Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace, Jr.is a retired American racing driver, and a former NASCAR Winston Cup Champion. Considered one of racing's most well-known and charismatic personalities, he is a member of four of stock car racing's major halls of fame: the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America and the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame. He also served as the...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth14 August 1956
CityArnold, MO
It turned into a real wild card. I came in this thing 92 points out of the lead, and I'm still 92 points out of the lead. I don't know what happened, but Stewart going out (briefly) helped everybody.
It's unfortunate I'm retiring right now, because I really feel like I'm hitting my stride, and we could probably really rock and roll next year. But I want to go out on top of my game, and I'm on top of my game right now.
I just couldn't believe the bump drafting I was seeing.
It's my best chance to get caught up, ... I feel real good about my chances here. I like it. We brought a good car and it's got a good feel to it.
I looked at the race track for the first time, and I thought, 'Oh my gosh. I can't believe the size of this thing. It's amazing,'
You have to have a great handling car and a ton of horsepower and durability. It's a track that usually doesn't have many cautions, and that's what produces the fuel mileage races that the place in known for.
I'm glad it's coming down to these style tracks,