Rusty Wallace Racing

Rusty Wallace, Inc.
	1985 (re-opened 2004)
Closed	2013
Career
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	4
Pole positions	12

Rusty Wallace Racing, LLC (RWR), formerly known as Rusty Wallace, Inc. (RWI) was a

Xfinity Series (formerly the Busch and Nationwide Series) with Wallace's younger brother Kenny Wallace and son Steve Wallace.^[1]^[2]

On January 6, 2012, Rusty Wallace that the team would go on a temporary hiatus after being unable to find sponsorship.

Richmond for a single race. The team made its final Nationwide Series start in 2013 with Steve Wallace behind the wheel.^[1]^[4]^[5]

Rusty Wallace Racing continues to operate, fielding

NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.^[6]^[7]

Team history

RWI was founded in 1984 as Rusty Wallace's marketing firm. It began fielding racecars in

1986 and 1988, and had four top-tens with sponsorship from Alugard and Kodiak

.

Beginning with the

Winston Cup

series, the team shut down.

RWI returned to competition in 2004, operating as many as three teams out of its headquarters in

Roush Fenway Racing.^[1]^[4]

Nationwide Series

Car No. 62 history

The No. 62 debuted in 2006 as the No. 61

Memphis Motorsports Park

.

The team would run full-time in

Truck Series driver Brendan Gaughan drove the renumbered 62 in 2009 with sponsorship from South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, before U.S. Fidelis and 5-hour Energy

came over to share sponsorship with the No. 66.

Michael Annett, along with sponsor Pilot Flying J, drove the car in 2011, with Gaughan returning to the Camping World Truck Series with Germain Racing. After an arrest for a DUI prior to Daytona, Annett rebounded and finished 9th in points. Following the shutdown of RWR, Annett was released and moved to Richard Petty Motorsports, while the No. 62 team's owners points were given to JD Motorsports.^[3]

Car No. 62 results

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year	Driver	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	Owners	Pts
2006	Steve Wallace	61	Dodge	DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	MAR	GTY	IRP	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV 21	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO 16	HOM	63rd	215
2007	Chase Austin	64	Dodge	DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM 41	TEX	PHO	HOM	82nd	40
2008	David Stremme		Chevy	DAY 42	CAL 17	LVS 5	ATL 30	BRI 9	NSH 6	TEX 35	PHO 10		TAL 2	RCH 6	DAR 6	CLT 12	DOV 3	NSH 2	KEN 12	MLW 34	NHA 17	DAY 8	CHI 23	GTY 9	IRP 13			MCH 16	BRI 5	CAL 10	RCH 9	DOV 11	KAN 17	CLT 31	MEM 10	TEX 10	PHO 35	HOM 16	10th	4238
2008	Max Papis											MXC 15														CGV 20	GLN 11												10th	4238
2009	Brendan Gaughan	62		DAY 15	CAL 9	LVS 7	BRI 21	TEX 37	NSH 17	PHO 7	TAL 38	RCH 26	DAR 19	CLT 2	DOV 12	NSH 24	KEN 4	MLW 13	NHA 21	DAY 17	CHI 13	GTY 31	IRP 12	IOW 25	GLN 22	MCH 29	BRI 19	CGV 9	ATL 31	RCH 21	DOV 19	KAN 29	CAL 7	CLT 15	MEM 5	TEX 16	PHO 19	HOM 11	16th	3914
2010	Brendan Gaughan		Toyota	DAY 30	CAL 24	LVS 13	BRI 33	NSH 10	PHO 4	TEX 21	TAL 27	RCH 9	DAR 33	DOV 13	CLT 32	NSH 13	KEN 4	ROA 3	NHA 10	DAY 29	CHI 16	GTY 17	IRP 6	IOW 31	GLN 30	MCH 32	BRI 21	CGV 27	ATL 16	RCH 17	DOV 16	KAN 9	CAL 32	CLT 11	GTY 26	TEX 17	PHO 27	HOM 8	12th	3767
2011	Michael Annett		Toyota	DAY 39	PHO 19	LVS 13	BRI 24	CAL 18	TEX 18	TAL 19	NSH 19	RCH 16	DAR 31	DOV 20	IOW 13	CLT 14	CHI 9	MCH 19	ROA 7	DAY 6	KEN 7	NHA 7	NSH 14	IRP 29	IOW 12	GLN 19	CGV 18	BRI 6	ATL 20	RCH 11	CHI 16	DOV 12	KAN 16	CLT 17	TEX 20	PHO 10	HOM 19		16th	944

Car No. 64 history

The No. 64 made a return in 2011 with David Reutimann running 5 races and Jason Bowles driving the car at Michigan, Road America and Watkins Glen.

