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Cup plans for 2010 on hold at Rusty Wallace Racing
By Lee Montgomery - Associate Editor
Friday, June 12, 2009
SPARTA, Ky. – Rusty Wallace Racing’s plans to move to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2010 are on hold, as Wallace said Friday at Kentucky Speedway that his two-car team will remain in the Nationwide Series next year.
Wallace had wanted to move drivers Steve Wallace and Brendan Gaughan to Cup for next season but realized he couldn’t pull it off.
“That’s totally on hold right now,” Wallace said. “We have totally made a decision to go Nationwide racing with Brendan and Stephen next year. …
“My goal is still to get in Cup, but not now. Too much weird [stuff] is happening with this economy. Our Nationwide cars are funded real well. I’m happy with that. It’d be too much for me to bite off [to move to Cup].”
Wallace said he is working on a deal to get son Steve as many as 10 Sprint Cup races next season, pending sponsorship.
“There’s a good chance I can pull that off,” Wallace said. “Then I’d want to partner with an existing Cup team that already has points. Maybe they could run 26 and we could run 10.”
RWR currently fields Chevrolets in the Nationwide Series, but that relationship is up in the air because the manufacturer is pulling out of the series after this season.
When asked if he would stay with Chevy next year, Wallace said it’s “too early to say.”
“I don’t want to be with a company that’s not going to support me, I’ll tell you that right now,” Wallace said. “I want to be with racers. Right now, they’re with me. I have not got a phone call and I’m feeling pretty proud right now. But I’m not happy with what I’m hearing they’re doing around the world, hiding behind this bankruptcy, canceling everybody’s contracts and saying, ‘Sorry, man.’”
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| 2 | Mark Martin | -108 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | -169 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | -211 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | -285 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | -289 |
| 7 | Greg Biffle | -321 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | -352 |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | -411 |
| 10 | Kasey Kahne | -476 |
| 11 | Carl Edwards | -520 |
| 12 | Brian Vickers | -666 |
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gthom56978 said:
Jun 12, 2009 at 10:25 PMwhy can't we post a comment on the incident that caused Rusty Wallace's crew chief suspended indefinite. Why oh why scene dailey??
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» Confirm Abuse Reportproudstremmefan said:
Jun 13, 2009 at 6:33 AMPeople get called names everyday in Nascar, why should Berry's comment be any different? I think Davis' team needs to get a grip and quit crying like babies.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSS396Chevelle said:
Jun 13, 2009 at 7:24 AMWhy write the article if we can't comment? No feedom of speech here unless is deals with Jr and KB.
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Jun 13, 2009 at 8:48 PMHey cry Baby Rusty Wallace, you must be really crying now about you Chevys. You'll probably be one of the cuts coming from GM.
Report as AbuseMaybe you'll end up in something other than Chevy for that spoiled kid of yours.
The free support is coming to an end !!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner said:
Jun 13, 2009 at 9:10 PMwas Rusty counting on some GM money...as for Berry's comments...think back to the last lawsuit NASCAR had with that pit official...it cost them millions...
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