Kenny Wallace

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Kenneth Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is an American race car racer and former Fox NASCAR reporter.

After a 2015 Xfinity Series race in Iowa, where he competed in the No. 13 series, he resigned from NASCAR. Joe Gibbs Racing's 20 Toyota Camry is part of a one-race team.

Wallace had nine wins in a career spanning twenty-five years in NASCAR, all in the Xfinity Series.

Now retired from NASCAR racing, he continues to compete on local dirt tracks around the country as a hobby.

Early life

Wallace is the youngest of three brothers born to Russ and Judy Wallace. Russ was a regular race winner, making him unpopular among fans. Wallace earned his nickname "Herman" early in life, after Lake Hill Speedway promoter Bob Mueller spotted Wallace's vivacious demeanor when caring for his father, likening him to the mischievous cartoon character Herman the German. He attended Fox High School in Arnold, Missouri.

Wallace began his racing career by serving as a mechanic on his father's race cars and his brother's team. In 1982, he entered the Illinois Street Stock State Championship, winning the inaugural race. Wallace served as a mechanic for Benfield Racing and Joe Ruttman before being promoted to crew chief after Jake Elder left the team in 1984. In 1986, he joined the American Speed Association, earning Rookie of the Year awards in the series.

Personal life

Wallace is a member of a large racing family. In the 1960s and 1970s, Wallace's father, Russ, was a regular winner on Midwestern short tracks. Kenny Wallace and his older brothers, Rusty Wallace and Mike Wallace, followed in their father's footsteps. Rusty is the 1989 NASC World Cup Series champion and a winner of 55 Cup Series races. Mike is the winner of four Nationwide Series and five Camping World Truck Series series championships. Steve Wallace, Rusty's uncle, and Mike Wallace's daughter, Chrissy Wallace, has participated in many Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series races.

He became a grandfather on May 19, 2016

Wallace had a go-kart track in his backyard that hosted races for other Cup drivers during his early days in Cup history. When Wallace didn't have insurance to pay injuries sustained at the track, the track was eventually razed.

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Early Busch career

Dale Earnhardt gave Wallace his first NASCAR debut in September 1988, in which he finished 11th in the Busch Series series at Martinsville Speedway, driving the No. 86. 8 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet. In a car owned by brother Rusty Wallace, he competed the full Busch Series schedule in 1989, winning the 1989 Rookie of the Year award and finishing sixth in driver point standings. In 1990, he made his Winston Cup debut at North Wilkesboro Speedway in the No. 104. Randy Cox finished 26th after a late-race crash, setting up the turbulent finish for Brett Bodine. In the Busch Series, he came in seventh place. He won his first two professional races in Volusia County and New Hampshire, as well as finishing second in the Busch rankings for the second time. In two races in the Cup Series at Charlotte and Dover, Kyle Petty was also substituted for him. He ran against Mike and Rusty in the Pyroil 500, the first time since Bob, Fonty, and Tim Flock raced together in the same tournament. Dirt Devil became his sponsor and he took his third Busch race at Martinsville in 1992, but a string of mechanical failures brought him to sixth place in points.

Motorsports career results

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