Mike Wallace

Born:	March 10, 1959 (1959-03-10) (age 48)
Birthplace:	Fenton, Missouri
Awards:	1990 NASCAR Winston Racing Series Mid-America Regional Champion
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Statistics
185 races run over 16 years.
Best Cup Position:	33rd - 1994, (Winston Cup)
First Race:	1991 Pyroil 500 (Phoenix)
Last Race:	2007 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First Win:
Last Win:
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
0	14	0
NASCAR Busch Series Statistics
Best NBS Position:	12th - 1993 (Busch Series)
First Race:	1990 Winston Classic
Last Race:	2007 Diamond Hill Plywood 200
First Win:	1994 GM Goodwrench/Delco Battery 200
Last Win:	2004 Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
4	53	0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Statistics
111 races run over 11 years.
Best NCTS Position:	4th - 2000 (Craftsman Truck Series)]]
First Race:	1995 Lowe's 150
Last Race:	1995 Chevy Silverado HD 250
First Win:	1999 Florida Dodge Dealers 400
Last Win:	2000 Dodge California Truck Stop 250
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
4	54	0

Mike Wallace, taken 2002

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Early NASCAR Career

Wallace made his Busch Series debut in 1990 at the season-closing Winston Classic at Martinsville Speedway. Starting twenty-fourth, Wallace finished sixth in the #40 Lowe's Food Chevrolet. The next season, he ran nine Busch races for a variety of different teams, and had a third-place finish at Lanier Raceway. He also made his Winston Cup debut at the Pyroil 500, where he finished 31st in the Jimmy Means-owned car. It also marked the first time since the 1950s that three brothers competed against each other in a Winston Cup race, as Rusty and Kenny drove in that race also. Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... The Checker Auto Parts 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. ... Jimmy Smut Means is a former Winston Cup/Nextel Cup owner/driver. ...

In 1992, Wallace signed on with Moroso Racing to pilot the #20 First Ade Oldsmobile. They also ran a Cup race together at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where Wallace finished thirty-third. Despite a tenth-place run at Martinsville, Wallace was dismissed from the ride nearly half-way into the season. Late in the year, he was hired by Barry Owen to drive his #9 Oldsmobile. After a ninth-place finish in their first race at Dover International Speedway, Wallace posted a second-place finish at Martinsville. Wallace and Owen also ran a pair of Cup races, their best finish a 20th at Atlanta. They ran the entire Busch schedule in 1993, with sponsorship from FDP Brakes. Wallace had nine top-tens that season finished a career-high 12th in the final points standings. He also finished in the top-fifteen in the first time in his Cup career when he finished fifteenth at Atlanta. The 1992 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 15 and ended November 8. ... Oldsmobile was a brand of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... Oldsmobile was a brand of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... The 1993 NASCAR Busch Series season began February 13 and ended November 13. ...

1994-1997

Early in 1994, Wallace was hired by Junie Donlavey to drive his #90 Heilig-Meyers Ford Thunderbird in the Winston Cup Series. Although he competed in twenty-two of the scheduled thirty-one races that year, Wallace finished fifth in the Rookie of the Year standings, and thirty-third in the overall championship standings. His season was capped off with a fifth-place finish at the Hooters 500. In the Busch Series, he won his first career race at Dover, followed by victories at The Milwaukee Mile and Indianapolis Raceway Park. The following season, Wallace failed to qualify for five races in the Cup series, and dropped a spot in the standings. His lone lead-lap finish came at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he finished 8th. In the Busch Series, his team switched to #90 with sponsorship from Duron Paints, and posted two second-place finishes. He also made his Craftsman Truck Series debut that season at North Wilkesboro Speedway, and finished 29th in the MB Motorsports truck. The 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 13. ... W.C. Junie Donlavey (born April 8, 1924 in Richmond, Virginia), is a former NASCAR Winston Cup/Nextel Cup car owner with a team based in Richmond. ... Heilig-Meyers was a furniture store that was founded in 1913 by two Lithuanian immigrants who named the store after their surnames (Heilig and Meyers). ... The Ford Thunderbird is a car manufactured in the United States by the Ford Motor Company. ... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. ... The Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. ... The Milwaukee Mile is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin. ... Indianapolis Raceway Park is a short track motor racing facility located in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short track which held races in NASCARs top three series from NASCARs inception in 1949 until its closure in 1996. ... MB Motorsports is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team based in Foristell, Missouri owned by Mike Mittler. ...

