Wally Dallenbach Jr.

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Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 (Atlanta)
Last race2001 Pocono 500 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 23 0
Ameriquest 300 (California
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
Topeka
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of December 2, 2011.

Walter Dallenbach Jr. (born May 23, 1963) is an American former racing driver who competed in the

Trans-Am, IMSA Camel GT, CART, and the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
.

Mostly retired from full-time driving, Dallenbach was a race commentator for

Fox NASCAR on NASCAR Race Hub
.

Racing career

Early career

Dallenbach was born in Basalt, Colorado. He grew up in Denver with his father Wally Dallenbach Sr. and mother. After graduating high school, Dallenbach left Colorado for North Carolina to start a racing career. He began his pro racing career in the

Camaros to another championship. The success garnered him an invitation to race in the International Race of Champions in 1987. Dallenbach followed up those accomplishments by winning the 24 Hours of Daytona four times and the 12 Hours of Sebring three times. He later drove in the GTO class of the IMSA GT championship, finishing runner-up in the standings in 1988 (driving for Jack Roush
) and 1989.

IndyCar

Initially, Dallenbach followed the steps of his father by pursuing an open-wheel career, taking part the inaugural round of the

Mid-Ohio and Laguna Seca
.

NASCAR

By 1991, Dallenbach was ready made the jump to the world of

Winston Cup Series. He made eleven starts that year driving one of Junie Donlavey's Fords. In 1992, former boss Jack Roush called Dallenbach up to have him drive as a teammate to Mark Martin
in the No. 16 Ford. He drove for Roush during the 1992 and 1993 seasons, finishing second at Watkins Glen 1993, fifth at the 1991 Watkins Glen race, seventh at 1996 Sonoma, and tenth at the 1993 Daytona 500 and 1993 Talladega 500.

In 1994,

Bill Davis in the No. 22 Pontiac almost got Dallenbach his first Cup win at Watkins Glen
, but he fell in the closing laps to finish in second.

Dallenbach's 1996 Winston Cup car at Pocono Raceway

The following years saw Dallenbach jumping around to different rides. He was considered one of the better road course drivers and was often recruited to drive at such tracks as Sonoma and Watkins Glen, as many drivers struggled on these more demanding tracks. In 1996 he drove the No. 15 Ford for Bud Moore Engineering, finishing sixth at the Daytona 500, third at Sonoma and tenth at Watkins Glen. Then he drove the No. 46 First Union-sponsored Chevrolet for Felix Sabates from 1997 through part of 1998, claiming a tenth-place finish at the 1997 Watkins Glen race.

Later in 1998, Dallenbach stepped in to sub for Ricky Craven in the No. 50 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. The combination worked out well, earning three top 10s, and Dallenbach signed on to drive the No. 25 Chevrolet for 1999. It resulted in his best position in the standings of eighteenth with six top tens.

In 2000, Dallenbach joined the new Galaxy Motorsports and drove the No. 75 Ford. It was a difficult season, with a best result of ninth at Watkins Glen. In addition, promised sponsor opportunities fell through, leaving Dallenbach without a ride right before the 2001 season was to begin. In fact, Dallenbach was listed in several season preview media sources, despite never attempting a single race that season. Dallenbach would also sub for Joe Nemechek in the Pocono event in 2001.

2021

Dallenbach made his return to racing in 2021 in the Trans-Am TAH subcategory of the TA class.

Broadcasting career

Without a ride, Dallenbach took up TV commentating in 2001, covering the NASCAR races for

Busch Series races and do some live commentary from the car. Dallenbach and Weber also teamed up to commentate several Championship Off-Road Racing
events, with Dallenbach pre-running the track in a Pro-4 truck. With the NBC and TNT partnership splitting at the end of the 2006 season, Dallenbach stayed with TNT's new six-race package, and also reunited with Weber during NBC Champ Car broadcasts.

