Rusty Wallace Racing, LLC (RWR), formerly known as Rusty Wallace, Inc. (RWI) was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, near Charlotte. Owned by former NASCAR Winston Cup champion and commentator Rusty Wallace, the team competed primarily in the Xfinity Series with Wallace's younger brother Kenny Wallace and son Steve Wallace.

On January 6, 2012, Rusty Wallace that the team would go on a temporary hiatus after being unable to find sponsorship. The team returned to the Nationwide Series with Steven Wallace in 2012 at Richmond for a single race. The team made its final Nationwide Series start in 2013 with Steve Wallace behind the wheel.

Rusty Wallace Racing continues to operate, fielding super late models for Steve Wallace in the CARS Tour and NASCAR Local Racing Series.

Team history RWI was founded in 1984 as Rusty Wallace's marketing firm. It began fielding racecars in 1985, with Wallace driving the No. 66 Oldsmobile. He won a pole in his first race at Daytona, and ran three more races that season, which included two consecutive top-fives. He ran three races in 1986 and 1988, and had four top-tens with sponsorship from Alugard and Kodiak.

Beginning with the 1989 season, Wallace began fielding the No. 36 Cox Treated Lumber Pontiac for his youngest brother Kenny. He would win three poles and had sixteen top-ten finishes, and was named Rookie of the Year in addition to his sixth-place points finish. After a winless 1990, he earned his first career victory at Volusia, followed by another win later in the year at New Hampshire, allowing him to finish a career-best 2nd in points. In 1992, Dirt Devil became the team's new sponsor, and Wallace had just one win and fell to sixth in points. After Kenny's promotion to the Winston Cup series, the team shut down.

RWI returned to competition in 2004, operating as many as three teams out of its headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. Following the 2011 season, the team ceased operations due to lack of sponsorship to run competitively, laying off many employees and selling half of its equipment. The downsized team returned part-time for 2012 and 2013, with equipment purchased from Roush Fenway Racing.

Nationwide Series

Car No. 62 history

The No. 62 debuted in 2006 as the No. 61 Dodge. It was driven by Steve Wallace, Rusty's youngest son, at Dover and finished 21st. It ran another race at Phoenix with Wallace finishing 16th. The renumbered 64 ran only one race in 2007, with Chase Austin finishing 41st at Memphis.

The team would run full-time in 2008 with the ride originally to be shared between Austin, Penske Racing test driver David Stremme, and road racer Max Papis, but Stremme's consistent top-10 runs put him in the seat full-time, with the exception of road courses, with 5 top-fives and 16 top-10s leading to an 11th-place points finish for him. Atreus Homes and Communities began the season as the sponsor, but soon left. Penske sponsors AVIS and Penske Trucking, and Loan Star Title Loans shared the sponsorship duties for the rest of the season. Stremme's return to the Sprint Cup Series left the seat open, and former Truck Series driver Brendan Gaughan drove the renumbered 62 in 2009 with sponsorship from South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, before U.S. Fidelis and 5-hour Energy came over to share sponsorship with the No. 66.

Michael Annett, along with sponsor Pilot Flying J, drove the car in 2011, with Gaughan returning to the Camping World Truck Series with Germain Racing. After an arrest for a DUI prior to Daytona, Annett rebounded and finished 9th in points. Following the shutdown of RWR, Annett was released and moved to Richard Petty Motorsports, while the No. 62 team's owners points were given to JD Motorsports.

