 Valleydale 500 (Bristol)[2]
Last win2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
55 349 36
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
42 races run over 9 years
Best finish32nd (1987)
First race1985 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race2005 O'Reilly Challenge (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 18 2
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish92nd (1996)
First race1996 DeVilbiss Superfinish 200 (Nazareth)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of December 21, 2012.

Racing career

Early career

Prior to joining the NASCAR circuit, Wallace made a name for himself racing around in Florida, winning a pair of local track championships and more than 200 short track races. In 1979, he won United States Auto Club's (USAC) Stock Car Rookie of the Year honors, finishing third in points behind A. J. Foyt and Bay Darnell.[4] In 1981, he finished second in the USAC Stock Cars championship standings, behind Joe Ruttman.[4]

In 1983, he won the American Speed Association (ASA) championship while competing against some of NASCAR's future stars like Mark Martin, Alan Kulwicki, and Dick Trickle.

NASCAR career
No. 88 Rookie of the Year racecar (1984)
Wallace in the No. 2 (background) in 1985

In 1980, Wallace made his NASCAR debut at Atlanta, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet for Roger Penske. He ended up finishing second in the race after qualifying seventh. He made nine NASCAR appearances over the next three years, finishing inside the Top 10 in only one more race. In 1984, Wallace joined the Winston Cup circuit full-time, winning NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors and finishing 14th in the final points standings. He drove the No. 88 Gatorade-sponsored Pontiac for Cliff Stewart with a best finish of fourth, along with two fifth-place finishes and four further Top 10s. Wallace stayed with Cliff Stewart for 1985 but this time, he drove the No. 2 Alugard-sponsored Pontiac. In 29 races, Wallace had two Top 5s and eight Top 10s.

Blue Max Racing

In 1986, Wallace switched teams to the No. 27 Alugard-sponsored Pontiac for Raymond Beadle's Blue Max Racing team. His first win came at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 6, 1986.[2] He also won at Martinsville on September 21. He finished the year with two wins, four Top 5s, and 16 Top 10s in 29 races. He finished sixth in the points, making this his first Top 10 finish in the standings. In 1987, Wallace gained sponsorship from Kodiak tobacco, establishing the No. 27 Kodiak-sponsored Pontiac livery his early career is most remembered for. He scored victories at Watkins Glen and Riverside, as well as his first series pole at Michigan in June. These results were backed up with nine Top 5s and 16 Top 10s in 29 races. He finished fifth in the final points standings.

Wallace developed his career further in 1988, scoring six victories (including four of the final five races of the year). His wins were at Michigan, Charlotte, North Wilkesboro, Rockingham, the final race ever at Riverside, and the season finale at Atlanta. With these six wins as well as 19 Top 5s and four further Top 10s, he finished second to Bill Elliott by 24 points.

1989 car at Phoenix with Kodiak paint scheme

In 1989, Wallace won the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship with crew chief Barry Dodson, by finishing 15th at the Atlanta Journal 500 at Atlanta to beat out close friend and fierce rival Dale Earnhardt (the race winner) by 12 points. Wallace also won The Winston in a controversial fashion, by spinning out Darrell Waltrip on the last lap.

In 1990, Raymond Beadle switched sponsors, to Miller Genuine Draft. The four-year sponsorship deal was tied specifically to Wallace, meaning it went where the 1989 championship went. The 1989 championship year was reportedly marked with acrimony between him and Beadle. However, Wallace was stuck with the team for 1990 due to his contract.[5] Rusty had 18 wins for Beadle.

Penske Racing

In 1991, Wallace took the Miller sponsorship with him to Penske Racing,[6] and he continued in the No. 2 Miller Genuine Draft-sponsored Pontiac. He also won the 1991 IROC championship. While 1992 only carried him one win, the win at the Miller 400 was satisfying; it was the first win for Wallace in a car which arguably was his best known chassis for his career, one affectionately known as "Midnight" after the win. With this nickname, the car raced for six seasons, carrying various race wins before being taken out of the fleet in 1997.

