THE HEADLINES.
THE STORY: Steve Wallace heads to Nashville Superspeedway this weekend buoyed by a strong run in last weekend’s race at New Hampshire. In that event, Wallace ran as high as fourth in the waning laps, before being caught in an accident and charging from 15th-place to ninth over the final two laps. He leads teammate Michael Annett and JGR’s Brian Scott in a tight three-way scrap for eighth-place in the NNS driver standings.
STEVE WALLACE AT NASHVILLE SUPERSPEEDWAY: Steve Wallace enters this weekend with three top-ten finishes in his last five starts at Nashville Superspeedway. His record includes winning the pole position for Nashville’s June 2007 event, his fourth start at the track. While still searching for his first win at Nashville Superspeedway, Wallace does own one victory in Nashville, the 2004 UARA event at the Nashville Fairgrounds.
THE MACHINES.
TEAM 66 PRIMARY: RWR-064-Although chassis 064 technically has three starts thus far in 2011 (Texas I, Dover I and Kentucky), it debuted in its current form two races ago a Kentucky. Following an accident at Dover, Chassis 064 was the first car to be completely fitted with a recent mid-season update to RWR’s car fleet.
TEAM 66 SECONDARY: RWR-050-One of RWR’s first COT chassis, RWR-050 has two previous starts this season, with a best finish of 11th at Richmond.
THE ENERGY SHOT.
WELCOME ABOARD: 5-Hour Energy Racing welcomes Kroger as a partner for the Nashville event. For the fourth time in 2011, Kroger branding will adorn the TV panel of Wallace’s No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota in Saturday’s race.
DID YOU KNOW?: 5-Hour Energy contains a blend of B-vitamins, amino acids and essential nutrients. It contains zero sugar, zero herbal stimulants and four calories. The amount of caffeine varies depending on the energy shot. Original 5-Hour Energy contains as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. Extra Strength contains as much as 12 ounces of coffee, while Decaf 5-Hour Energy contains only as much caffeine as a half cup of decaffeinated coffee.
FROM THE COCKPIT. STEVE WALLACE (NO. 66 5-HOUR ENERGY TOYOTA CAMRY): “This weekend is definitely an “opportunity race.” Without a lot of Cup drivers and teams, all of the Nationwide guys like us are looking at this as another real chance to get a win. Our intermediate program hasn’t been as strong as we would have liked at times, but our guys have been working hard on some updates to our cars and hopefully it will pay off for us this weekend.”
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ABOUT RUSTY WALLACE RACING, LLC
North Carolina-based Rusty Wallace Racing (RWR) is a professional auto racing team steeped in the legendary racing history of its founder, Rusty Wallace. The team currently campaigns the No. 66 and No. 62 Toyota Camrys-driven by Steve Wallace and Michael Annett, respectively-in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. RWR will also campaign the No. 64 Camry in select 2011 events. RWR entries have finished among the top-ten in the Nationwide Series driver or owner standings in each of the last three seasons. For more on Rusty Wallace Racing, please visit the award-winning rustywallace.com.
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