STEVE WALLACE
No. 64 CARFAX DODGE/No. 61 HANTZ GROUP – NU SOUTH LEMONADE DODGE
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY PREVIEW
STEVE WALLACE PULLING DOUBLE DUTY AT MICHIGAN
Steve Wallace will pull double duty this weekend at Michigan International Speedway, racing in both the ARCA RE/MAX and NASCAR Busch Series races.
The starts will mark Wallace’s 11th NBS start of 2006 and his fifth ARCA start of the season
In 10 NBS starts Wallace has four top-15 finishes, including an 11th-place finish at Kentucky
In just four ARCA starts Wallace boasts an impressive two poles, one win and three top-five finishes
“Over the last few weeks our teams have really started improving a whole lot. Even though I didn’t get the best finish in Indy, we still learned a lot and were able to gain some points. Last weekend Jamie (McMurray) did an awesome job at Watkins Glen, which really helped with our team’s momentum. I am really optimistic going into Michigan. It’s a fast track and I am excited to get to run there. I won there last year in the ARCA race so I feel like I know how to get around the place. We are taking some awesome cars so there is no reason why I can’t leave there with a win and top-five, top-10 finish.”
-Steve Wallace
STEVE WALLACE HOPES TO ONCE AGAIN CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY IN VICTORY LANE
Last year on August 18, Steve Wallace turned 18 years old, making him eligible for competition at the two-mile racetrack. The very next day, Wallace made his first ARCA start and captured his first ARCA win. This year Wallace looks to once again celebrate his birthday in victory lane
“Last year was a pretty neat deal. It was my very first ARCA race the day after I turned 18. I was just old enough to race the track and ended up winning the thing. It was probably the best birthday present I ever got. It would be awesome to celebrate my 19th birthday in victory lane – you know kind of making it a tradition.”
- Steve Wallace
CHASSIS INFORMATION
The No. 64 CARFAX team will be unloading car No. 6415. Jamie McMurray raced this car to three top-10 and two top-five finishes this season.
Steve Wallace will wheel car No. 43 in the ARCA race at MIS. David Stremme raced this No. 61 Hantz Group – Nu South Lemonade Dodge this earlier year in the ARCA race at MIS, where he qualified third and won the race, lapping the field under green, capturing the checkers the only car on the lead lap.
RACE INFORMATION
The NASCAR Busch Series’ CARFAX 250 is scheduled for Saturday, August 19 at 2:45 p.m. ET. TNT television and MRN radio affiliates will carry the live race broadcast.
The ARCA RE/MAX Series’ Hantz Group 200 is scheduled for Friday, August 18 at 5:15 p.m. ET. SPEED will broadcast the race.
ON TAP FOR NEXT WEEK
Jamie McMurray will be back behind the wheel of RWI Racing’s No. 64 Top-Flite Dodge for the NASCAR Busch Series’ Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The race is scheduled for Friday, August 25 at 7:45 p.m. ET. TNT television and PRN radio affiliates will carry live race coverage.