The 1993 season was arguably his most successful season despite two major accidents at Daytona and Talladega, in which his car went airborne and flipped several times. He won the second race of the season on February 28, 1993, at North Carolina Motor Speedway. The season was also a sad one, as Wallace's friend and reigning NASCAR Champion Alan Kulwicki was killed flying into Bristol in April 1993. Because of this, when Wallace won the race at Bristol, in respect to Alan Kulwicki, he did a "Polish victory lap"—turning his car around and driving around the track the wrong way, as made famous by Kulwicki. In every race Wallace won that year he performed a "Kulwicki victory lap". He won all three races in April (Bristol on April 4, North Wilkesboro on April 18, and Martinsville on April 25). Also, he won the first ever race at the New Hampshire Speedway, starting 33rd, on July 11. In 1993, he won 10 of the 30 races,[7] but finished second in the final points standings, 80 points behind Earnhardt. He ended the season strong, finishing in the Top 3 in all but two of the final 10 races of the season.

Penske switched to Fords in 1994.[7] In 1996, sponsorship changed from Miller Genuine Draft to Miller beer sponsorship.

Wallace at Michigan in 1994 with his MGD paint scheme
Wallace's only Truck Series start was at Nazareth Speedway in 1996
1997 paint scheme

In 1997, Miller changed the team's sponsorship to Miller Lite, replacing the black and gold with a blue and white scheme. In 1998, Wallace won the Bud Shootout at Daytona, a non-points race for the previous years pole winners and past winners of the race. It was the first win for Ford's new Taurus, and Wallace's only victory at NASCAR's premier track (as well as his only victory in any restrictor plate race) in a Cup car.

In 2000, he secured his 50th career win at Bristol, becoming the 10th driver in NASCAR to win 50+ races. He is also the only driver in NASCAR history to win his 1st and 50th career victories at the same track, and in the same race. He would also score 3 more wins at Pocono, Michigan, and the night race at Bristol (season sweep at Bristol). He finished seventh in the final points standings after some inconsistency in the championship race. The next year, he won at California for his 54th career win. He won on what would have been Dale Earnhardt's 50th birthday and paid tribute to him with an Earnhardt flag. Wallace almost won the 2002 Sharpie 500 after being bumped out of the way by his rival Jeff Gordon.

Wallace at Richmond in 1998.

In 2003, Penske Racing switched to Dodge and appropriately, in 2004, Wallace won his 55th (and final) race on a short track: the 2004 spring Martinsville Speedway race. It was also the last win for the track under the ownership of the H. Clay Earles Trust; the death of Mary Weatherford (matriarch of the trust) forced the Trust to sell the track a month later.

2005 Nextel Cup car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

On August 30, 2004, Wallace announced that the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season would be his last as a full-time driver. Although at the time the possibility remained that he may have continued to run a limited schedule after the 2005 season—as semi-retirees Bill Elliott and Terry Labonte also have done, Wallace's current broadcasting contract forbids him from doing so. Kurt Busch would replace Wallace in the number 2 Miller Lite-sponsored Dodge in 2006–2010. In 2011, Brad Keselowski began driving the number 2.

In 2006, Wallace returned to his General Motors roots when he raced a Crawford-Pontiac sportscar, painted black and carrying the familiar stylized No. 2. The car was sponsored by Callaway Golf, in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, teamed with Danica Patrick and Allan McNish, In 2008, his Nationwide Series cars switched from Dodge to Chevrolet.

To date, Wallace has had 55 NASCAR Cup wins, which is tied for 8th on NASCAR's all-time wins list. They include victories at Charlotte as well as the series' last three road courses (Riverside, Infineon and Watkins Glen), but none at Daytona, Darlington, Indianapolis or Talladega. He has the most short track wins in NASCAR history with 34, and therefore he is considered among the best short track drivers in NASCAR history. He retired after the 2005 season with a 14.4 career average finish.

