1. Kenneth Lee Wallace was born on August 23,1963 and is an American race car driver and former reporter for Fox NASCAR.
41 Facts About Kenny Wallace
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Kenny Wallace retired from NASCAR in 2015 after driving in the national series since 1988.
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Kenny Wallace is the youngest of three brothers born to Russ and Judy Kenny Wallace.
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Kenny Wallace earned his nickname, "Herman," early in life when Lake Hill Speedway promoter Bob Mueller made note of Kenny Wallace's boisterous behavior when taking up for his father, likening him to the mischievous cartoon character Herman the German.
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Kenny Wallace went to Fox High School in Arnold, Missouri.
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Kenny Wallace began his racing career by working as a mechanic on his father's race cars and brother's team.
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Kenny Wallace entered his first race, the Illinois Street Stock State Championship, in 1982, winning the event.
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In 1984, Kenny Wallace worked as a mechanic for Benfield Racing and Joe Ruttman, eventually being promoted to crew chief after Jake Elder left the team.
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Kenny Wallace entered the American Speed Association in 1986, achieving Rookie of the Year honors in the series.
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Kenny Wallace subbed for Kyle Petty in two races in the Cup series at Charlotte and Dover.
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In 1993, Kenny Wallace moved up to the Winston Cup Series full-time, driving the No 40 Dirt Devil Pontiac Grand Prix for SABCO Racing.
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Kenny Wallace had three Top 10's and finished 23rd in points, but lost his ride at the end of the season.
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Kenny Wallace earned up three wins and finished 4th in points.
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Kenny Wallace had one win with the Red Dog Ford in the Busch Series at Richmond, and made eleven starts in the Cup Series in the No 81 car.
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Kenny Wallace finished in the Top 10 five times and had a career-best 22nd-place finish in points.
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Kenny Wallace pushed Earnhardt to the front in four laps to the lead.
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In 2001, Kenny Wallace signed with the unsponsored Eel River Racing team, and was hired to drive the No 48 Goulds Pumps Chevy in the Busch Series full-time for Innovative Motorsports.
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Kenny Wallace won his first race in seven years at North Carolina Speedway and finished 10th in points.
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Kenny Wallace filled in for Steve Park in the Cup Series, winning one pole and nailing down two Top 10's, including a 2nd-place finish at Rockingham Speedway, tying a career best.
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Kenny Wallace did not win in 2002, but moved up to seventh in the Busch series standings in the No 48 Chevrolet now sponsored by Stacker 2.
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Kenny Wallace replaced Kevin Harvick in Richard Childress Racing's No 29 car at Martinsville after the latter was suspended for deliberately wrecking another driver in the Truck Series race the day before.
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Kenny Wallace was hired late in the season by Bill Davis Racing to replace Hut Stricklin in the No 23 Hills Brothers Coffee Dodge, and was hired to drive the car full-time in 2003, bringing his Stacker 2 sponsorship with him while driving a single race in the Busch Series for Michael Waltrip at Gateway, his hometown track in St Louis.
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Kenny Wallace drove in the Cup Series five times for Michael Waltrip Racing.
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Kenny Wallace began driving for Furniture Row Racing in the Cup Series that season, and ran seventeen races with them in 2006.
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Kenny Wallace finished 8th in the first Duel at Daytona, making the 50th Daytona 500.
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Kenny Wallace was black flagged in the 500 for failure to maintain the NASCAR-required speed, allowing him to finished dead-last.
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Kenny Wallace drove for Armando Fitz early in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series season before switching to the No 28 for Jay Robinson.
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Between the 2008,2009, and 2010 seasons, Kenny Wallace finished in the Top 10 three times.
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Kenny Wallace left Jay Robinson and joined RAB Racing, driving without a paycheck in exchange for getting to drive competitive equipment.
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Kenny Wallace recorded eleven Top 10 finishes in 2011, with a best finish of 5th at Richmond.
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However, Kenny Wallace only ran the first five races before sponsorship issues forced him to move to a partial schedule.
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In January 2012, RAB Racing announced that Kenny Wallace would be attempting to qualify for the 2012 Daytona 500, driving the No 09 American Ethanol Toyota Camry.
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In July 2012, Kenny Wallace was guaranteed a ride for one race in the No 22 Penske Racing Nationwide car, but Sam Hornish Jr.
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In 2013, Kenny Wallace ran the inaugural Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway and after winning the fourth heat race, he finished 17th after starting 4th in the event.
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Kenny Wallace ran at Chicagoland Speedway in the Truck Series, as well as running a limited schedule in the Nationwide Series for RAB Racing; at the Chicagoland Nationwide race, he made his 900th start in NASCAR's top three divisions.
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In early 2015, Kenny Wallace competed in the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals for Loyet Motorsports.
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Kenny Wallace was announced as his replacement in the Winn-Dixie 300 at Talladega, driving the No 26 Xfinity Series Toyota for JGL Racing.
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Kenny Wallace was involved in a late-race accident and finished 38th.
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Kenny Wallace's father, Russ, was a prolific winner on Midwestern short tracks in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Rusty's son, Steve Kenny Wallace, is a former Nationwide Series driver, and Mike's daughter, Chrissy Kenny Wallace, has participated in multiple Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series races.
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The track was eventually razed when Kenny Wallace didn't have insurance to cover injuries sustained at the track.