When it comes to the Wallace Family, they are a family that has been a very important part of the NASCAR history book. It's whole family have been involved in NASCAR in some way shape or form over the years and some are still active today. Rusty was really the most successful of the three brothers of Rusty, Mike, and Kenny. Rusty won the at the time NASCAR Winston Cup Series Championship in 1989. Wallace would never finish better than 2nd in points after that title came in 1989. Rusty though drove like a champion over his 26 seasons in racing. Much success came for Rusty at tracks like Bristol, Martinsville, Watkins Glen, among many others. Rusty's first win came in 1986 at no surprise Bristol Motor Speedway. Over 26 years in NASCAR Rusty drove for 2 teams, he spent most of his time at Team Penske where he really helped build Team Penske to the powerhouse it is today with Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano. Before Rusty raced for Roger Penske he drove for Raymond Beadle in the #27 Car. Over the years Rusty either drove a Pontiac,
Ford, or Dodge. Over the years Rusty had many rivalries with drivers like Dale Earnhardt Sr.and Jeff Gordon. Dale and Rusty were good friends despite what you would see on the track and in 1993 when Dale Earnhardt won the Championship and Rusty Wallace won the Race both did a polish victory lap with the flags of Alan Kulwicki and Davey Allison to delight the fans and to send one final farewell to two great drivers and friends. Rusty's last win would come at Martinsville in 2004, that would
be Rusty's 55th and final win. In 2005 Rusty announced he would be making his Last Call Run in the Series and would retire from Racing at the end of 2005. Wallace would not win a race that season and would finish 8th in points. Rusty would join the NASCAR on ESPN coverage in 2006 and he would cover races up until the end of ESPN covering NASCAR at the end of 2014. After that Rusty would Join the MRN booth to help cover races with numerous MRN personality's. In 2014, Wallace ran at Daytona for testing before the 2014 Daytona 500 as part of a promotion for Miller Lite's 40th anniversary, marking the first time a NASCAR Hall of Famer has driven in a NASCAR test. He shared the car with 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Brad Keselowski. If you ask some former Rusty Wallace fans, most would say Brad is the best driver in the #2 Car since Rusty Piloted the car. Many would like to see Rusty return behind the wheel but I don't see him return for a long period of time if he did come back. Wallace is certainly a fit for the NASCAR Hall Of Fame
for everything he has done for the sport and what he still does for the sport. Rusty is a true legend and will certainly be talked about for many many years to come! Thank You Rusty for Everything you have done for the sport! Look for the NASCAR Hall Of Fame Spotlight featuring NASCAR Hall Of Famer Jack Ingram! (Koelle, 2015)
When it comes to the Wallace Family, they are a family that has been a very important part of the NASCAR history book. It's whole family have been involved in NASCAR in some way shape or form over the years and some are still active today. Rusty was really the most successful of the three brothers of Rusty, Mike, and Kenny. Rusty won the at the time NASCAR Winston Cup Series Championship in 1989. Wallace would never finish better than 2nd in points after that title came in 1989. Rusty though drove like a champion over his 26 seasons in racing. Much success came for Rusty at tracks like Bristol, Martinsville, Watkins Glen, among many others. Rusty's first win came in 1986 at no surprise Bristol Motor Speedway. Over 26 years in NASCAR Rusty drove for 2 teams, he spent most of his time at Team Penske where he really helped build Team Penske to the powerhouse it is today with Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano. Before Rusty raced for Roger Penske he drove for Raymond Beadle in the #27 Car. Over the years Rusty either drove a Pontiac, 
Ford, or Dodge. Over the years Rusty had many rivalries with drivers like Dale Earnhardt Sr.and Jeff Gordon. Dale and Rusty were good friends despite what you would see on the track and in 1993 when Dale Earnhardt won the Championship and Rusty Wallace won the Race both did a polish victory lap with the flags of Alan Kulwicki and Davey Allison to delight the fans and to send one final farewell to two great drivers and friends. Rusty's last win would come at Martinsville in 2004, that would 
be Rusty's 55th and final win. In 2005 Rusty announced he would be making his Last Call Run in the Series and would retire from Racing at the end of 2005. Wallace would not win a race that season and would finish 8th in points. Rusty would join the NASCAR on ESPN coverage in 2006 and he would cover races up until the end of ESPN covering NASCAR at the end of 2014. After that Rusty would Join the MRN booth to help cover races with numerous MRN personality's. In 2014, Wallace ran at Daytona for testing before the 2014 Daytona 500 as part of a promotion for Miller Lite's 40th anniversary, marking the first time a NASCAR Hall of Famer has driven in a NASCAR test. He shared the car with 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Brad Keselowski. If you ask some former Rusty Wallace fans, most would say Brad is the best driver in the #2 Car since Rusty Piloted the car. Many would like to see Rusty return behind the wheel but I don't see him return for a long period of time if he did come back. Wallace is certainly a fit for the NASCAR Hall Of Fame 
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