In 2014, Wallace ran at Daytona for testing before the 2014 Daytona 500 as part of a promotion for Miller Lite's 40th anniversary, marking the first time a NASCAR Hall of Famer has driven in a NASCAR test.[8] When asked about the testing, Wallace stated, "It all started at Homestead. I was standing between the 48 (Jimmie Johnson) and 2 (Brad Keselowski) cars joking around and those guys were egging me on to get back in a car and when Brad got wind of it, he called me up two weeks later and was serious about it and Roger (Penske) was all for it. Everyone in the world has been on me to test. ‘Why haven’t you been back in a car?’ This here kind of got me."[9]

Major crashes

Wallace's legacy, besides being a close rival of Dale Earnhardt, was a number of severe wrecks he endured, especially at restrictor plate racetracks. The first one happened in 1983, when Wallace was attempting the Daytona 500 through the Gatorade Twin 125's. He was tapped by Rick Wilson, got airborne, and went on a spectacular series of flips that left him hospitalized. His next flip came at Bristol Motor Speedway in 1988. What started it was unclear, but Wallace somehow managed to climb the wall and did a barrel roll. The roof of his car caved in. ESPN commentator Dr. Jerry Punch was the first responder, and possibly saved his life. In 1993, Wallace had two massive flips – both at plate tracks. The first was at the 1993 Daytona 500, where he was tapped by the crashing cars of Michael Waltrip and Derrike Cope, and barrel rolled multiple times in the grass on the back straightaway several feet in the air. Months later, at Talladega, racing to the checkered flag, Wallace was tagged from behind by Dale Earnhardt, turned backwards, and flew into the air before violently flipping in the grass past the start-finish line, breaking a wrist (the area where Wallace's car wrecked has since been paved over). Earnhardt was visibly shaken by the incident and did make sure Wallace was okay by checking on him after the race had concluded. Wallace finished 80 points behind Earnhardt in the final points for 1993.[10] He also had an airborne crash in his last Gatorade Twin in 2005 when Dave Blaney clipped his right rear tire and sent his car off the ground. The car never turned over though.

Other racing

On April 1, 2015, Wallace tested a Stadium Super Truck owned by former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon, and the following day, he announced he would race in the series' X Games round in Austin.[11] After finishing last in his heat race, he was relegated to the last-chance qualifier.[12] During the LCQ, Wallace rolled his truck, but continued running;[13] he finished sixth in the event but failed to qualify for the feature.[12]

In 2016, Wallace returned to racing when he competed in the Ferrari Finali Mondiali at Daytona. Driving for "Ferrari of Houston", Wallace finished tenth overall and third in the Professional, North America class.[14]

Broadcast career
Brent Musburger and Wallace prepare to report from the ABC-TV pre-race stage at the 2006 Indianapolis 500.

On January 25, 2006, it was announced that Wallace would cover auto racing events for ESPN and ABC. Despite Wallace's lack of open-wheel racing experience, his assignments began with the IndyCar Series and included the Indianapolis 500 (in a perhaps forgivable lapse, he described a thrilling battle on the last lap as "The most exciting Daytona 500 ever!"). He joined the NASCAR broadcasting team for both networks when they started coverage of the sport in 2007.[15] He signed a six-year deal with ESPN in 2006. He returned to commentate for the 2007 Indianapolis 500 won by Dario Franchitti. He co-hosted NASCAR Angels with Shannon Wiseman. Wallace worked with ESPN from 2007-2014 until their contract with NASCAR expired.

Since the 2015 Daytona 500, Wallace has worked with Motor Racing Network as a booth announcer.

Car owner

Up until 2012, Wallace owned and operated Rusty Wallace Racing, which fielded the No. 62 Pilot Flying J Toyota Camry driven by Michael Annett and the No. 66 5 Hour Energy Toyota Camry driven by his son Steve Wallace. This operation was temporarily suspended due to the loss of sponsorship. However, Steve Wallace confirmed on his Twitter account that the team would return for the Nationwide Series race at Richmond in May 2012 in a former Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mustang, powered by a Roush-Yates engine in the No. 4 sponsored by LoanMax Title Loans. Due to lack of sponsorship in 2013, Wallace's team ran one race in a No. 66 entry finishing 25th at Charlotte, then closed at the conclusion of the season.

