Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace
Russell William "Rusty" Wallace, Jr.is a retired American racing driver, and a former NASCAR Winston Cup Champion. Considered one of racing's most well-known and charismatic personalities, he is a member of four of stock car racing's major halls of fame: the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America and the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame. He also served as the...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth14 August 1956
CityArnold, MO
car clean coming fourth good kept pit position ready road running third
We still had a pretty good position going. I had a pretty clean stint myself. We were running third and fourth and kept our car running there. (I was) just getting ready to pit and coming down pit road and got out of the car and it was just really overheating bad.
good group lunch meet shock spring stuff stupid tire worry
This stuff is really cool. I got to meet a whole new group of people. And I'm just having a good time. I don't have to worry about a stupid shock absorber or spring or a tire pressure. I'm having lunch and having a good time.
again cool heading hop horse john setting toward watching wayne win winning
It would be cool as it could be if we can win here again this weekend, ... It would be like watching John Wayne hop on his horse after winning the shootout and heading on out toward the setting sun.
air cars flipping guys rear running sliding spinning totally twice wild
It was twice as wild when I started, because when I started, there was no spoiler rule, ... Guys were running wide-open with only an eight-degree rear spoiler, and cars were out of control, sliding and spinning out, going in the air and flipping upside-down. It was just totally crazy.
answers wait
I don't know if I will or not. We'll just have to wait and see. I don't have the answers to that yet.
guys hearing hope learns mistake rough ryan sure tired understand whether
I don't know if I'd have done it, but I sure do understand the reaction. I hope Ryan learns from this mistake. He can't just go out there and rough these guys up, whether it's a mistake or not. Guys are tired of hearing it's a mistake.
bit calling educating enjoy love people talking tons work
I love talking to people and educating them on the sport. I've done tons of interviews, done some work calling races. From the little bit I did, I can really tell I enjoy it.
believe looked race size track
I looked at the race track for the first time, and I thought, 'Oh my gosh. I can't believe the size of this thing. It's amazing,'
drive needs reported
I'll tell you, I never could have reported on this sport the way it needs to be reported without getting to drive this car.
bad flat loose lost
I just lost it. I had a loose tire, a flat tire, and loose lug nuts. Bad night.
car dad drive feeling help learning
I just got in the car for some verification. And that's the thing as a dad that I can do. I can get in it and drive it and say 'Ok it is doing this' or 'This is what you're feeling Steve' and just try to help his learning curve.
car driving finish guess higher points resolution since sit stay
In the past, I've always had New Year's resolutions that we were going to have a better year, we're going to finish higher in the points and that we stay healthy. Now, since I'm not driving the car any longer, I guess I'm going to have to sit back and think up a new resolution of what I want to do.
proud top
I'm proud of my team. I'm proud of what I've done and I am going out on top of my game.
bad coming extra looks mark running talked
I'm really disappointed that Mark has been talked into running that extra year, ... The thing I feel bad about for Mark is that he and I have been out there getting all these accolades, and now Mark's having to say, 'It looks like I'm coming back.'