# Rusty Wallace Racing

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 (formerly the Busch and Nationwide 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 series and NASCAR Whelen All-American 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 International Speedway, 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 County Speedway, followed by another win later in the year at New Hampshire International Speedway, 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 International Speedway 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 Motorsports Park.
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 | DOV 21 | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO 16 | HOM | 63rd | 215 |
| 2007 | Chase Austin | 64 | Dodge | 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 41 | TEX | PHO | HOM | 82nd | 40 |
| 2008 | David Stremme | 64 | Chevy | DAY 42 | CAL 17 | LVS 5 | ATL 30 | BRI 9 | NSH 6 | TEX 35 | PHO 10 | | TAL 2 | RCH 6 | DAR 6 | CLT 12 | DOV 3 | NSH 2 | KEN 12 | MLW 34 | NHA 17 | DAY 8 | CHI 23 | GTY 9 | IRP 13 | | | MCH 16 | BRI 5 | CAL 10 | RCH 9 | DOV 11 | KAN 17 | CLT 31 | MEM 10 | TEX 10 | PHO 35 | HOM 16 | 10th | 4238 |
| 2008 | Max Papis | 64 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | MXC 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CGV 20 | GLN 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 4238 |
| 2009 | Brendan Gaughan | 62 | Chevy | DAY 15 | CAL 9 | LVS 7 | BRI 21 | TEX 37 | NSH 17 | PHO 7 | TAL 38 | RCH 26 | DAR 19 | CLT 2 | DOV 12 | NSH 24 | KEN 4 | MLW 13 | NHA 21 | DAY 17 | CHI 13 | GTY 31 | IRP 12 | IOW 25 | GLN 22 | MCH 29 | BRI 19 | CGV 9 | ATL 31 | RCH 21 | DOV 19 | KAN 29 | CAL 7 | CLT 15 | MEM 5 | TEX 16 | PHO 19 | HOM 11 | 16th | 3914 |
| 2010 | Brendan Gaughan | 62 | Toyota | DAY 30 | CAL 24 | LVS 13 | BRI 33 | NSH 10 | PHO 4 | TEX 21 | TAL 27 | RCH 9 | DAR 33 | DOV 13 | CLT 32 | NSH 13 | KEN 4 | ROA 3 | NHA 10 | DAY 29 | CHI 16 | GTY 17 | IRP 6 | IOW 31 | GLN 30 | MCH 32 | BRI 21 | CGV 27 | ATL 16 | RCH 17 | DOV 16 | KAN 9 | CAL 32 | CLT 11 | GTY 26 | TEX 17 | PHO 27 | HOM 8 | 12th | 3767 |
| 2011 | Michael Annett | 62 | Toyota | DAY 39 | PHO 19 | LVS 13 | BRI 24 | CAL 18 | TEX 18 | TAL 19 | NSH 19 | RCH 16 | DAR 31 | DOV 20 | IOW 13 | CLT 14 | CHI 9 | MCH 19 | ROA 7 | DAY 6 | KEN 7 | NHA 7 | NSH 14 | IRP 29 | IOW 12 | GLN 19 | CGV 18 | BRI 6 | ATL 20 | RCH 11 | CHI 16 | DOV 12 | KAN 16 | CLT 17 | TEX 20 | PHO 10 | HOM 19 | | 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 | NSH 14 | RCH | DAR | DOV 5 | IOW | CLT | CHI | MCH 18 | | | KEN 18 | NHA | NSH | IRP | IOW | | | BRI 20 | ATL | RCH | CHI | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 39th | 155 |
| 2011 | Jason Bowles | 64 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ROA 34 | DAY | | | | | | GLN 36 | CGV 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 155 |

### 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 Raceway. 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 US 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 LoanMax 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 | LVS 28 | DAR | BRI | TEX 26 | NSH | TAL | CAL 22 | GTY 43 | RCH | NZH | CLT 43 | DOV 42 | NSH | KEN 24 | MLW | DAY | CHI 37 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34th | 1718 |
| 2004 | Jamie McMurray | 66 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA 22 | PPR | IRP | | BRI 23 | CAL 5 | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT 8 | MEM | ATL 36 | | DAR 1 | HOM 2 | | 34th | 1718 |
| 2004 | Rusty Wallace | 66 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 6 | | | | | | | | | PHO 7 | | | | | | 34th | 1718 |