He has since run

Pikes Peak International Hillclimb with Paul finishing right behind in 2nd. On September 22, 2014, Dallenbach announced he would return to Trans-Am for the season finale at Daytona in the TA2 class, stating the "broadcasting phase of my life is over".[1]

Personal life

Dallenbach is married to Robin Dallenbach, who is the daughter of drag racing driver, engine builder, and team owner Bob McCall.[2] Their daughter Kate Dallenbach was a member of Richard Childress Racing's driver development program.[3]

Awards and honors

  • Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum Hall of Fame (2022)[4]

Motorsports career results

American open–wheel results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete CART Indy Car results

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref
1987
 Dick Simon Racing LBC PHX INDY MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MIS POC ROA
12 		MDO NAZ LAG MIA 37th 1 [5]
1990
 Leader Card Racing PHX LBG INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MIS DEN
11 		VAN MDO
18 		ROA NAZ LAG
25 		27th 2 [6]

NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

Winston 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 NWCC Pts Ref
1991 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY
RCH
CAR
ATL

26
DAR
BRI
 NWS
MAR
TAL

34 		CLT
33
DOV
 SON
POC
MCH

28
DAY

34
POC
TAL

41 		GLN
32
MCH

22
BRI
DAR
RCH

25
DOV

DNQ
MAR
 NWS
CLT

19
CAR
PHO
ATL

36 		38th 803 [7]
1992
Roush Racing
 16 Ford DAY
15
CAR

21
RCH

24
ATL

27
DAR

30 		BRI
22 		NWS
30
MAR

19
TAL

14 		CLT
28
DOV

34
SON

25
POC

27
MCH

18
DAY

11
POC

32
TAL

14
GLN

5 		MCH
20
BRI

19
DAR

24
RCH

23
DOV

31
MAR

14 		NWS
24
CLT

20
CAR

23
PHO

12 		ATL
38 		24th 2799 [8]
1993 DAY
10
CAR

20
RCH

27
ATL

25
DAR

13 		BRI
11 		NWS
21
MAR

34 		TAL
29
SON

7 		CLT
40
DOV

12
POC

25
MCH

25
DAY

35
NHA

27
POC

17
TAL

10
GLN

2
MCH

31
BRI

21
DAR

11
RCH

15
DOV

15
MAR

27 		NWS
15
CLT

24
CAR

31
PHO

34
ATL

33 		22nd 2978 [9]
1994 Petty Enterprises 43 Pontiac DAY
17
CAR

27
RCH

DNQ
ATL

DNQ
DAR

41 		BRI
17 		NWS
16
MAR

DNQ
TAL

41
SON

4 		CLT
25
DOV

10
POC

17
MCH

DNQ
DAY

DNQ
NHA

DNQ
POC

16
TAL

8 		IND
23
GLN

14
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
 NWS
CLT
CAR
 PHO
ATL
 38th 1493 [10]
1995 Strauser Racing 45 Chevy DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
DAR
 BRI NWS
MAR
TAL
SON

39 		CLT
DOV
POC
MCH
DAY
NHA
POC
TAL
 IND 50th 221 [11]
Bill Davis Racing 22 Pontiac
GLN

2
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
MAR
 NWS
CLT
CAR
PHO
 ATL
1996 Bud Moore Engineering 15 Ford DAY
6
CAR

