Iowa Speedway Designer, Co-Owner is Member of 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class
May 24, 2012
Iowa Speedway Designer, Co-Owner is Member of 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class
Resume includes: 55 NASCAR Sprint Cup wins, 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship
NEWTON, IA – May 23, 2012 – Rusty Wallace, designer and co-owner of the 7/8 mile Iowa Speedway tri-oval, has been elected to the 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame. Announced tonight on SPEED TV’s show ‘Race Hub,’ Wallace joins one of the most prestigious fraternities in the world of motor sports.
“This whole process, from being nominated to now elected, has been an incredibly humbling experience for me,” said Wallace. “My family and I are very grateful to all those that made this night possible.”
Offering up congratulations to one of the sport’s legends on behalf of the track he designed was Stan Clement, president of Iowa Speedway.
“Rusty has always been a great ambassador for Iowa Speedway,” said Clement. “His NASCAR racing career, which began in the early 1980s, has spanned into four decades now and this honor is a tribute to his accomplishments – congratulations, Rusty!”
Wallace, who won 55 Sprint Cup races over his 25 year career, the 1989 Sprint Cup Series Championship, and the 1991 IROC Champion, became involved with Iowa Speedway in the initial planning stages. With weekly visits during the construction phase, Wallace drove every layer of Iowa Speedway to give it his stamp of approval. Since the first race in the Fall of 2006, Iowa Speedway has held numerous NASCAR Nationwide Series races, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races, Izod IndyCar Series races, ASA, and ARCA Series races.
In alphabetical order, the list of all five elected members of the 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class: Buck Baker, Cotton Owens, Herb Thomas, Rusty Wallace, and Leonard Wood.
About Rusty Wallace, Inc.
Founded in 1984 by auto racing legend, Rusty Wallace, Rusty Wallace, Inc. (RWI) is a multifaceted enterprise with a strong focus on the automotive sector. The company’s capabilities include sports marketing, retail automotive sales, sports facility design and television broadcasting. RWI operates alongside sister entity Rusty Wallace Racing, from a state-of-the-art campus in Mooresville, NC. For more on RWI, please visit the award-winning rustywallace.com and follow on twitter at @RustyWallace.
About Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway is a state-of-the-art 7/8 mile asphalt paved tri-oval race track and motorsports facility located just 30 miles east of Des Moines at I-80 Exit 168 in Newton, Iowa. The track is owned and operated by U.S. Motorsport Corporation and designed by former NASCAR Champion Rusty Wallace, now an anchor and analyst for ABC-TV/ESPN. Iowa Speedway is designed for year-round use and includes 30,000 permanent grandstand seats. Call 1-866-RUSTY-GO, visit www.iowaspeedway.com, “like” us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @IowaSpeedway to learn more.
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