Car No. 62 results NASCAR Nationwide Series results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts 2006 Steve Wallace 61 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV21 KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO16 HOM 63rd 215 2007 Chase Austin 64 DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 82nd 40 2008 David Stremme Chevy DAY42 CAL17 LVS5 ATL30 BRI9 NSH6 TEX35 PHO10 TAL2 RCH6 DAR6 CLT12 DOV3 NSH2 KEN12 MLW34 NHA17 DAY8 CHI23 GTY9 IRP13 MCH16 BRI5 CAL10 RCH9 DOV11 KAN17 CLT31 MEM10 TEX10 PHO35 HOM16 10th 4238 Max Papis MXC CGV GLN 2009 Brendan Gaughan 62 DAY15 CAL9 LVS7 BRI21 TEX37 NSH17 PHO7 TAL38 RCH26 DAR19 CLT2 DOV12 NSH24 KEN4 MLW13 NHA21 DAY17 CHI13 GTY31 IRP12 IOW25 GLN22 MCH29 BRI19 CGV9 ATL31 RCH21 DOV19 KAN29 CAL7 CLT15 MEM5 TEX16 PHO19 HOM11 16th 3914 2010 Toyota DAY30 CAL24 LVS13 BRI33 NSH10 PHO4 TEX21 TAL27 RCH9 DAR33 DOV13 CLT32 NSH13 KEN4 ROA3 NHA10 DAY29 CHI16 GTY17 IRP6 IOW31 GLN30 MCH32 BRI21 CGV27 ATL16 RCH17 DOV16 KAN9 CAL32 CLT11 GTY26 TEX17 PHO27 HOM8 12th 3767 2011 Michael Annett DAY39 PHO19 LVS13 BRI24 CAL18 TEX18 TAL19 NSH19 RCH16 DAR31 DOV20 IOW13 CLT14 CHI9 MCH19 ROA7 DAY6 KEN7 NHA7 NSH14 IRP29 IOW12 GLN19 CGV18 BRI6 ATL20 RCH11 CHI16 DOV12 KAN16 CLT17 TEX20 PHO10 HOM19 16th 944

Car No. 64 history

The No. 64 made a return in 2011 with David Reutimann running 5 races and Jason Bowles driving the car at Michigan, Road America and Watkins Glen.

Car No. 64 results NASCAR Nationwide Series results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Owners Pts 2011 David Reutimann 64 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH14 RCH DAR DOV5 IOW CLT CHI MCH18 KEN18 NHA NSH IRP IOW BRI20 ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 39th 155 Jason Bowles ROA34 DAY GLN36 CGV13

Car No. 66 history

RWI returned to competition in 2004 with late model racer Billy Parker (son of Hank Parker and brother of Hank Parker Jr.) as the driver of the No. 66 Dodge Intrepid in NASCAR's Busch Series, with primary sponsor Duraflame. Parker was scheduled to drive in 17 races, but after finishing only 4 of 8 races he was released. He was replaced by Jamie McMurray, who won the team's first pole on New Hampshire and later won the team's first race at Darlington. Rusty Wallace drove in two races as well, finishing in the top-ten both times.

In 2005, RWI ran a full 35 race schedule in the NASCAR Busch Series. At the request of Duraflame, who switched to sponsor a Brewco Motorsports entry, RWI's 66 was renumbered No. 64. McMurray shared driving duties with Wallace's former Penske Racing South teammate Jeremy Mayfield, Bill Elliott, and Wallace. Miller High Life Light and Top-Flite Golf shared sponsorship. The next season, McMurray and Steve Wallace split driver duties in the No. 64 Dodge Charger. Top-Flite Golf remained the primary sponsor during McMurray's 20 races, while the Jackson Roscoe Foundation was primary sponsor for most of Wallace's 17 races.

In 2007, Steve Wallace was named the full-time driver of the newly renumbered 66, with Homelife Communities becoming a primary sponsor. Wallace won two poles but finished 19th in points. Reed Sorenson drove the 66 in one race as well. Atreus Homes and Jimmy John's sponsored Wallace in 2008, who had seven top-ten finishes. US Fidelis and 5-Hour Energy sponsored Wallace's full-time run in 2009, with one top five and nine top tens with a respectable 7th-place points finish. After U.S. Fidelis ran into financial trouble, 5-hour Energy sponsored the team in 2010 and 2011, finishing 10th in points in both seasons respectively. After 5-hour Energy left RWR to sponsor Clint Bowyer at Michael Waltrip Racing in the Cup Series, team owner Rusty Wallace was forced to suspend the Nationwide Series operations and handed the No. 66 owners points to MAKE Motorsports.

In 2012, the team ran a single race with Steve Wallace in No. 4 Ford Mustang at the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond, using the owners points of Jay Robinson Racing. Wallace started and finished in 11th place. For 2013, RWR and Wallace planned to run 10 to 15 races with sponsorship from Richard Tocado Companies, and equipment purchased from Roush Fenway Racing. The team ended up only running one race, the History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with the Steven Wallace driving the No. 66. Wallace started 40th and finished 25th.

