28 Kenny Wallace

 
  • POLES

    0
  • WINS

    0
  • RANK

    11
  • POINTS

    3457
  • BEHIND

    -2030
 

Kenny Wallace returns full time to the Nationwide Series in 2008. Also a television analyst for the Speed channel, Wallace has nine career victories in the series.
 

Career Highlights

  • Has finished in Busch Series Top 10 in each of his nine fulltime seasons
  • Surpassed $1 million in race winnings and other awards for the first time in 2005
  • Finished second in 1991 Busch Series standings
  • 1989 Busch Series Rookie of the Year

Driver Details

  • Ht: 71     Wt: 180
  • Born: 03/25/2008
  • Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

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2009 NASCAR Nationwide Season Summary
Starts Poles Rank Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Winnings
34 0 11 0 0 2 3457 917,522

Year-by-Year Nationwide Series Recap

  • 2005 Finished seventh in series points. ... Registered the ninth series top 10 championship finish of his career. ... Posted five top-fives, including seconds at Nashville in April and at Darlington in his first year with ppc Racing. ... Recorded 11 top-10 finishes including a streak of three consecutive early in the season. ... His top fives and top 10s were the most in three seasons. ... Best start was sixth at Charlotte in the fall race. ... Completed 6,439 out of 6,654 possible laps for 96.8%, third-best in the series. ... With Clint Bowyer, was the only other driver to have only one DNF during the season. ... Earned over $1million in race winnings and other award money for the first time in his series career. ... Led four races. .. Ranked in top 10 in all but three of the season’s 35 weeks. … Finished the year tied for fifth all-time in starts (347) with RandyLaJoie.

  • 2004 Finished eighth in series points. ... Had 10 top-10 finishes for Bill Davis Racing. ... Had five top-10 finishes
    in six races beginning at Talladega and ending at Charlotte; three of those were in succession. ... Had the car
    to beat at Dover in September but ran out of gas on Lap 188 of the 200-lap event eventually won by Martin Truex Jr.

  • 2003 Finished 155th in series points. ... Ran only race at Gateway, near hometown of St. Louis. ... Qualified seventh
    and finished 10th in a car fielded by Michael Waltrip; car was emblazoned with the colors of his beloved St. Louis
    Cardinals Major League Baseball team.

  • 2002 Finished seventh in series points. ... Returned to George de Bidart’s organization. ... Best finishes of season were fifth-place runs at Darlington in March and at IRP.

  • 2001 Finished 10thin series points. ... Returned full-time to circuit with owner George de Bidart. ... Won at Rockingham in the fall.

  • 2000 Finished 30th in series points. ... Drove 15 races for Ed and Sam Rensi. ... Best finish was fourth in both races at Bristol.

  • 1999 Finished 23rd in series points. ... Ran 18 races for team owners Ed and Sam Rensi. ... Best finish was a fourth at Richmond in September.

  • 1997 Finished 101st in series points. ... Made one start, finishing 26th at Richmond in the fall.

  • 1996 Finished 41st in series points. ... Raced 10 times, with four top-10 finishes. ... Won the fall race at Richmond.

  • 1995 Finished 27th in series points. ... Had seven top-10 finishesin 15 starts for Filbert Martocci, including a March win at Richmond.

  • 1994 Finished fourth in series points. ... Ran for owner Filbert Martocci. ... Had his most productive season as far as wins, with victories at Bristol in August, at Richmond in September and at Martinsville in October.

  • 1992 Finished sixth inseries points. ... Drove full NASCAR Busch Series season for Felix Sabates. ... Scored a victory at Martinsville.

  • 1991 Finished second in series points. ... Battled Bobby Labonte for championship until an accident at New Hampshire in October ended his season. ... Finished 74 points behind Labonte. ... Scored first two wins of his career, which came March 24 at Volusia County Speedway and July 14 at New Hampshire. ... First win came in 66th career start.

  • 1990 Finished seventh in series points. ... Four top-five finishes and 14 top 10s. ... Scored best finish of season, second,on April 28 at Lanier Raceway.

  • 1989 Finished sixth in series points. ... Captured Rookie of the Year honors, driving for a team fielded by his brother, Rusty, who also won the championship in Nextel Cup that season. ... First career pole came for the Feb. 18 season-opener at Daytona.

  • 1988 Finished 81st in series points. ... Made series debut Sept. 24 at Martinsville Speedway, in car owned by Dale Earnhardt. ... Qualified 26th and finished 11th.

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