Family

Wallace's brothers, Kenny and Mike, also used to race on the NASCAR circuit. He and his wife Patti have three children — Greg, Katie, and Steven. Stephen raced full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and made his Cup Series debut during the 2011 Daytona 500, making him the fourth member of his family to compete in the Daytona 500 and in NASCAR, behind the Bodines (Geoff, Brett, and Todd), Pettys (Lee, Richard, and Kyle), Earnhardts (Dale, Kerry and Dale Jr.), and the Allisons (Bobby, Donnie, and Davey). Wallace's father, Russell Wallace Sr., died on October 30, 2011, at age 77.

Iowa Speedway

In late 2005, Wallace broke ground on his "Signature Design Speedway" in Newton, Iowa. Iowa Speedway had its first race on September 15, 2006, and hosted many races in 2007 including an IndyCar race. The track is noted for its structural similarity to Richmond International Raceway, where Wallace has won six times. Iowa Speedway hosted its first NASCAR Nationwide Series race in 2009.

Endorsements
  • 2003 – Callaway Golf – Callaway Golf Signs NASCAR Driver Rusty Wallace to Multiyear Endorsement and Licensing Agreement.[16]
  • 2009 – U.S. Fidelis – USfidelis TV Campaign Debuts, Featuring NASCAR's Steve and Rusty Wallace.[17] The March 2010 bankruptcy of US Fidelis lists Rusty Wallace Racing as a creditor owed $535,439.[18]
  • 2009 – Lista International Corporation – Legendary NASCAR Driver Rusty Wallace Endorses Lista Products in New Online Video[19]

Other media

Wallace made a cameo appearance in the movie Days of Thunder. He and his brothers all appeared in the Electronic Arts video game NASCAR Rumble. Mike was featured as a Craftsman Truck Series driver, driving the No. 2 ASE Dodge (no specific car makes for the Trucks; the real truck was a Dodge at the time), Kenny was featured in the game driving the No. 55 Square D Chevrolet (although the game's commercial showed him driving the No. 81 Square D Ford) & Rusty was featured in the game driving his No. 2 Ford, with the exception that the Miller Lite stickers are replaced by Penske Racing stickers similar to current Penske Championship Racing driver Brad Keselowski, whose sponsor is censored by NASCAR's ban on wireless telephone advertising. In the video for “Nowadays” by Lil Skies featuring Landon Cube, Cube can be seen wearing a vintage Rusty Wallace jacket.

Career achievements

Awards and honors

Records and milestones

With 55 career points-paying victories, Wallace is ranked ninth among the all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners; he is ranked seventh (in a tie with Bobby Allison) among those who have competed during the sport's modern era (1972–present).