| 2005 | Jeremy Mayfield | 64 | Dodge | DAY 21 | | | LVS 24 | | | BRI 6 | | | TAL 42 | | | CLT 38 | | | | | DAY 11 | CHI 39 | | | | | | MCH 23 | | CAL 27 | | | | | | | | | 17th | 3622 |
| 2005 | Jamie McMurray | 64 | Dodge | | CAL 7 | | | ATL 9 | NSH 11 | | TEX 28 | PHO 36 | | DAR 40 | RCH 33 | | DOV 3 | | | | | | NHA 5 | | | | GLN 26 | | BRI 8 | | RCH 37 | | | CLT 16 | | | PHO 18 | | 17th | 3622 |
| 2005 | Rusty Wallace | 64 | Dodge | | | MXC 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN 24 | | | | | | GTY 37 | | | | | | | DOV 7 | KAN 13 | | | TEX 27 | | | | 17th | 3622 |
| 2005 | Bill Elliott | 64 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NSH 23 | | MLW 17 | | | | PPR 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 3622 |
| 2005 | Mike Wallace | 64 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IRP 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 12 | 17th | 3622 |
| 2005 | Steve Wallace | 64 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MEM 15 | | | | | | 17th | 3622 |
| 2006 | Jamie McMurray | 64 | Dodge | DAY 16 | CAL 5 | MXC 10 | LVS 7 | ATL 9 | | TEX 15 | | PHO 10 | TAL 36 | | DAR 3 | CLT 43 | | | | | DAY 11 | CHI 40 | NHA 32 | | | | GLN 3 | | BRI 30 | CAL 17 | RCH 11 | DOV 4 | | CLT 31 | | | PHO 15 | | 16th | 3610 |
| 2006 | Steve Wallace | 64 | Dodge | | | | | | BRI 33 | | NSH 12 | | | RCH 28 | | | DOV 38 | NSH 15 | KEN 11 | MLW 25 | | | | MAR 35 | GTY 31 | IRP 20 | | MCH 24 | | | | | KAN 24 | | MEM 20 | TEX 31 | | HOM 22 | 16th | 3610 |
| 2007 | Steve Wallace | 66 | Dodge | DAY 30 | CAL 22 | MXC 18 | LVS 17 | ATL 35 | BRI 31 | NSH 14 | TEX 32 | PHO 29 | TAL 26 | RCH 32 | DAR 39 | CLT 30 | DOV 22 | NSH 12 | KEN 22 | MLW 27 | NHA 15 | DAY 39 | CHI 32 | GTY 28 | IRP 17 | CGV 32 | GLN 34 | MCH 37 | BRI 32 | CAL 25 | RCH 18 | DOV 22 | KAN 37 | | MEM 35 | TEX 23 | PHO 37 | HOM 34 | 30th | 2840 |
| 2007 | Reed Sorenson | 66 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 25 | | | | | | | | 30th | 2840 |
| 2008 | Steve Wallace | 66 | Chevy | DAY 37 | CAL 15 | LVS 30 | ATL 18 | BRI 16 | NSH 24 | TEX 16 | PHO 16 | MXC 10 | TAL 32 | RCH 5 | DAR 5 | CLT 20 | DOV 11 | NSH 21 | KEN 17 | MLW 19 | NHA 21 | DAY 13 | CHI 24 | GTY 26 | IRP 10 | CGV 10 | GLN 28 | MCH 38 | BRI 10 | CAL 20 | RCH 17 | DOV 18 | KAN 41 | CLT 32 | MEM 9 | TEX 28 | PHO 33 | HOM 15 | 20th | 3615 |
| 2009 | Steve Wallace | 66 | Chevy | DAY 42 | CAL 10 | LVS 30 | BRI 7 | TEX 14 | NSH 9 | PHO 12 | TAL 34 | RCH 11 | DAR 14 | CLT 17 | DOV 29 | NSH 7 | KEN 14 | MLW 6 | NHA 11 | DAY 12 | CHI 16 | GTY 24 | IRP 5 | IOW 17 | GLN 12 | MCH 15 | BRI 17 | CGV 16 | ATL 23 | RCH 9 | DOV 12 | KAN 15 | CAL 29 | CLT 31 | MEM 20 | TEX 21 | PHO 10 | HOM 8 | 13th | 4007 |
| 2010 | Steve Wallace | 66 | Toyota | DAY 10 | CAL 6 | LVS 10 | BRI 38 | NSH 36 | PHO 30 | TEX 9 | TAL 39 | RCH 17 | DAR 12 | DOV 14 | CLT 21 | NSH 8 | KEN 6 | ROA 9 | NHA 11 | DAY 15 | CHI 12 | GTY 5 | IRP 10 | IOW 6 | GLN 9 | MCH 18 | BRI 30 | CGV 38 | ATL 35 | RCH 16 | DOV 12 | KAN 11 | CAL 33 | CLT 29 | GTY 12 | TEX 10 | PHO 10 | HOM 15 | 11th | 3940 |
| 2011 | Steve Wallace | 66 | Toyota | DAY 20 | PHO 30 | LVS 16 | BRI 11 | CAL 27 | TEX 17 | TAL 32 | NSH 17 | RCH 11 | DAR 5 | DOV 16 | IOW 11 | CLT 7 | CHI 12 | MCH 14 | ROA 26 | DAY 11 | KEN 21 | NHA 9 | NSH 11 | IRP 30 | IOW 8 | GLN 16 | CGV 4 | BRI 14 | ATL 13 | RCH 16 | CHI 18 | DOV 20 | KAN 20 | CLT 13 | TEX 18 | PHO 29 | HOM 34 | | 17th | 921 |
| 2013 | Steve Wallace | 66 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | CLT 25 | 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 | NSCC | Pts |
| 2011 | Steve Wallace | 77 | Toyota | DAY 20 | 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 |