Russell William Wallace Jr.

Date of birth August 14, 1956 (age 54)

Place of birth Arnold, Missouri

Awards

1979 USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year

1983 ASA Champion

1984 Rookie of the Year

1989 Winston Cup Champion

1989 The Winston Champion

1991 IROC champion

1998 Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series statistics

706 races run over 25 years

Best finish 1st – 1989

First race 1980 Atlanta 500 (Atlanta)

Last race 2005 Ford 400 (Homestead)

First win 1986 Valleydale 500 (Bristol)[1]

Last win 2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 (Martinsville)

Wins Top tens Poles

55 349 36

NASCAR Nationwide Series statistics

42 races run over 9 years

Best finish 32nd – 1987 (Busch)

First race 1985 Goody's 300 (Daytona)

Last race 2005 O'Reilly Challenge (Texas)

Wins Top tens Poles

0 18 3

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series statistics

1 races run over 1 years

Best finish 9th – 1996 (Craftsman)

First race 1996 DeVilbiss Superfinish 200 (Nazareth)

Last race 1996 DeVilbiss Superfinish 200 (Nazareth)

Wins Top tens Poles

0 1 0

Statistics current as of January 27, 2009.