Twelve races into the 1996 season, Wallace was released from his Cup ride with Donlavey. Despite moving back down into the Busch Series full-time, Wallace only posted one top-ten in the second-half of the season, forcing Owen's team to close its doors. Wallace began 1997 with high hopes in the #91 LJ Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned by Joe Falk and Ron Neal. The team had moved up from the Busch Series and signed Spam as a full time sponsor but after many DNQ's and a best finish of seventeenth at Texas Motor Speedway, the team lost its sponsor and Wallace found himself without a ride. He also split time in the Busch Series in the #7 Chevrolet for Ed Whitaker, making six starts. Midway through the season, he left for the Truck series, driving the #52 Purolator Chevrolet Silverado for Ken Schrader Racing. Despite only running fifteen races that season, he finished twenty-third in points. He also finished in the top-ten in each of the last four races of the season, including California Speedway, where he finished second. The 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series started on February 18th 1996 and ended on November 10th 1996 with Terry Labonte winning his 2nd championship. ... The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 9 and ended on Sunday November 16. ... The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is an American mid-size car. ... This article is about the canned meat product. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... Purolator may refer to: Purolator Courier, a Canadian courier. ... The Chevrolet Silverado from Chevrolet (along with its GMC counterpart, the GMC Sierra), is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors. ... Ken Schrader (born May 9, 1955) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver from Fenton, Missouri. ... The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, similar to that of sister track Michigan International Speedway. ...

1998-2004

Wallace returned to run the Truck Series full-time in 1998 for Schrader. Although he did not win that season, he won his first career NASCAR pole at New Hampshire International Speedway and had eleven top-tens en route to a thirteenth-place points finish. He also ran six Busch races for Andy Petree Racing, Washington-Erving Motorsports, and the Curb Agajanian Performance Group, his best finish coming at IRP for Petree. In addition, he ran the Daytona 500 in an entry for Phil Barkdoll, starting and finishing 23rd. The 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began January 18 and ended November 8. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... Andy Petree Racing is a former NASCAR team. ... The Curb Agajanian #43 car. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Phil Barkdoll (September 7th,1937 - ) Phil Barkdoll campaigned part time on the NASCAR circuit from 1984 to 1995. ...

In 1999, he left Schrader to drive the #2 Team ASE Racing Ford F-150 for Ultra Motorsports. He won in his first race for Ultra at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and won again six races later at Pikes Peak International Raceway. He finished sixth in points that year. He also returned to Donlavey in Cup to run the Daytona 500 for him, and finished 23rd, as well finishing 24th in an Ultra-owned car at Richmond International Raceway. The following year, Wallace won an additional two truck races and moved up to fourth in points. He also ran eight Busch races for Moy Racing, his best finish a 14th at IRP. The 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began March 20 and ended October 30. ... National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is a professional certification group that certifies professionals in the automotive repair and service industry. ... The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company sold for over 5 decades. ... Ultra Motorsports is a NASCAR team. ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is a speedway in Homestead, Florida, USA, southwest of Miami. ... Pikes Peak International Raceway is a one mile oval Auto Racing track located in Fountain, Colorado, just south of Colorado Springs. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ...

Wallace's 2001 car.

After Ultra purchased the Mattei Motorsports #7 Nationsrent Cup team, Wallace was announced as the driver for 2001. Despite starting off the season with a sixth-place finish at the Daytona 500, the team struggled in qualifying, almost costing Wallace his job before he posted two consecutive top-ten finishes. During that time, he began running with a new Busch Series team, Biagi Brothers Racing, running their #4 Geico Chevy. His best finish of eight starts was a tenth at Richmond International Raceway. Late in the season, Wallace was granted his release from Ultra, and joined Penske-Kranefuss Racing, driving the #12 Mobil 1 Ford Taurus as a teammate to his brother Rusty. At Phoenix, he led 45 laps late in the race before giving the lead up to Jeff Burton, finishing a career-best second place. Unfortunately, Penske decided not to keep the 12 team going, forcing Wallace out of a ride (Penske did keep the number 12 for Ryan Newman's team the following year, replacing the 02 Newman had used in a few races in '01). He began the season driving for Andy Petree for a pair of races, before financial problems caused that team to cease operations. He returned to run with Biagi for seventeen races in the Busch Series, posting two consecutive fourteenth-place finishes. Wallace also returned to the Truck series driving the Federated Auto Parts truck for Schrader, posting two top-tens. Mid-season, he signed onto the #14 Conseco Pontiac Grand Prix for A.J. Foyt Racing, his best finish a tenth at Bristol. Image File history File links Cup_car_07. ... Image File history File links Cup_car_07. ... Robby Gordon Motorsports is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Team. ... The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 and ended on November 23. ... Biagi Brothers Racing is a NASCAR Busch Series team. ... The Government Employees Insurance Company, usually known by the acronym GEICO, is an American auto insurance company. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ... Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, Formula One and CART. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske. ... Mobil was a major oil company which merged with the Exxon Corporation in 1999 to form ExxonMobil. ... The Ford Taurus is a mid-size, front wheel drive car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ... Jeffery Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston, Virginia) also sometimes referred to as JB is a NASCAR driver. ... Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. ... Conseco NYSE: CNO is a financial services organization based in Carmel, Indiana, which had its origin as Security Life of Indiana. ... The Pontiac Grand Prix is an automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. ... A.J. Foyt Enterprises is a racing team in the Indy Racing League that can trace its lineage to cars owned, driven, and sometimes built by A.J. Foyt himself in the 1960s. ...