Car No. 66 results NASCAR Nationwide Series results Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Owners Pts 2004 Billy Parker 66 Dodge DAY CAR LVS28 DAR BRI TEX26 NSH TAL CAL22 GTY43 RCH NZH CLT43 DOV42 NSH KEN24 MLW DAY CHI37 34th 1718 Jamie McMurray NHA22 PPR IRP BRI23 CAL5 RCH DOV KAN CLT8 MEM ATL36 DAR1 HOM2 Rusty Wallace MCH6 PHO7 2005 Jeremy Mayfield 64 DAY LVS BRI TAL CLT DAY CHI MCH CAL 17th 3622 Jamie McMurray CAL7 ATL9 NSH11 TEX28 PHO36 DAR40 RCH33 DOV3 NHA5 GLN26 BRI8 RCH37 CLT16 PHO18 Rusty Wallace MXC6 KEN24 GTY37 DOV7 KAN13 TEX27 Bill Elliott NSH23 MLW17 PPR6 Mike Wallace IRP10 HOM12 Steve Wallace MEM15 2006 Jamie McMurray DAY16 CAL5 MXC10 LVS7 ATL9 TEX15 PHO10TAL36 DAR3 CLT43 DAY11 CHI40 NHA32 GLN3 BRI30 CAL17 RCH11 DOV4 CLT31 PHO15 16th 3610 Steve Wallace BRI33 NSH12 RCH28 DOV38 NSH15 KEN11 MLW25 MAR35 GTY31 IRP20 MCH24 KAN24 MEM20 TEX31 HOM22 2007 Steve Wallace 66 DAY30 CAL22 MXC18 LVS17 ATL35 BRI31 NSH14 TEX32 PHO29 TAL26 RCH32 DAR39 CLT30 DOV22 NSH12 KEN22 MLW27 NHA15 DAY39 CHI32 GTY28 IRP17 CGV32 GLN34 MCH37 BRI32 CAL25 RCH18 DOV22 KAN37 MEM35 TEX23 PHO37 HOM34 30th 2840 Reed Sorenson CLT25 2008 Steve Wallace Chevy DAY37 CAL15 LVS30 ATL18 BRI16 NSH24 TEX16 PHO16 MXC10 TAL32 RCH5 DAR5 CLT20 DOV11 NSH21 KEN17 MLW19 NHA21 DAY13 CHI24 GTY26 IRP10 CGV10 GLN28 MCH38 BRI10 CAL20 RCH17 DOV18 KAN41 CLT32 MEM9 TEX28 PHO33 HOM15 20th 3615 2009 DAY42 CAL10 LVS30 BRI7 TEX14 NSH9 PHO12 TAL34 RCH11 DAR14 CLT17 DOV29 NSH7 KEN14 MLW6 NHA11 DAY12 CHI16 GTY24 IRP5 IOW17 GLN12 MCH15 BRI17 CGV16 ATL23 RCH9 DOV12 KAN15 CAL29 CLT31 MEM20 TEX21 PHO10 HOM8 13th 4007 2010 Toyota DAY10 CAL6 LVS10 BRI38 NSH36 PHO30 TEX9 TAL39 RCH17 DAR12 DOV14 CLT21 NSH8 KEN6 ROA9 NHA11 DAY15 CHI12 GTY5 IRP10 IOW6 GLN9 MCH18 BRI30 CGV38 ATL35 RCH16 DOV12 KAN11 CAL33 CLT29 GTY12 TEX10 PHO10 HOM15 11th 3940 2011 DAY20 PHO30 LVS16 BRI11 CAL27 TEX17 TAL32 NSH17 RCH11 DAR5 DOV16 IOW11 CLT7 CHI12 MCH14 ROA26 DAY11 KEN21 NHA9 NSH11 IRP30 IOW8 GLN16 CGV4 BRI14 ATL13 RCH16 CHI18 DOV20 KAN20 CLT13 TEX18 PHO29 HOM34 17th 921 2013 Steve Wallace 66 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT25 DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 58th 19

Sprint Cup Series In 2011, Rusty Wallace Racing acquired the owner's points of the No. 77 Penske Racing team, guaranteeing Steve Wallace a start in the 2011 Daytona 500. Wallace drove the No. 77 car, which was sponsored by 5-hour Energy, to a 20th-place finish.

Car No. 77 results NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts 2011 Steve Wallace 77 Toyota DAY20 PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 50th 24

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Rusty Wallace Owner Statistics