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nextel Cup Series
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NNCC Pts Ref
1980 Penske Racing 16 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL
2		 BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT
14		 CAR ATL ONT 57th 291 [24]
1981 Benfield Racing 98 Pontiac RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
30		 TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL
21		 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS 64th - [25]
John Childs 72 Buick CLT
6		 CAR ATL
29		 RSD
1982 DAY
37		 RCH BRI ATL
35		 CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
29		 POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RSD 65th 186 [26]
1983 DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD NA - [27]
1984 Cliff Stewart Racing 88 Pontiac DAY
30		 RCH
16		 CAR
26		 ATL
19		 BRI
12		 NWS
28		 DAR
30		 MAR
15		 TAL
31		 NSV
6		 DOV
11		 CLT
15		 RSD
20		 POC
17		 MCH
14		 DAY
20		 NSV
18		 POC
6		 TAL
12		 MCH
35		 BRI
20		 DAR
4		 RCH
11		 DOV
30		 MAR
13		 CLT
14		 NWS
5		 CAR
26		 ATL
15		 RSD
26		 14th 3316 [28]
1985 2 DAY
8		 RCH
27		 CAR
9		 ATL
27		 BRI
5		 DAR
5		 NWS
22		 MAR
10		 TAL
37		 DOV
18		 CLT
8		 RSD
24		 POC
13		 MCH
26		 DAY
41		 POC
33		 TAL
17		 MCH
7		 BRI
12		 DAR
38		 RCH
13		 DOV
31		 MAR
25		 NWS
25		 CLT
30		 CAR
9		 ATL
21		 RSD
36		 19th 2867 [29]
1986 Blue Max Racing 27 Pontiac DAY
8		 RCH
10		 CAR
12		 ATL
8		 BRI
1*		 DAR
6		 NWS
10		 MAR
30		 TAL
13		 DOV
26		 CLT
10		 RSD
4		 POC
6		 MCH
19		 DAY
8		 POC
27		 TAL
35		 GLN
6		 MCH
6		 BRI
14		 DAR
23		 RCH
19		 DOV
13		 MAR
1		 NWS
4		 CLT
8		 CAR
19		 ATL
13		 RSD
8		 6th 3762 [30]
1987 DAY
41		 CAR
6		 RCH
3		 ATL
3		 DAR
20		 NWS
9		 BRI
16		 MAR
2		 TAL
6		 CLT
10		 DOV
17		 POC
40		 RSD
41		 MCH
5		 DAY
8		 POC
14		 TAL
8		 GLN
1*		 MCH
4		 BRI
2		 DAR
2		 RCH
17		 DOV
12		 MAR
28		 NWS
10		 CLT
22		 CAR
12		 RSD
1		 ATL
12		 5th 3818 [31]
1988 DAY
7		 RCH
7		 CAR
14		 ATL
2		 DAR
25		 BRI
4		 NWS
4		 MAR
16		 TAL
10		 CLT
2		 DOV
3		 RSD
1*		 POC
3		 MCH
1*		 DAY
12		 POC
24		 TAL
5		 GLN
2		 MCH
2*		 BRI
9		 DAR
2		 RCH
35		 DOV
3		 MAR
3		 CLT
1		 NWS
1		 CAR
1		 PHO
5		 ATL
1*		 2nd 4464 [32]
1989 DAY
18		 CAR
1*		 ATL
31*		 RCH
1		 DAR
8		 BRI
1		 NWS
9		 MAR
31		 TAL
10		 CLT
31		 DOV
5		 SON
2		 POC
22*		 MCH
2*		 DAY
17		 POC
2*		 TAL
37		 GLN
1		 MCH
1*		 BRI
6		 DAR
4		 RCH
1*		 DOV
7		 MAR
4*		 CLT
8		 NWS
7		 CAR
2*		 PHO
16		 ATL
15		 1st 4176 [33]
1990 DAY
7		 RCH
6*		 CAR
5		 ATL
24		 DAR
18		 BRI
28		 NWS
7		 MAR
2		 TAL
20		 CLT
1*		 DOV
10*		 SON
1*		 POC
2		 MCH
17		 DAY
14		 POC
3		 TAL
32		 GLN
34*		 MCH
3		 BRI
2		 DAR
40		 RCH
5		 DOV
7		 MAR
15		 NWS
8		 CLT
38		 CAR
32		 PHO
38		 ATL
9		 6th 3676 [34]
1991 Penske Racing 2 Pontiac DAY
27		 RCH
4		 CAR
28		 ATL
10		 DAR
5		 BRI
1		 NWS
32		 MAR
21		 TAL
26		 CLT
22		 DOV
9		 SON
3*		 POC
31		 MCH
17		 DAY
12		 POC
1		 TAL
6		 GLN
4		 MCH
3		 BRI
32		 DAR
32		 RCH
3		 DOV
25		 MAR
7		 NWS
6		 CLT
27		 CAR
11		 PHO
5		 ATL
34		 10th 3582 [35]
1992 DAY
31		 CAR
26		 RCH
17		 ATL
15		 DAR
11		 BRI
9		 NWS
2		 MAR
31		 TAL
11		 CLT
18		 DOV
3		 SON
7		 POC
24		 MCH
37		 DAY
9		 POC
18		 TAL
11		 GLN
6		 MCH
21		 BRI
10		 DAR
9		 RCH
1*		 DOV
16		 MAR
2*		 NWS
4		 CLT
37		 CAR
21		 PHO
28*		 ATL
6		 13th 3556 [36]
1993 DAY
32		 CAR
1*		 RCH
2		 ATL
3		 DAR
5		 BRI
1*		 NWS
1		 MAR
1*		 TAL
6		 SON
38		 CLT
29		 DOV
21		 POC
39		 MCH
5		 DAY
18		 NHA
1		 POC
2		 TAL
17		 GLN
19		 MCH
6		 BRI
2*		 DAR
3		 RCH
1*		 DOV
1*		 MAR
2		 NWS
1*		 CLT
4		 CAR
1*		 PHO
19		 ATL
1*		 2nd 4446 [37]
1994 Ford DAY
41		 CAR
1*		 RCH
2		 ATL
24		 DAR
33		 BRI
7		 NWS
2		 MAR
1*		 TAL
33		 SON
5		 CLT
2*		 DOV
1		 POC
1*		 MCH
1*		 DAY
26		 NHA
3		 POC
9		 TAL
42		 IND
4		 GLN
17		 MCH
4		 BRI
1		 DAR
7		 RCH
4		 DOV
1		 MAR
1*		 NWS
4		 CLT
37		 CAR
35		 PHO
17		 ATL
32		 3rd 4207 [38]
1995 DAY
34		 CAR
24		 RCH
3*		 ATL
10		 DAR
23		 BRI