Car No. 64 results

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year	Driver	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	Owners	Pts
2011	David Reutimann	64	Toyota	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	TAL	NSH 14	RCH	DAR	DOV 5	IOW	CLT	CHI	MCH 18			KEN 18	NHA	NSH	IRP	IOW			BRI 20	ATL	RCH	CHI	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM	39th	155
2011	Jason Bowles	64	Toyota																ROA 34	DAY						GLN 36	CGV 13											39th	155

Car No. 66 history

RWI returned to competition in

Duraflame. Parker was scheduled to drive in 17 races,^[2]^[8] but after finishing only 4 of 8 races he was released.^[9] He was replaced by Jamie McMurray, who won the team's first pole on New Hampshire and later won the team's first race at Darlington Raceway. Rusty Wallace drove in two races as well, finishing in the top-ten both times.^[1]^[9]

In 2005, RWI ran a full 35 race schedule in the NASCAR Busch Series. At the request of

Top-Flite Golf shared sponsorship. The next season, McMurray and Steve Wallace split driver duties in the No. 64 Dodge Charger. Top-Flite Golf remained the primary sponsor during McMurray's 20 races, while the Jackson Roscoe Foundation

was primary sponsor for most of Wallace's 17 races.

In 2007, Steve Wallace was named the full-time driver of the newly renumbered 66, with

5-Hour Energy sponsored the team in 2010 and 2011, finishing 10th in points in both seasons respectively.^[1] After 5-hour Energy left RWR to sponsor Clint Bowyer at Michael Waltrip Racing in the Cup Series, team owner Rusty Wallace was forced to suspend the Nationwide Series operations and handed the No. 66 owners points to MAKE Motorsports.^[4]^[5]

In 2012, the team ran a single race with Steve Wallace in No. 4

History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with the Steven Wallace driving the No. 66. Wallace started 40th and finished 25th.^[4]^[5]

Car No. 66 results

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year	Driver	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	Owners	Pts
2004	Billy Parker	66	Dodge	DAY	CAR	LVS 28	DAR	BRI	TEX 26	NSH	TAL	CAL 22	GTY 43	RCH	NZH	CLT 43	DOV 42	NSH	KEN 24	MLW	DAY	CHI 37																	34th	1718
	Jamie McMurray																						NHA 22	PPR	IRP		BRI 23	CAL 5	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT 8	MEM	ATL 36		DAR 1	HOM 2
	Rusty Wallace																									MCH 6									PHO 7
2005	Jeremy Mayfield	64		DAY 21			LVS 24			BRI 6			TAL 42			CLT 38					DAY 11	CHI 39						MCH 23		CAL 27									17th	3622
	Jamie McMurray				CAL 7			ATL 9	NSH 11		TEX 28	PHO 36		DAR 40	RCH 33		DOV 3						NHA 5				GLN 26		BRI 8		RCH 37			CLT 16			PHO 18
	Rusty Wallace					MXC 6													KEN 24						GTY 37							DOV 7	KAN 13			TEX 27
	Bill Elliott																	NSH 23		MLW 17				PPR 6
	Mike Wallace																									IRP 10												HOM 12
	Steve Wallace																																		MEM 15
2006	Jamie McMurray			DAY 16	CAL 5	MXC 10	LVS 7	ATL 9		TEX 15		PHO 10	TAL 36		DAR 3	CLT 43					DAY 11	CHI 40	NHA 32				GLN 3		BRI 30	CAL 17	RCH 11	DOV 4		CLT 31			PHO 15		16th	3610
2006	Steve Wallace								BRI 33		NSH 12			RCH 28			DOV 38	NSH 15	KEN 11	MLW 25				MAR 35	GTY 31	IRP 20		MCH 24					KAN 24		MEM 20	TEX 31		HOM 22	16th	3610
2007	Steve Wallace	66		DAY 30	CAL 22	MXC 18	LVS 17	ATL 35	BRI 31	NSH 14	TEX 32	PHO 29	TAL 26	RCH 32	DAR 39	CLT 30	DOV 22	NSH 12	KEN 22	MLW 27	NHA 15	DAY 39	CHI 32	GTY 28	IRP 17	CGV 32	GLN 34	MCH 37	BRI 32	CAL 25	RCH 18	DOV 22	KAN 37		MEM 35	TEX 23	PHO 37	HOM 34	30th	2840
2007	Reed Sorenson																																	CLT 25					30th	2840
2008	Steve Wallace		Chevy	DAY 37	CAL 15	LVS 30	ATL 18	BRI 16	NSH 24	TEX 16	PHO 16	MXC 10	TAL 32	RCH 5	DAR 5	CLT 20	DOV 11	NSH 21	KEN 17	MLW 19	NHA 21	DAY 13	CHI 24	GTY 26	IRP 10	CGV 10	GLN 28	MCH 38	BRI 10	CAL 20	RCH 17	DOV 18	KAN 41	CLT 32	MEM 9	TEX 28	PHO 33	HOM 15	20th	3615
2009			Chevy	DAY 42	CAL 10	LVS 30	BRI 7	TEX 14	NSH 9	PHO 12	TAL 34	RCH 11	DAR 14	CLT 17	DOV 29	NSH 7	KEN 14	MLW 6	NHA 11	DAY 12	CHI 16	GTY 24	IRP 5	IOW 17	GLN 12	MCH 15	BRI 17	CGV 16	ATL 23	RCH 9	DOV 12	KAN 15	CAL 29	CLT 31	MEM 20	TEX 21	PHO 10	HOM 8	13th	4007
2010			Toyota	DAY 10	CAL 6	LVS 10	BRI 38	NSH 36	PHO 30	TEX 9	TAL 39	RCH 17	DAR 12	DOV 14	CLT 21	NSH 8	KEN 6	ROA 9	NHA 11	DAY 15	CHI 12	GTY 5	IRP 10	IOW 6	GLN 9	MCH 18	BRI 30	CGV 38	ATL 35	RCH 16	DOV 12	KAN 11	CAL 33	CLT 29	GTY 12	TEX 10	PHO 10	HOM 15	11th	3940
2011			Toyota	DAY 20	PHO 30	LVS 16	BRI 11	CAL 27	TEX 17	TAL 32	NSH 17	RCH 11	DAR 5	DOV 16	IOW 11	CLT 7	CHI 12	MCH 14	ROA 26	DAY 11	KEN 21	NHA 9	NSH 11	IRP 30	IOW 8	GLN 16	CGV 4	BRI 14	ATL 13	RCH 16	CHI 18	DOV 20	KAN 20	CLT 13	TEX 18	PHO 29	HOM 34		17th	921
2013	Steve Wallace	66	Ford	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	CLT 25	DOV	IOW	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM			58th	19

