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It is with great sorrow that the Wallace family announces the passing of its patriarch, Russell "Russ" William Wallace, Sr., on October 30, 2011 at Charlotte's Carolinas Medical Center. He was 77 years of age.

GONE TO TEXAS: Clint Bowyer and the No. 33 Rheem team head to the Lone Star State this week for the NASCAR Nationwide Series second visit of the season at Texas Motor Speedway.

DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS: Elliott Sadler and the No. 2 OneMain Financial Chevrolet will head south to Fort Worth, Texas for the second NASCAR Nationwide Series event of the season at Texas Motor Speedway.

The Clement family and Iowa Speedway's staff extends its deepest sympathies to the Wallace family after the passing of Russ Wallace, father of NASCAR racing legend and Iowa Speedway co-owner Rusty Wallace. Russ' impact on the legacy of NASCAR has been immense.

The legendary Champion® spark plug, filter, wiper and performance chemicals brand from Federal-Mogul Corporation (NASDAQ: FDML) will support a new generation of talented amateur racers through an innovative Web-based video contest that will award $100,000 (USD) in motorsports sponsorships.

Monday morning I was at home doing the usual housework when all of a sudden it hit me. Why am I in the house on such a beautiful day when I could be at ‘The Rock’? So I ditched the chores, hopped in my car and drove out to Rockingham Speedway.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Halloween Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Opening Statement: “On behalf of myself and Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM), it’s just a subtle little announcement that KBM is transitioning into the Nationwide Series next year..."

Highlighted by an inaugural visit to one of the most historic race tracks in motorsports, a return trip to Montreal and plenty of driver star power, NASCAR announced today the 2012 schedule for the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

In the process of writing this column about Charlotte and the 5th Chase race the unthinkable happened.

he No. 31 Bad Boy Mowers Chevrolet team will bring chassis TMS-015 to the high banks of Talladega Superspeedway for Saturday's race.