2		 NWS
4		 MAR
1*		 TAL
20		 SON
20		 CLT
34		 DOV
9		 POC
17		 MCH
3		 DAY
27		 NHA
6		 POC
16*		 TAL
30		 IND
2		 GLN
26		 MCH
5		 BRI
21		 DAR
3		 RCH
1*		 DOV
3		 MAR
3		 NWS
2		 CLT
9		 CAR
2		 PHO
4		 ATL
3		 5th 4240 [39]
1996 DAY
16		 CAR
22		 RCH
7		 ATL
36		 DAR
4		 BRI
5		 NWS
33		 MAR
1		 TAL
30		 SON
1*		 CLT
34		 DOV
7		 POC
31		 MCH
1		 DAY
31		 NHA
7		 POC
1		 TAL
10		 IND
7		 GLN
33		 MCH
39		 BRI
1*		 DAR
38		 RCH
6		 DOV
2		 MAR
36		 NWS
10		 CLT
8		 CAR
8		 PHO
40		 ATL
10		 7th 3717 [40]
1997 DAY
41		 CAR
6		 RCH
1		 ATL
31		 DAR
6		 TEX
37		 BRI
2*		 MAR
5		 SON
40		 TAL
37		 CLT
2		 DOV
39		 POC
22		 MCH
29		 CAL
14		 DAY
6		 NHA
3		 POC
37		 IND
38		 GLN
3		 MCH
13		 BRI
12		 DAR
43		 RCH
5		 NHA
21		 DOV
16		 MAR
15*		 CLT
12		 TAL
10		 CAR
18		 PHO
2*		 ATL
32		 9th 3598 [41]
1998 Penske-Kranefuss Racing DAY
5		 CAR
2		 LVS
3		 ATL
4		 DAR
3		 BRI
33*		 TEX
12		 MAR
6		 TAL
12		 CAL
34		 CLT
2		 DOV
18		 RCH
3		 MCH
17		 POC
42		 SON
5		 NHA
4		 POC
6		 IND
8		 GLN
4		 MCH
23		 BRI
3		 NHA
8		 DAR
7		 RCH
7		 DOV
5		 MAR
28		 CLT
26		 TAL
27		 DAY
5		 PHO
1*		 CAR
3		 ATL
20		 4th 4501 [42]
1999 DAY
8*		 CAR
10		 LVS
9		 ATL
35		 DAR
33		 TEX
4		 BRI
1*		 MAR
7*		 TAL
41		 CAL
11		 RCH
5		 CLT
31		 DOV
6		 MCH
12		 POC
43		 SON
4		 DAY
11*		 NHA
42		 POC
18		 IND
8		 GLN
3		 MCH
16		 BRI
18		 DAR
8		 RCH
14		 NHA
6*		 DOV
32		 MAR
4		 CLT
8		 TAL
11		 CAR
5		 PHO
32		 HOM
12		 ATL
13		 8th 4155 [43]
2000 DAY
4		 CAR
11		 LVS
15		 ATL
32		 DAR
16		 BRI
1		 TEX
4		 MAR
10*		 TAL
41		 CAL
8		 RCH
5*		 CLT
8		 DOV
14		 MCH
7		 POC
10*		 SON
26		 DAY
3		 NHA
15		 POC
1		 IND
2*		 GLN
34		 MCH
1*		 BRI
1*		 DAR
30		 RCH
34		 NHA
5		 DOV
8		 MAR
23		 CLT
21		 TAL
8		 CAR
5		 PHO
4		 HOM
15		 ATL
7		 7th 4544 [44]
2001 Penske Racing South DAY
3		 CAR
7		 LVS
43		 ATL
12		 DAR
10		 BRI
7		 TEX
12		 MAR
13		 TAL
13		 CAL
1*		 RCH
3*		 CLT
14		 DOV
21		 MCH
41		 POC
16		 SON
5		 DAY
7		 CHI
13		 NHA
43		 POC
6		 IND
4		 GLN
43		 MCH
17		 BRI
5		 DAR
22		 RCH
5*		 DOV
11		 KAN
4*		 CLT
7		 MAR
15		 TAL
16		 PHO
15		 CAR
24		 HOM
12		 ATL
12		 NHA
18		 7th 4481 [45]
2002 DAY
18		 CAR
8		 LVS
11		 ATL
6		 DAR
7		 BRI
9		 TEX
11		 MAR
16		 TAL
8		 CAL
8		 RCH
25		 CLT
10		 DOV
17		 POC
9		 MCH
7		 SON
27		 DAY
2		 CHI
25		 NHA
4		 POC
40		 IND
2		 GLN
17		 MCH
24		 BRI
2		 DAR
22		 RCH
15		 NHA
19		 DOV
15		 KAN
3		 TAL
13		 CLT
5		 MAR
9		 ATL
17		 CAR
27		 PHO
2		 HOM
14		 7th 4574 [46]
2003 Dodge DAY
25		 CAR
6*		 LVS
40		 ATL
15		 DAR
16		 BRI
14		 TEX
14		 TAL
37		 MAR
8		 CAL
3		 RCH
10		 CLT
12		 DOV
6		 POC
16		 MCH
12		 SON
8		 DAY
28		 CHI
32		 NHA
17		 POC
11		 IND
10		 GLN
37		 MCH
38		 BRI
43		 DAR
36		 RCH
5		 NHA
6		 DOV
10		 TAL
9		 KAN
9		 CLT
13		 MAR
29		 ATL
19		 PHO
33		 CAR
23		 HOM
23		 14th 3950 [47]
2004 Penske-Jasper Racing DAY
29		 CAR
7		 LVS
10		 ATL
35		 DAR
29		 BRI
2		 TEX
5		 MAR
1		 TAL
33		 CAL
35		 RCH
16		 CLT
10		 DOV
13		 POC
32		 MCH
22		 SON
28		 DAY
27		 CHI
11		 NHA
30		 POC
17		 IND
13		 GLN
25		 MCH
36		 BRI
26		 CAL
10		 RCH
10		 NHA
14		 DOV
13		 TAL
26		 KAN
18		 CLT
31		 MAR
10		 ATL
11		 PHO
7		 DAR
18		 HOM
8		 16th 3960 [48]
2005 DAY
10		 CAL
10		 LVS
12		 ATL
27		 BRI
13*		 MAR
5		 TEX
10		 PHO
36		 TAL
22		 DAR
12		 RCH
19		 CLT
10		 DOV
5		 POC
11		 MCH
10		 SON
4		 DAY
4		 CHI
12		 NHA
8		 POC
2		 IND
25		 GLN
6		 MCH
13		 BRI
5		 CAL
15		 RCH
5		 NHA
6		 DOV
3		 TAL
25		 KAN
7		 CLT
24		 MAR
19		 ATL
37		 TEX
22		 PHO
29		 HOM
13		 8th 6140 [49]
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1982 John Childs Buick 19 37
1983 DNQ
1984 Cliff Stewart Racing Pontiac 27 30
1985 22 8
1986 Blue Max Racing Pontiac 9 8
1987 32 41
1988 5 7
1989 35 18
1990 38 7
1991 Penske Racing Pontiac 8 27
1992 17 31
1993 34 32
1994 Ford 5 41
1995 7 34
1996 43 16
1997 14 41
1998 Penske-Kranefuss Racing 12 5
1999 10 8
2000 5 4
2001 Penske Racing South 12 3
2002 37 18
2003 Dodge 38 25
2004 Penske-Jasper Racing 18 29
2005 36 10