Sprint Cup Series

In 2011, Rusty Wallace Racing acquired the owner's points of the No. 77

Penske Racing team, guaranteeing Steve Wallace a start in the 2011 Daytona 500. Wallace drove the No. 77 car, which was sponsored by 5-hour Energy, to a 20th-place finish.^[1]

Car No. 77 results

NASCAR Sprint 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	NSCC	Pts
2011	Steve Wallace	77	Toyota	DAY 20	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV	CLT	KAN	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN	CLT	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	50th	24

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Pearce, Al (January 28, 2013). "Rusty Wallace's son to drive limited Nationwide schedule in 2013". autoweek.com. Autoweek. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Duraflame And Wallace To Light Up 2004". mrn.com. Dover, Delaware: Motor Racing Network. September 20, 2003. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gluck, Jeff (January 6, 2012). "Rusty Wallace Racing Shuts Down NASCAR Teams For 2012 Season". sbnation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Williams, Deb (May 24, 2013). "Forced Time Off Gave Steve Wallace New Perspective". RacinToday.com. Concord, North Carolina: RacinToday.com. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Caraviello, David (February 9, 2013). "Revived RWR Learned Lessons From Shutdown". NASCAR. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
New Smyrna, Florida: NASCAR. Archived from the original
on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

Indianapolis, Indiana
: Jet Tools. December 11, 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ Kentucky Speedway (November 7, 2003). "BUSCH: Parker, Musgrave kentucky test". motorsport.com. motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

^ ^a ^b Rusty Wallace, Inc. (July 22, 2004). "BUSCH: RWI Racing driver changes announced". motorsport.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

^ NASCAR (January 22, 2005). "BUSCH: Preseason Test: Day one report". motorsport.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

External links

Official website

Rusty Wallace Owner Statistics

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Wallace racing family
First generation

Rusty Wallace

Mike Wallace

Kenny Wallace

Second generation

Steve Wallace

Chrissy Wallace

Matt Wallace

Teams

Rusty Wallace Racing

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rusty_Wallace_Racing&oldid=1184673787"

[Autoweek-RWR-2013-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Pearce, Al (January 28, 2013). "Rusty Wallace's son to drive limited Nationwide schedule in 2013". autoweek.com. Autoweek. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[MRN-RWI-Duraflame-2004-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Duraflame And Wallace To Light Up 2004". mrn.com. Dover, Delaware: Motor Racing Network. September 20, 2003. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[SB-RWR-ShutDown-2012-3] Gluck, Jeff (January 6, 2012). "Rusty Wallace Racing Shuts Down NASCAR Teams For 2012 Season". sbnation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[Racin2Day-SWallace-Perspecive-2013-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Williams, Deb (May 24, 2013). "Forced Time Off Gave Steve Wallace New Perspective". RacinToday.com. Concord, North Carolina: RacinToday.com. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[2013revival-5] Caraviello, David (February 9, 2013). "Revived RWR Learned Lessons From Shutdown". NASCAR. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

[6] New Smyrna, Florida: NASCAR. Archived from the original
on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[7] Indianapolis, Indiana
: Jet Tools. December 11, 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[8] Kentucky Speedway (November 7, 2003). "BUSCH: Parker, Musgrave kentucky test". motorsport.com. motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[Motorsport-RWI-DriverChange-2004-9] Rusty Wallace, Inc. (July 22, 2004). "BUSCH: RWI Racing driver changes announced". motorsport.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[Motorsport-BGNDNSPreseasion1-2005-10] NASCAR (January 22, 2005). "BUSCH: Preseason Test: Day one report". motorsport.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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