Mike Wallace still hoping to race daughter in Nationwide Series
SPARTA, Ky. - Mike Wallace hatched a plan recently where he could race against daughter Chrissy in the Nationwide Series later this year. There would be four members of the Wallace family in the to-be-determined race, including Mike’s brother, Kenny, and Mike’s nephew, Steve.
But because GEICO would be Chrissy’s sponsor – in addition to its role as Mike’s sponsor – the deal was struck down.
“That got nixed [Thursday] by NASCAR, saying, ‘We’re not going to let it happen. You can’t have a second car,’” Mike Wallace said Friday at Kentucky Speedway. “That hurt, because it wasn’t a sponsor-driven situation. It was just, ‘I want to race against my daughter.’”
Wallace said the four-Wallace race could still happen should another sponsor for Chrissy be found.
