Chrissy Wallace

Chrissy Wallace
Born (1988-05-15) May 15, 1988
St. Louis, Missouri
Achievements 2011 ASA West Region champion
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish 106th (2010)
First race 2010 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Last race 2010 Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
7 races run over 2 years
Best finish 42nd (2008)
First race 2008 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race 2009 Mountain Dew 250 (Talladega)
Statistics current as of December 2, 2011.

Chrissy Wallace (born May 15, 1988)[1] is an American stock car racing driver. She is the daughter of NASCAR driver Mike Wallace, niece of Rusty Wallace and Kenny Wallace, and cousin of Steve Wallace.

Racing career

At 19 in 2007, Wallace became the first female driver to ever win at Hickory Motor Speedway in North Carolina.[2]

She made her NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in March 2008 at Martinsville Speedway, finishing 18th in the #03 Toyota for Germain Racing.[3] She raced in six races that season. In 2009, Wallace finished a career best 13th in the Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway in the #08 Chevrolet for SS-Green Light Racing.

In 2010, she made her NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona. Driving the #41 Chevrolet, she started 35th and finished 43rd after crashing on the first lap. Wallace also made the Aaron's 312 at Talladega, finishing 24th in the #0 for JD Motorsports.

In 2011, Wallace became the first woman to win an American Speed Association Late Model track championship at Lebanon/I-44 Speedway,[4] the same track where her father Mike won the championship in 1990.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Nationwide Series

Camping World Truck Series

References

  1. "Chrissy Wallace Career Statistics". Racing-reference.info. 1988-05-15. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  2. Minter, Rick (March 27, 2008). "Another Wallace ready for the big time". The Argus-Press. Oswego, MI. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  3. Fryer, Jenna (May 20, 2008). "NASCAR still seeks its Patrick". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, ME: State Edition. p. C3. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  4. "CHRISSY WALLACE IS FIRST FEMALE TO WIN A TRACK TITLE AT LEBANON I-44 SPEEDWAY". Asa-racing.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

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