Steve Wallace

Stephen Wallace (born August 18, 1987) is an American stock car racing driver. A current super late model racer, he is the son of 1989 Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace, the nephew of NASCAR drivers Kenny and Mike Wallace, and cousin of Chrissy Wallace. Steve has made starts in all three of NASCAR's national series as well as the ARCA Racing Series, and won the Snowball Derby in 2004.

Racing career Early racing Between 1998 and 2002, Wallace raced in INEX Bandoleros. He captured multiple series championships. Steve raced in Legends cars and late model racecars near his hometown of Mooresville, North Carolina. He won both the Summer Shootout (twice) and Winter Shootout (once) at Lowe's Motor Speedway. He also won multiple championships at Concord Motor Speedway. In December 2004, at the age of seventeen, he won one of the biggest short track races in the country, the Snowball Derby, in Pensacola, Florida, a race Rusty and Kenny both entered, but failed to win in their careers. Steve was also the 2004 UARA Rookie of The Year. He won the first ever late model race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

In 2005, Wallace ran nearly the entire season in USAR Hooters Pro Cup competition. He finished with three top-ten finishes and qualified for the post-season championship series. A day after Steve turned eighteen, he became the youngest winner at a Michigan International Speedway event in an ARCA race while driving a Penske Racing Dodge. He raced in ARCA with several other teams that season. He also finished fifteenth in his first NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Memphis Motorsports Park (after starting eleventh). Wallace became part of the Dodge factory driver development program.

Nationwide Series

Wallace raced seventeen races in the No. 64 Dodge Nationwide Series car in 2006 (sharing with Jamie McMurray), as well as six ARCA series races in a Penske Racing car. Wallace won ARCA races at Michigan International Speedway and Kentucky Speedway, and had a best finish of eleventh in the Busch Series.

For the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series season, Wallace would race full-time. He won his first career pole at Bristol Motor Speedway. Wallace won his second pole on June 9, 2007, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Before the conclusion of the 2007 Nationwide Series Season, it was announced that Wallace would be switching from Dodge to Chevrolet for the 2008 Season.

Wallace first career top-five came at Richmond International Raceway on May 2, 2008.

At the beginning of the 2012 season, Wallace was without a car because of the temporary closure of Rusty Wallace Racing. After missing the first six races, he announced that he would make his first start of the season at Richmond International Speedway during the Virginia 529 College Savings 250.

Sprint Cup Series Wallace made his sole Cup Series start in the 2011 Daytona 500. Penske Racing transferred the owner points of his No. 77, whose thirtieth place finish in 2010 guaranteed Wallace a start. He drove the No. 77 Toyota to a twentieth place finish.

Camping World Truck Series In 2010, Wallace ran a partial Truck Series schedule for Billy Ballew Motorsports, finishing fourth in his debut at Atlanta.

On July 10, 2013, it was announced that Wallace would return to the Truck Series with Adrian Carriers Racing for four races starting with the American Ethanol 200.

Super late model career After his NASCAR career ended, Wallace began racing super late model race cars. At a CARS Tour-sanctioned race at Fairgrounds Speedway in 2018, Wallace was parked early in the race for wrecking Mason Mingus and later fought with Mingus and his Wauters Motorsports team. After the fight, Wallace said that the incident was one worthy of the beginning of a war.

Personal life Wallace is the youngest son of ESPN announcer and former NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace. He has been diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.

In 2019, Wallace co-founded Southern Country Customs, a custom motorcycle fabrication company specializing in high-performance Harley-Davidson builds, alongside his father, Rusty. As of 2026 Wallace now serves as the main owner and continues to work on motorcycles.

Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2011 Rusty Wallace Racing 77 Toyota DAY20 PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT KAN POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL RCH CHI NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 57th 01

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2011 Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 36 20

Nationwide Series NASCAR Nationwide Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 2005 Rusty Wallace Racing 64 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM15 TEX PHO HOM 105th 118 2006 DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI33 TEX NSH12 PHO TAL RCH28 DAR CLT DOV38 NSH15 KEN11 MLW25 DAY CHI NHA MAR35 GTY31 IRP30 GLN MCH24 BRI CAL RCH KAN24 CLT MEM20 TEX31 HOM22 36th 1528 61 DOV21 PHO16 2007 66 DAY30 CAL22 MXC18 LVS17 ATL35 BRI31 NSH14 TEX32 PHO29 TAL26 RCH32 DAR39 CLT30 DOV22 NSH12 KEN22 MLW27 NHA15 DAY39 CHI32 GTY28 IRP17 CGV32 GLN34 MCH37 BRI32 CAL25 RCH18 DOV22 KAN37 CLT MEM35 TEX23 PHO37 HOM34 19th 2752 2008 Chevy DAY37 CAL15 LVS30 ATL18 BRI16 NSH24 TEX16 PHO16 MXC10 TAL32 RCH5 DAR5 CLT20 DOV11 NSH21 KEN17 MLW19 NHA21 DAY13 CHI24 GTY26 IRP10 CGV10 GLN28 MCH38 BRI10 CAL20 RCH17 DOV18 KAN41 CLT32 MEM9 TEX28 PHO33 HOM15 14th 3615 2009 DAY42 CAL10 LVS30 BRI7 TEX14 NSH9 PHO12 TAL34 RCH11 DAR14 CLT17 DOV29 NSH7 KEN14 MLW6 NHA11 DAY12 CHI16 GTY24 IRP5 IOW17 GLN12 MCH15 BRI17 CGV16 ATL23 RCH9 DOV12 KAN15 CAL29 CLT31 MEM20 TEX21 PHO10 HOM8 7th 4007 2010 Toyota DAY10 CAL6 LVS10 BRI38 NSH36 PHO30 TEX9 TAL39 RCH17 DAR12 DOV14 CLT21 NSH8 KEN6 ROA9 NHA11 DAY15 CHI12 GTY5 IRP10 IOW6 GLN9 MCH18 BRI30 CGV38 ATL35 RCH16 DOV12 KAN11 CAL33 CLT29 GTY12 TEX10 PHO10 HOM15 10th 3940 2011 DAY20 PHO30 LVS16 BRI11 CAL27 TEX17 TAL32 NSH17 RCH11 DAR5 DOV16 IOW11 CLT7 CHI12 MCH14 ROA26 DAY11 KEN21 NHA9 NSH11 IRP30 IOW8 GLN16 CGV4 BRI14 ATL13 RCH16 CHI18 DOV20 KAN20 CLT13 TEX18 PHO29 HOM34 10th 921 2012 4 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH11 TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 72nd 33 2013 66 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT25 DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 73rd 19

Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 2010 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Toyota DAY ATL4 MAR NSH12 KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH IOW30 GTW17 IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 52nd 477 2013 Adrian Carriers Racing 97 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CHA DOV TEX KEN IOW17 ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW18 CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO14 HOM 96th 01

Ineligible for series points

ARCA Re/Max Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Re/Max Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pts Ref 2005 Cunningham Motorsports 4 Dodge DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL7 LAN CHI4 SLM TAL 52nd 710 Bobby Jones Racing 88 Dodge MIL32 POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH Penske Racing 27 Dodge MCH1* ISF TOL DSF 2006 Rusty Wallace Racing 61 Dodge DAY NSH10 SLM WIN KEN1* TOL POC MCH KAN5 KEN BLN POC GTW2* NSH MCH33* ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI1* SLM TAL2 IOW1* 27th 1645 2007 DAY39 USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 181st 35

CARS Super Late Model Tour (key)