Busch Series
NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
1985 Rusty Wallace Racing 66 Pontiac DAY
4		 CAR HCY BRI MAR DAR SBO LGY DOV 40th 550 [50]
Olds CLT
36		 SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY MLW BRI DAR
2		 RCH NWS ROU CLT
3		 HCY CAR MAR
1986 Pontiac DAY
9		 CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT
4		 SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR
36		 RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT CAR MAR 61st 193 [51]
1987 Shugart Racing 90 Chevy DAY HCY MAR DAR BRI
19		 LGY SBO JFC
5		 OXF SBO HCY RAL
26*		 LGY ROU BRI
25		 JFC RCH
16		 MAR
22		 MAR
7		 32nd 1208 [52]
Blue Max Racing 72 Pontiac CLT
33		 DAR
3		 CLT
4		 CAR
Shugart Racing 90 Buick DOV
13		 IRP ROU DOV
30
1988 Blue Max Racing 72 Pontiac DAY
27		 HCY CAR MAR DAR
8		 BRI LNG 54th 297 [53]
Buick NZH
13		 SBO NSV
Rusty Wallace Racing 66 Pontiac CLT
30		 DOV ROU LAN LVL MYB OXF SBO HCY LNG IRP ROU BRI DAR
9		 RCH DOV MAR CLT
9		 CAR MAR
1989 Blue Max Racing 72 Pontiac DAY
2		 CAR MAR HCY DAR
30		 BRI NZH
38		 SBO LAN NSV CLT
9		 DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI
26		 DAR
41		 RCH DOV MAR CLT
35		 CAR MAR 56th 430 [54]
1993 Rusty Wallace Racing 21 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW
33		 TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL 102nd 64 [55]
1997 Penske Racing 2 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAL
21		 CAR HOM 124th - [56]
2004 Rusty Wallace, Inc. 66 Dodge DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH
6		 BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO
7		 DAR HOM 76th 296 [57]
2005 64 DAY CAL MXC
6		 LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN
24		 MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY
37		 IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV
7		 KAN
13		 CLT MEM TEX
27		 PHO HOM 61st 650 [58]

