CONCORD, N.C. (March 8) — Kenny Wallace is a favorite among NASCAR faithful and racing fans everywhere. He is a successful driver, racetrack owner and television personality, but the 47-year-old is looking to add one more feather to his cap in 2011.
Wallace will be looking to capture his first checkered flag with the United States Modified Touring Series when the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy invades the Mid America Speedway in South Coffeyville, Okla., on Friday, March 11, and Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., on Saturday, March 12.
Friday’s event at the Mid America Speedway will be Wallace’s 41st career start with the USMTS. Saturday’s appearance at Humboldt will be his sixth at the exciting high-banked bullring.
“Every time that I race at Humboldt, the people are nice and the competition is tough,” said Wallace, who scored his second consecutive top-ten finish with the NASCAR Nationwide Series this past weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “The USMTS series is the NASCAR Sprint Cup of Modified racing in the United States. I really respect the drivers and the officials in the USMTS.”
After 40 starts over the course of the last three seasons, “The Hermanator” has 17 top-ten finishes with three of those inside the top five. His two runner-up finishes came in 2009 when he ran second to Jon Tesch at the Park Jefferson Speedway on June 16, then followed Ryan Ruter to the checkers eight days later at the I-35 Speedway in Mason City, Iowa.
While one of the career leaders in starts and top-ten finishes, Wallace is the only driver to have won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Most Popular Driver Award three times.
And although he cut his teeth racing on asphalt, he also has an admirable résumé of racing on the dirt. He was the winner of the first Prelude To The Dream charity race at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway, and has numerous wins in a Modified at Volusia Speedway Park during the Florida Winter Nationals.
The younger brother of former NASCAR drivers Rusty and Mike Wallace currently drives the #09 Federated Auto Parts Toyota Camry for RB Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and also works as an on-air personality for SPEED Channel.
Racing begins at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Mid America Speedway while the first heat race takes to the track at 7 p.m. Saturday at Humboldt.
The Mid America Speedway is located 1.0 mile south of the Kansas-Oklahoma state line on US 169, then 0.7 mile west (across railroad tracks). For more information call 918-255-6698 or visit www.mid-americaspeedway.com online.
The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit, then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information call 620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits, Cheetos, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
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