In 2003, Biagi Bros. began racing full-time in the Busch Series with Wallace. Despite missing two races, Wallace had three top-tens and finished 13th in the final standings. In the Cup series, he had two top-tens driving for Phoenix, as well as making eight starts filling for Jerry Nadeau in the #01 U.S. Army Pontiac Grand Prix for MB2/MBV Motorsports. In addition to running two races for Schrader in the Truck Series, he also competed in a pair of events for Brevak Racing, his best finish fifteenth at Phoenix. In 2004, at the mid-season race at Daytona, Wallace took the lead on the last lap and won his fourth career race, the first for Biagi in one of the biggest wins of his career. The following week at Chicagoland, he led eighteen laps and almost won before running out of fuel on the final lap. In the Cup Series, he drove three races for Arnold Motorsports, before leading 45 laps and finishing seventh at Richmond for Phoenix. He finished the season driving the #4 Lucas Oil Chevy for Morgan-McClure Motorsports. The 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 15 and ended November 15. ... Jerry Nadeau in the 2000 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, courtesy U.S. Coast Guard. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Pontiac Grand Prix is an automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. ... MB2/MBV Motorsports (founded in 1996) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team based in Concord, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. ... The 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Season began on February 14 and ended on November 20. ... Chicagoland is an informal name for the Chicago metropolitan area, used primarily by copywriters, advertising agencies, native residents, and traffic reporters. ... Arnold Motorsports is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team owned by Don Arnold. ... Lucas Oil is an automotive oil. ... The #4 car that will be run in 2006 Morgan-McClure Motorsports(formed in 1983) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team. ...

Present

Wallace began driving for MMM full-time in 2005. Despite an eighth-place finish at the Pepsi 400, Wallace was released towards the end of the season by MMM. He returned to the Truck Series briefly for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports, finishing in the top-nine twice. He drove for a variety of different teams in the Busch Series, among them Akins Motorsports, Rusty Wallace, Inc. and Evernham Motorsports, with whom he finished second at Richmond. The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 12. ... The Pepsi 400 is the current name for the 400 mile (approx. ... Darrell Waltrip Motorsports is a NASCAR team that is owned and operated by three-time Winston Cup champion Darrell Waltrip. ... Akins Motorsports is a NASCAR team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. ... Rusty Wallace, Inc. ... Evernham Motorsports is a racing team in NASCAR. For the 2005 NEXTEL Cup Season, the team won two races, which were also the first two for the new Dodge Charger, along with nine top-5 finishes and seventeen top-10 finishes. ...

He began 2006 in the Truck Series running for HT Motorsports, but was released after finishing 31st in each of his first two starts. Already signed on to run Phoenix's Cup car, Miccosukee Resorts Dodge signed Wallace to be their full-time driver for the remainder of 2006 to replace Jason Keller, and has had three top-five finishes. The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and will end on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... Jason Kellers #1 car racing at Fontana in 2006, courtesy of the U.S. Navy Jason Keller is a NASCAR driver. ...

Beginning with 2007, Wallace will pilot the #7 GEICO Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing. His teammate will be J. J. Yeley, who will pilot the #1 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Chevrolet. The Government Employees Insurance Company, usually known by the acronym GEICO, is an American auto insurance company. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ... Phoenix Racing is a NASCAR team owned by James Finch. ... Christopher Beltram Hernandez (J. J.) Yeley (born October 5, 1976) is an NASCAR racecar driver from Phoenix, Arizona. ... Chevrolet (IPA: ʃɛv. ...

Wallace qualified for the 2007 Daytona 500 by a few inches during his Gatorade Duels race and finished a surprise 4th place, racing through a last lap incident that took out several cars in front of him unscathed, which probably put him in NASCAR 08 surprisingly. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... The Gatorade Duel, is NASCAR Nextel Cup preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. ... NASCAR 08 will be the eleventh installment of the EA Sports NASCAR video game series. ...

References

• Mike Wallace Career Statistics

External links

• Mike Wallace.com
• Mike Wallace Official Forum - A Team ML Driver at Motorsports Lounge