Russell William "Rusty" Wallace (lahir 14 Agustus 1956) adalah seorang mantan pembalap mobil professional asal Amerika Serikat, yang pernah turun di ajang NASCAR dari tahun 1980 sampai 2005. Ia juga merupakan seorang mantan juara NASCAR Seri Piala Winston musim 1989.[3] Saat ini Wallace berkiprah sebagai penyiar TV di stasiun TV ESPN dan ABC untuk tayangan balap NASCAR dan IndyCar.[4]

Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace in 1997.
LahirRussell William Wallace Jr.
14 Agustus 1956 (umur 68)
Arnold, Missouri, U.S.
Pencapaian1989 Winston Cup Series Champion
1991 IROC Champion
1983 ASA Champion
1990 Coca-Cola 600 Winner
1989 The Winston Winner
1998 Bud Shootout Winner
Led Winston Cup Series in wins in 1988, 1989, 1993, and 1994
Led Winston Cup Series in poles in 2000
1988 Final Winner at Riverside International Raceway
1993 Inaugural Winner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
9 wins at Bristol Motor Speedway (including 6 Food City 500 wins and a sweep in 2000)
7 wins at Martinsville Speedway (including record 4 Spring race wins in a row 1993-1996 and a sweep in 1994)
6 wins at Richmond International Raceway (all time record on current .75 mile configuration)
All time lap leader in modern era at Bristol Motor Speedway
All time lap leader in modern era at Richmond International Raceway (all time lap leader on current .75 mile configuration)
2nd in laps led in modern era at Martinsville Speedway
5 wins at North Carolina Speedway and Michigan International Speedway
PenghargaanNASCAR Hall of Fame (2013)
International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2013)
National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (2010)
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2014)[1]
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (1998)
Named a Missouri Sports Legend by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (2006)
St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame (2011)
NMPA Myers Brothers Award winner (2005)
2× NMPA Richard Petty Driver of the Year (1988, 1993)
NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year (2005)
North Carolina's Order of the Long Leaf Pine (2005)
Delaware's Order of the First State (2005)
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
1984 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
1979 USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year
Karier NASCAR Seri Piala
706 lomba dalam kurun waktu 25 tahun
Hasil terbaik1st (1989)
Lomba pertama1980 Atlanta 500 (Atlanta)
Lomba terakhir2005 Ford 400 (Homestead)
Menang pertama1986 Valleydale 500 (Bristol)[2]
Menang terakhir2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 (Martinsville)
Menang Top 10 Pole
55 349 36
Karier NASCAR Seri Xfinity
42 lomba dalam kurun waktu 9 tahun
Hasil terbaik32nd (1987)
Lomba pertama1985 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Lomba terakhir2005 O'Reilly Challenge (Texas)
Menang Top 10 Pole
0 18 2
Karier NASCAR Seri Truk
1 lomba dalam kurun waktu 1 tahun
Hasil terbaik92nd (1996)
Lomba pertama1996 DeVilbiss Superfinish 200 (Nazareth)
Menang Top 10 Pole
0 1 0
Terakhir diperbarui pada: December 21, 2012.

Referensi

  1. ^ Rusty Wallace Diarsipkan 2019-09-30 di Wayback Machine. at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
  2. ^ Finish flag finally waves for Wallace; [1,2,3,4,5,6 Edition] The San Diego Union. San Diego, CA: April 7, 1986. p. C2.
  3. ^ "Rusty Wallace – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal March 20, 2015. Diakses tanggal January 20, 2015. 
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2015-09-24. Diakses tanggal 2021-04-23. 

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