Stephen Wallace (born August 18, 1987) is an American

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driver. A current

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racer, he is the son of 1989

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champion

Rusty Wallace Russell William "Rusty" Wallace Jr. (born August 14, 1956) is an American former NASCAR racing driver. He has won the 1984 NASCAR Cup series Rookie of the Year and the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship. Over the course of his successful care ...

, the nephew of NASCAR drivers

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and

Mike Wallace Myron Leon Wallace (May 9, 1918 – April 7, 2012) was an American journalist, game show host, actor, and media personality. He interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers during his seven-decade career. He was one of the original correspo ...

, and cousin of

Chrissy Wallace Chrissy Wallace (born May 15, 1988) is an American stock car racing driver. She is the daughter of NASCAR driver Mike Wallace (racing driver), Mike Wallace, niece of Rusty Wallace and Kenny Wallace, cousin of Steve Wallace (racing driver), Steve ...

. Steve has made starts in all three of NASCAR's national series as well as the

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, and won the

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in 2004.

Racing career

Early racing

Between 1998 and 2002, Wallace raced in INEX Bandoleros. He captured multiple series championships. Steve raced in

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and

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racecars near his hometown of

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. He won both the Summer Shootout (twice) and Winter Shootout (once) at

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. He also won multiple championships at Concord Motor Speedway. In December 2004, at the age of 17, he won one of the biggest short track races in the country, the

, in

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, a race Rusty and Kenny both entered, but failed to win in their careers. Steve was also the 2004 UARA Rookie of The Year. He won the first ever late model race at

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. In 2005, he ran nearly the entire season in

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competition. He finished with 3 Top 10 finishes and qualified for the post-season championship series. A day after Steve turned 18, he became the youngest winner at a

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event in an ARCA race while driving a

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. He raced in ARCA with several other teams that season. He also finished 15th in his first

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race at

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(after starting 11th). Wallace became part of the

factory driver development program.

Nationwide Series

Wallace raced 17 races in the #64

car in

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(sharing with

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), as well as six ARCA series races in a

car. Wallace won ARCA races at

and

Kentucky Speedway Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Before 2008 J ...

, and had a best finish of 11th in the Busch Series. For the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series season he would race full-time. He won his first career pole at

. Steve Wallace won his second pole on June 9, 2007, at

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. Before the conclusion of the 2007 Nationwide Series Season, it was announced that Wallace would be switching from Dodge to Chevy for the 2008 Season. His first career top five came at Richmond International Raceway on May 2, 2008. At the beginning of the 2012 season, he was without a car because of the temporary closure of Rusty Wallace Racing. After missing the first six races, he announced that he would make his first start of the season at Richmond International Speedway during the

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Sprint Cup Series

Wallace made his Cup Series debut in the

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. Penske Racing transferred the owner points of his No. 77, whose 30th-place finish in 2010 guaranteed Wallace a start. He drove the No. 77 Toyota to a 20th-place finish.

Camping World Truck Series

In 2010 Wallace ran a partial Truck Series Schedule for

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finishing fourth in his debut at

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. On July 10, 2013, it was announced that Wallace will return to the Truck Series with Adrian Carriers Racing for four races starting with the

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Super late model career

After his NASCAR career ended, Wallace began racing

race cars. At a

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-sanctioned race at

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in 2018, Wallace was parked early in the race for wrecking

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and later fought with Mingus and his

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team. After the fight, Wallace said that the incident was one worthy of the beginning of a war.

Personal life

Wallace is the youngest son of ESPN announcer and former NASCAR driver

. He has been diagnosed with

Tourette syndrome Tourette syndrome or Tourette's syndrome (abbreviated as TS or Tourette's) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) ...

.Wallace family business breeds tension.
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Images

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Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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) (Bold - Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' - Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

=Daytona 500

Nationwide Series

Camping World Truck Series

Ineligible for series points

ARCA Re/Max Series

(

) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

References

External links

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Things looking up for Wallace's son in Gateway races
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