23
RCH

40
ATL

20
DAR

37 		BRI
24 		NWS
28
MAR

DNQ
TAL

12
SON

3 		CLT
19
DOV

22
POC

12
MCH

13
DAY

12
NHA

18
POC

33
TAL

32 		IND
17
GLN

10
MCH

34
BRI

25
DAR

25
RCH

33
DOV

29
MAR

22 		NWS
34
CLT

33
CAR

36
PHO

15
ATL

40 		25th 2786 [12]
1997
Team SABCO
 46 Chevy DAY
42
CAR
RCH
ATL

DNQ
DAR
 TEX
DNQ 		BRI
MAR
SON

15 		TAL
17 		CLT
35 		POC
17
MCH

20 		CAL
39
DAY

39
NHA
POC

38 		IND
36
GLN

10
MCH

41
BRI

26 		DAR
41
RCH

41
NHA

31
DOV
MAR

34
CLT

37
TAL

41
CAR

35
PHO

DNQ
ATL

38 		41st 1475 [13]
40
DOV

36
1998 46 DAY
DNQ
CAR

DNQ 		LVS
38
ATL

39
DAR

DNQ 		BRI
TEX

19
MAR

DNQ
TAL

26 		38th 1832 [14]
ISM Racing 35 Pontiac
CAL

29 		CLT
DOV
RCH
Hendrick Motorsports 50 Chevy
MCH

10 		POC
7
SON

27
NHA
MCH

8
BRI

28
NHA

43
DAR

31
RCH

30
DOV

25
MAR

32
CLT

23
TAL

39 		DAY
30
PHO

25
CAR

36
ATL

25
Elliott-Marino Racing
 13 Ford
POC

25 		IND
40
GLN
1999 Hendrick Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY
12
CAR

17
LVS

13
ATL

39 		DAR
38
TEX

23 		BRI
30
MAR

18
TAL

20
CAL

8
RCH

20 		CLT
21
DOV

20
MCH

14 		POC
39
SON

41 		DAY
26
NHA

7
POC

5 		IND
14 		GLN
7
MCH

23 		BRI
28
DAR

21
RCH

28
NHA

22
DOV

15
MAR

22
CLT

33
TAL

35 		CAR
39
PHO

9
HOM

9 		ATL
23 		18th 3367 [15]
2000
Galaxy Motorsports
 75 Ford DAY
40
CAR

20
LVS

35
ATL

39
DAR

DNQ 		BRI
29 		TEX
DNQ
MAR

DNQ
TAL

16
CAL

27
RCH

16 		CLT
28
DOV

24
MCH

34 		POC
39
SON

40
DAY

21
NHA

27
POC

31 		IND
35
GLN

9
MCH

25
BRI

33
DAR

19
RCH

23
NHA

39
DOV

21
MAR

40
CLT

33
TAL

DNQ
CAR

22
PHO

22 		HOM
35
ATL

29 		34th 2344 [16]
2001 Andy Petree Racing 33 Chevy DAY CAR
LVS
 ATL
DAR
 BRI
TEX
MAR
 TAL CAL
RCH
 CLT
DOV
MCH
 POC
26
SON
 DAY
CHI
NHA
POC
 IND 64th 85 [17]
Petty Enterprises 44 Dodge
GLN

DNQ
MCH
BRI
 DAR
RCH
DOV
 KAN
CLT
MAR
TAL
PHO
CAR
 HOM
ATL
 NHA
Daytona 500 results
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1992
Roush Racing
 Ford 37 15
1993 22 10
1994 Petty Enterprises Pontiac 18 17
1996 Bud Moore Engineering Ford 9 6
1997
Team SABCO
 Chevrolet 26 42
1998 DNQ
1999 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 12
2000
Galaxy Motorsports
 Ford 34 40

Busch Series

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
2002 Tommy Baldwin Racing 6 Dodge
DAY
CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX
NSH
TAL
CAL
RCH
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
GTY
PPR
 IRP
MCH

14
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT

7
MEM
ATL
CAR
PHO

9
HOM
 62nd 405 [18]
2003 Reiser Enterprises 17 Ford
DAY
CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX
TAL
NSH
CAL
RCH
GTY
 NZH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN

12
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
 IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
 73rd 434 [19]
89
KAN

17
CLT
MEM
ATL

36
PHO

37 		CAR
HOM

25
2004 NEMCO Motorsports 88 Pontiac
DAY

42 		CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX
NSH
TAL
CAL
GTY
RCH
 NZH
CLT
DOV
 NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
 IRP
MCH
BRI
 61st 484 [20]
Team Rensi Motorsports 35 Ford
CAL

20
RCH
DOV
KAN

10
CLT

40
MEM
ATL
PHO

24
DAR
HOM

29
2005
Kevin Harvick Inc.
 83 Chevy
DAY
CAL
MXC
LVS
ATL
NSH
BRI
TEX
PHO
TAL
DAR
RCH
CLT
DOV
 NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
 PPR
GTY
 IRP
GLN

34
MCH
BRI
CAL

30
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM
 100th 134 [21]

Craftsman Truck Series

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 NCTSC Pts Ref
1995 Roehrig Motorsports 18 Chevy PHO
TUS
 SGS MMR POR EVG
I70
LVL
BRI
MLW
 CNS
HPT
IRP
 FLM
RCH
MAR
NWS
SON

2
MMR
PHO
 68th 170 [22]
1996 Chesrown Racing 66 Chevy
HOM
PHO
POR
 EVG TUS CNS
HPT

25
BRI
NZH
MLW
LVL
I70
IRP
FLM
GLN
NSV
RCH
NHA
MAR
NWS
SON
MMR
PHO
LVS
 112th 88 [23]

References

  1. ^ DiZinno, Tony (September 22, 2014). "Wally Dallenbach Jr. is coming back to Trans-Am". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Lawrence, Andrew (May 6, 2016). "Robin Dallenbach's NASCAR legacy rolls on with daughter Kate". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. Foxsports.com
    . January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame". Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  5. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1990 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  10. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  11. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  13. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  14. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  15. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  16. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  17. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  18. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  19. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  20. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  21. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  22. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  23. ^ "Wally Dallenbach Jr. – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Trans-Am Series Champion
1985, 1986 		Succeeded by
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