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NCTC Pts Ref
1996 Penske Racing 22 Ford HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH
9		 MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS 92nd 138 [59]

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Year Make 1 2 3 4 Pos. Pts Ref
1989 Chevy DAY
1		 NZH
3		 MCH
3		 GLN
8		 3rd 58 [60]
1990 Dodge TAL
7		 CLE
8		 MCH
6		 8th 26 [61]
1991 DAY
10		 TAL
1*		 MCH
1*		 GLN
1*		 1st 86 [62]
1992 DAY
8		 TAL
6		 MCH
2		 MCH
3		 4th 47 [63]
1993 DAY DAR
4		 TAL MCH NA 0 [64]
1994 DAY
6*		 DAR
2		 TAL
9		 MCH
3*		 3rd 56 [65]
1995 DAY
5		 DAR
10		 TAL
9		 MCH
7		 9th 32 [66]
1996 Pontiac DAY
12		 TAL
12		 CLT
4		 MCH
7		 11th 26 [67]
1999 Pontiac DAY
9		 TAL
2		 MCH
3		 IND
5		 4th 50 [68]
2000 DAY
6		 TAL
9		 MCH
9		 IND
5		 8th 31 [69]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bill Elliott		 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion
1989		 Succeeded by
Dale Earnhardt
Preceded by
Dale Earnhardt		 IROC Champion
IROC XV (1991)		 Succeeded by
Ricky Rudd
Preceded by
Mark Martin		 ASA National Tour Champion
1983		 Succeeded by
Dick Trickle
Achievements
Preceded by
Darrell Waltrip		 Coca-Cola 600 winner
1990		 Succeeded by
Davey Allison
Preceded by
Terry Labonte		 The Winston winner
1989		 Succeeded by
Dale Earnhardt
Awards
Preceded by
Sterling Marlin		 NASCAR Rookie of the Year
1984		 Succeeded by
Ken Schrader
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