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RUSTY'S DRIVING RESUME

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES

• 1989 Series Champion
• 1984 Series Rookie of the Year
• 55 Victories—T-8th all-time
• 19,972 Laps Led—8th all-time, 5th in NASCAR’s modern era
• 16 consecutive seasons with at least one win (1986-2001)—T-3rd longest streak all-time
• 17 top-ten finishes in final standings, including 10 straight seasons (1993-2002)
• Six Road Course Victories—T-3rd all-time
• 25 Short Track Victories—4th in modern era
• 369 Lead Lap Finishes—5th all-time, 4th in modern era
• 36 Pole Positions—9th in modern era
• 706 Starts—11th in modern era
• 697 Consecutive Starts—2nd all-time
• 202 Top-Fives—T-12th all-time, 7th in modern era
• 349 Top-Tens—T-11th all-time, 7th in modern era
• Winner, 1989 NASCAR All-Star Race
• Winner, 1998 Bud Shootout at Daytona
• Winner, 1996 NASCAR Suzuka Thunder 100 at Japan’s Suzuka Circuit

INTERNATIONAL RACE OF CHAMPIONS

• 1991 Series Champion
• 4 victories—(1989: Daytona; 1991: Talladega, Michigan, Watkins Glen)
• Won three consecutive races in 1991—a series record for season victories
• By winning at Daytona in 1989, Wallace became the first driver in history to win an IROC
  event from the last starting position
• Invited to participate in nine series (1989, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’94 ’95, ’96, ’99, 2000)

OTHER RACING HONORS & AWARDS

• Inductee, National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame
• 2005 Winner, NMPA Myers Brothers Award for outstanding contributions to the sport
• 1988 and 1993 NMPA Driver of the Year
• 2005 NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year
• 2005 American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) Rick Mears “Good Guy” Award for outstanding cooperation with the media
• Member, 1988, 1989 and 1993 AARWBA All-America Teams
• Voted one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers as part of NASCAR’s 50th Anniversary
• Inductee, Missouri Sports Hall of Fame; named Missouri Sports Legend—one of only 20 athletes upon which the honor has been bestowed
• Inductee, St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame
• 1983 American Speed Association Championship
• 1980 United States Auto Club (USAC) Tony Bettenhausen Memorial Trophy winner—outstanding driver in USAC Stock Car Division
• 1979 USAC Rookie of the Year
• 1973 Central Racing Association Rookie of the Year
• Over 200 feature race victories, 1974-1978