Steve Wallace (racing driver)

Steve Wallace
Wallace in 2008
Born (1987-08-18) August 18, 1987 (age 37)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements2004 Snowball Derby Winner
2017 Redbud 400 Winner
2014 World Series of Asphalt Super Late Model Champion
2014 Clyde Hart Memorial Winner
Awards2004 UARA-Stars Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish57th (2011)
First race2011 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
193 races run over 9 years
2013 position73rd
Best finish7th (2009)
First race2005 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
Last race2013 History 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 34 2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
7 races run over 2 years
2013 position96th
Best finish52nd (2010)
First race2010 E-Z-GO 200 (Atlanta)
Last race2013 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of November 16, 2013.

Stephen Wallace (born August 18, 1987)[1][2] is an American stock car racing driver. A current super late model racer, he is the son of 1989 Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace, the nephew of NASCAR drivers Kenny and Mike Wallace, and cousin of Chrissy Wallace. Steve has made starts in all three of NASCAR's national series as well as the ARCA Racing Series, and won the Snowball Derby in 2004.

Racing career

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. 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). Wallace became part of the Dodge factory driver development program.

Nationwide Series

Wallace's #66 Nationwide car in 2009

Wallace raced 17 races in the #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 9, 2007, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Before the conclusion of the 2007 Nationwide Series Season, it was announced that Wallace 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.

At the beginning of the 2012 season, he was without a car because of the temporary closure of Rusty Wallace Racing. After missing the first six races, he announced that he would make his first start of the season at Richmond International Speedway during the Virginia 529 College Savings 250.[3]

Sprint Cup Series

Wallace made his sole Cup Series start in the 2011 Daytona 500. Penske Racing transferred the owner points of his No. 77, whose 30th-place finish in 2010 guaranteed Wallace a start. He drove the No. 77 Toyota to a 20th-place finish.

Camping World Truck Series

In 2010 Wallace ran a partial Truck Series Schedule for Billy Ballew Motorsports finishing fourth in his debut at Atlanta.

On July 10, 2013, it was announced that Wallace will return to the Truck Series with Adrian Carriers Racing for four races starting with the American Ethanol 200.[4]

Super late model career

After his NASCAR career ended, Wallace began racing super late model race cars. At a CARS Tour-sanctioned race at Fairgrounds Speedway in 2018, Wallace was parked early in the race for wrecking Mason Mingus and later fought with Mingus and his Wauters Motorsports team. After the fight, Wallace said that the incident was one worthy of the beginning of a war.[5]

Personal life

Wallace is the youngest son of ESPN announcer and former NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace. He has been diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.[6][7]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Sprint Cup Series

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 Ref
2011 Rusty Wallace Racing 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 57th 01 [8]
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2011 Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 36 20

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide 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 NNSC Pts Ref
2005 Rusty Wallace Racing 64 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
15 		TEX PHO HOM 105th 118 [9]
2006 DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI
33 		TEX NSH
12 		PHO TAL RCH
28 		DAR CLT DOV
38 		NSH
15 		KEN
11 		MLW
25 		DAY CHI NHA MAR
35 		GTY
31 		IRP
20 		GLN MCH
24 		BRI CAL RCH KAN
24 		CLT MEM
20 		TEX
31 		HOM
22 		36th 1528 [10]
61 DOV
21 		PHO
16
2007 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 		CLT MEM
35 		TEX
23 		PHO
37 		HOM
34 		19th 2752 [11]
2008 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 		14th 3615 [12]
2009 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 		7th 4007 [13]
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 		10th 3940 [14]
2011 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 		10th 921 [15]
2012 4 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH
11 		TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 72nd 33 [16]
2013 66 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 73rd 19 [17]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World 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 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
2010 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Toyota DAY ATL
4 		MAR NSH
12 		KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW
30 		GTW
17 		IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 52nd 477 [18]
2013 Adrian Carriers Racing 97 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CHA DOV TEX KEN IOW
17 		ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW
18 		CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO
14 		HOM 96th 01 [19]

1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max 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 ARSC Pts Ref
2005 Cunningham Motorsports 4 Dodge DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL
7 		LAN CHI
4 		SLM TAL 52nd 710 [20]
Bobby Jones Racing 88 Dodge MIL
32 		POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH
Penske Racing 27 Dodge MCH
1* 		ISF TOL DSF
2006 Rusty Wallace Racing 61 Dodge DAY NSH
10 		SLM WIN KEN
1* 		TOL POC MCH KAN
5 		KEN BLN POC GTW
2* 		NSH MCH
33* 		ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI
1* 		SLM TAL
2 		IOW
1* 		27th 1645 [21]
2007 DAY
39 		USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 181st 35 [22]

References

  1. ^ "Rusty Wallace".
  2. ^ Steve Wallace Career Statistics. racing-reference.info
  3. ^ "Wallace to make first start of 2012 at Richmond". NASCAR. April 23, 2012. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  4. ^ NASCAR (July 10, 2013). "Adrian Carriers Racing inks deal with Wallace". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Soquet, William (2018-04-10). "ARCA: Mike Basham falls out first in Darrell Basham Racing's 2018 debut". LASTCAR. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  6. ^ Q&A: Kenny Wallace/Steve Wallace. NASCAR press release July 26, 2006. Retrieved on December 17, 2006.
  7. ^ Wallace family business breeds tension. Associated Press, Sporting News (January 28, 2007). Retrieved on February 10, 2011.
  8. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  11. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  14. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  15. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  16. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  18. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  19. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  20. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  21. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  22. ^ "Steve Wallace – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
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