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Chrissy Wallace bests dad, Mike, in history-making run at Talladega
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Saturday, October 31, 2009
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Not only did daughter race against her much more experienced father on Saturday in the Mountain Dew 250, she beat him.
In a first for a NASCAR national touring series race, a father raced against his daughter as Fast Track Racing’s Mike Wallace competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event along with Chrissy Wallace, who was driving a Rick Ware Racing truck.
Mike, who won the first Truck race ever on a high-banked superspeedway at Daytona in 2000, ended up getting involved in an accident and finishing 28th. Chrissy, a 21-year-old in her first Truck event at Talladega, finished on the lead lap in 13th.
“She gets bragging rights,” said Mike, who is 50. “The crazy thing is we did a lot of things promotion-wise and appearance-wise, and all the fans kept saying was, ‘Beat your dad.’
“She deserved what she got today.”
Early in the race, they both stayed out while the leaders pitted and were running first and second. They eventually pitted and worked together in the draft at times in the race.
“My uncle Kenny [Wallace] was spotting for me and he was letting me know where my dad was,” Chrissy said. “Following my dad for the first part of the race is what helped me out the most learning the lines and learning the drafting part.”
For Mike, it was a proud moment. And he was nervous as he watched Chrissy race over the final 30 laps.
“I don’t know how my wife goes through this stuff, standing at these race tracks watching,” Mike said. “I was nervous with those [few] laps to go. I think she did a remarkable job finishing 13th with no damage.”
Chrissy hopes the solid finishes leads to more races.
“What can I say?” she said. “Started 27th, finished 13th. I can’t really ask for much more.”
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Meg said:
Oct 31, 2009 at 7:54 PMNice job Chrissy !
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Oct 31, 2009 at 9:34 PMCongrats to Chrissy, perhaps she can now land the #64 Cup ride.
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Nov 1, 2009 at 8:28 AMGreat run Chrissy!!! Now tell me again exactly why NASCAR needs Danica? It and we don't! We just need to support our own!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportwdstump said:
Nov 1, 2009 at 8:36 AMCongrats Chrissy. Great run. Mike must be extremely Proud.
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Nov 1, 2009 at 9:24 AMGood job, Chrissy!
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Nov 1, 2009 at 12:14 PMgo job chrissy wallace
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» Confirm Abuse Reportbusk250 said:
Nov 1, 2009 at 12:17 PMI MEEN GOOD JOB CHRISSY W
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Nov 1, 2009 at 12:18 PMGood Job!!
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Nov 1, 2009 at 12:22 PMYOU SHUD GO TO NASCAR
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Nov 1, 2009 at 12:58 PMI talked some smack, and hereby apologize. Very nice performance, congratulations.
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Nov 1, 2009 at 2:57 PMGo Chrissy. Number 6, 7, and 9, YOU should go back to English class or at least the spelling part of it.
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Nov 1, 2009 at 6:27 PMAgree with #3...Great job, Miss Wallace...!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner said:
Nov 1, 2009 at 6:29 PMwhy didn't they slam her around like they did with Erin Crocker years ago?...
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» Confirm Abuse Reportbthompson133 said:
Nov 1, 2009 at 6:38 PMcause she's a wallace, it's not allowed
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» Confirm Abuse Reportcrusher1 said:
Nov 1, 2009 at 7:55 PMCrissy, I hope with your performance at Talledega that you raised some eyebrows, that maybe SHE can race with the BIG boys. I hope that your 13th place finish will open some peoples bank account to back you in the future. I hope that you get the break that you deserve. I hate that all the attention was about you racing against your father, to me it was about you making a statement that you belong in NASCAR, period. Congratulations on your fine finish and I hope that you get many more.
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Nov 2, 2009 at 12:36 PMNice job Chrissy,More luck in the future.
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Nov 2, 2009 at 1:25 PMNice job, Chrissy!!
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Nov 2, 2009 at 11:22 PMCongrats for the great race you ran...Best wishes for the future rides You should be getting....
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