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Rusty Wallace

This article is about the NASCAR driver. For the Missouri congressional candidate, see United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2010. Not to be confused with the owner of the Rusty Wallis car dealerships in Dallas, Texas.
Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace in 1997.
BornRussell William Wallace Jr.
(1956-08-14) August 14, 1956 (age 68)
Arnold, Missouri, U.S.
Achievements1989 Winston Cup Series Champion
1991 IROC Champion
1983 ASA Champion
1990 Coca-Cola 600 Winner
1989 The Winston Winner
1998 Bud Shootout Winner
Led Winston Cup Series in wins (1988, 1989, 1993, 1994)
Led Winston Cup Series in poles (2000)
1988 Final Winner at Riverside International Raceway
1993 Inaugural Winner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
9 wins at Bristol Motor Speedway (including record 6 Food City 500 wins and a sweep in 2000)
7 wins at Martinsville Speedway (including record 4 consecutive Spring race wins from 1993 to 1996 and a sweep in 1994)
6 wins at Richmond International Raceway (all time record on current .75 mile configuration)
All time lap leader in modern era at Bristol Motor Speedway
All time lap leader in modern era at Richmond International Raceway (all time lap leader on current .75 mile configuration)
All time winner for Pontiac (31 victories) in NASCAR history
AwardsNASCAR Hall of Fame (2013)
International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2013)
National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (2010)
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2014)[1]
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (1998)
Named a Missouri Sports Legend by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (2006)
St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame (2011)
NMPA Myers Brothers Award winner (2005)
2× NMPA Richard Petty Driver of the Year (1988, 1993)
NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year (2005)
North Carolina's Order of the Long Leaf Pine (2005)
Delaware's Order of the First State (2005)
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
1984 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
1979 USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year
Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
706 races run over 25 years
Best finish1st (1989)
First race1980 Atlanta 500 (Atlanta)
Last race2005 Ford 400 (Homestead)
First win1986 Valleydale 500 (Bristol)[2]
Last win2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
55 349 36
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
42 races run over 9 years
Best finish32nd (1987)
First race1985 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race2005 O'Reilly Challenge (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 18 2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish92nd (1996)
First race1996 DeVilbiss Superfinish 200 (Nazareth)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of December 21, 2012.

Russell William "Rusty" Wallace Jr. (born August 14, 1956) is an American former NASCAR racing driver. He won the 1984 NASCAR Cup series Rookie of the Year and the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship. For the accolades over the course of his successful career, Wallace has been inducted in the NASCAR Hall of Fame (2013), the International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2013), the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2014)[3] and the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (2010).

  1. ^ Rusty Wallace Archived 2019-09-30 at the Wayback Machine at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
  2. ^ Finish flag finally waves for Wallace; [1,2,3,4,5,6 Edition] The San Diego Union. San Diego, CA: April 7, 1986. p. C2.
  3. ^ "Versatile Rusty Wallace Inducted Into Hall". 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2014-08-07.

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