List of NASCAR race wins and accomplishments by Rusty Wallace

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Wallace's Miller Lite car in 1997 at Pocono. RustyWallace1997Pocono2.jpg
Wallace’s Miller Lite car in 1997 at Pocono.

Rusty Wallace is an American former professional stock car driver and team owner, who raced from 1980 to 2005 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, he raced for both Pontiac and Ford the ladder of which he is the all time NASCAR winner for the brand. [1] He began his career in 1973 and won a total 200 races in local circuits between 1974-1978. [2] He then shortly joined the NASCAR Cup Series where he won 55 races during his 25 year career and captured the Winston Cup Championship in 1989. Throughout his career Wallace was known to race his best on short tracks like Bristol, Martinsville and Richmond where he won many of his races. [3] [4] Outside of NASCAR Wallace won the ASA National Tour Championship in 1983 and the International Race of Champions in 1991. Since his retirement he has received numerous awards and recognition such as being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2014 and being named one of the 75 best NASCAR drivers of all time in 2023.

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NASCAR

Cup Series

Throughout his career Wallace won 55 cup series races and captured the NASCAR Cup Series title in 1989. [5]

NASCAR Cup Series victories [6]
No.DateSeasonRaceTrackLocationRef
1April 6, 1986 1986 Valleydale 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee [7]
2September 21, 1986 Goody's 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia [8]
3August 10, 1987 1987 The Budweiser at The Glen Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York [9]
4November 8, 1987 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California [10]
5June 12, 1988 1988 Budweiser 400 [11]
6June 26, 1988 Miller High Life 400 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan [12]
7October 9, 1988 Oakwood Homes 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina [13]
8October 16, 1988 Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina [14]
9October 23, 1988 AC Delco 500 Rockingham Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina [15]
10November 20, 1988 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia [16]
11March 5, 1989 1989 Goodwrench 500 Rockingham SpeedwayRockingham, North Carolina [17]
12March 26, 1989 Miller High Life 400 Richmond International Raceway Richmond, Virginia [18]
13April 9, 1989 Valleydale Meats 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee [19]
14August 13, 1989 The Budweiser at The Glen Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, New York [20]
15August 20, 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, Michigan [21]
16September 10, 1989 Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond International RacewayRichmond, Virginia [22]
17May 27, 1990 1990 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor SpeedwayConcord, North Carolina [23]
18June 10, 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 Sears Point International Raceway Sonoma, California [24]
19April 14, 1991 1991 Valleydale Meats 500 Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, Tennessee [25]
20July 21, 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 500 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania [26]
21September 12, 1992 1992 Miller Genuine Draft 400 Richmond International RacewayRichmond, Virginia [27]
22February 28, 1993 1993 GM Goodwrench 500 North Carolina Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina [28]
23April 4, 1993 Food City 500 Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, Tennessee [29]
24April 18, 1993 First Union 400 North Wilkesboro SpeedwayNorth Wilkesboro, North Carolina [30]
25April 25, 1993 Hanes 500 Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Virginia [31]
26July 11, 1993 Slick 50 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire [32]
27September 11, 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 Richmond International RacewayRichmond, Virginia [33]
28September 19, 1993 SplitFire Spark Plug 500 Dover Downs International Motor Speedway Dover, Delaware [34]
29October 3, 1993 Tyson Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro SpeedwayNorth Wilkesboro, North Carolina [35]
30October 24, 1993 AC Delco 500 North Carolina SpeedwayRockingham, North Carolina [36]
31November 14, 1993 Hooters 500 Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, Georgia [37]
32February 27, 1994 1994 Goodwrench 500 North Carolina SpeedwayRockingham, North Carolina [38]
33April 24, 1994 Hanes 500 Martinsville SpeedwayMartinsville, Virginia [39]
34June 5, 1994 Budweiser 500 Dover International Speedway Dover, Delaware [40]
35June 12, 1994 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 Pocono RacewayLong Pond, Pennsylvania [41]
36June 19, 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, Michigan [42]
37August 27, 1994 Goody's 500 Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, Tennessee [43]
38September 18, 1994 SplitFire Spark Plug 500 Dover International SpeedwayDover, Delaware [44]
39November 19 Goody's 500 Martinsville SpeedwayRidgeway, Virginia [45]
40April 23, 1995 1995 Hanes 500 Martinsville SpeedwayMartinsville, Virginia [46]
41September 9, 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 Richmond International RacewayRichmond, Virginia [47]
42April 21, 1996 1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 Martinsville SpeedwayMartinsville, Virginia [48]
43May 5, 1996 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 Sears Point Raceway Sonoma, California [49]
44June 23, 1996 Miller 400 Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, Michigan [50]
45July 21, 1996 Miller 500 Pocono RacewayLong Pond, Pennsylvania [51]
46August 24, 1996 Goody's Headache Powder 500 Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, Tennessee [52]
47March 2, 1997 1997 Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond International RacewayRichmond, Virginia [53]
48October 25, 1998 1998 Dura Lube/Kmart 500 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona [54]
49April 11, 1999 1999 Food City 500 Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, Tennessee [55]
50March 26, 2000 2000 Food City 500 [56]
51July 23, 2000 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono RacewayLong Pond, Pennsylvania [57]
52August 20, 2000 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, Michigan [58]
53August 26, 2000 goracing.com 500 Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, Tennessee [59]
54April 29, 2001 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500 California Speedway Fontana, California [60]
55April 18, 2004 2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 Martinsville SpeedwayMartinsville, Virginia [61]
Wallace won a career high 9 races at Bristol which is the second most in NASCAR history behind Darrell Waltrip Rusty Wallace Dover 2000 (cropped).jpg
Wallace won a career high 9 races at Bristol which is the second most in NASCAR history behind Darrell Waltrip

Wins by track

NASCAR Cup Series victories by racetrack
OrderTrackWinsFirst WinLast Win
1 Bristol Motor Speedway 919862000
2 Martinsville Speedway 719862004
3 Richmond Raceway 619891997
4 Michigan International Speedway 519882000
Rockingham Speedway 519881994
6 Pocono Raceway 419912000
7 North Wilkesboro Speedway 319881993
Dover Motor Speedway 319931994
9 Riverside International Raceway 219871988
Watkins Glen International 219871989
Charlotte Motor Speedway 219881990
Atlanta Motor Speedway 219881993
Sonoma Raceway 219901996
13 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 119931993
Auto Club Speedway 120012001
Phoenix International Raceway 119981998

Exhibition Races

NASCAR exhibition victories
No.DateSeasonRaceTrackLocationRef
1May 21, 1989 1989 The Winston Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina [62]
2November 24, 1996 1996 Thunder Special Suzuka Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan [63]
3February 8, 1998 1998 Bud Shootout Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, North Carolina [64]

Racing Awards

Other honors

See also

References

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