For the first time in ten years, NASCAR veteran Mike Wallace will be returning to the driver’s seat of a NASCAR Cup Series car.
🚨 #NASCAR veteran and superspeedway ace Mike Wallace is returning to the sport for another go at The Great American Race.
The 65-year-old is a @DAYTONA race winner in Xfinity, Truck, and ARCA competition. He will enter the 67th #Daytona500 in our #66.
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— MBM Motorsports (@MBMMotorsports) January 2, 2025
The 65-year-old, who has competed in 197 Cup Series races, will attempt to qualify for the 2025 Daytona 500 with MBM Motorsports. Wallace’s most recent Cup Series race was in the 2015 Daytona 500, where he earned a spot with Premium Motorsports.
Wallace has participated in 19 races at Daytona, including 11 appearances in the Daytona 500. His debut in the iconic race came in 1995, finishing in 39th place. His best finish in the Daytona 500 came in 2007, where he placed fourth. Wallace also finished sixth and ninth in the 2001 Daytona 500. He has accumulated more top-10 finishes at Daytona (five) than at any other track in the Cup Series.
Although Wallace has yet to win a Cup Series race, he has four victories in 497 Xfinity Series starts and five wins in 115 Truck Series starts.
His extensive experience and leadership will be essential for the No. 66 team as they work towards securing a spot in the Daytona 500.
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“Mark Martin Urges Fans to Tune In to Roush’s 1991 Collapse Story: ‘A Must Listen'”
NASCAR icon Mark Martin recently encourage his followers on social media to tune in to the latest episode of The Scene Vault podcast, which delves into the 1991 Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. At the time, Martin was driving the #6 Ford for Roush Racing and had just missed out on his first Cup Series title the previous year, finishing 26 points behind seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt.
Martin’s performance in the 1991 Motorcraft 500 was compromised when a mistake by a crew member forced him to return to the pits twice in less than three laps. This setback put him behind his competitors and upset Roush Racing owner Jack Roush. The team’s crew chief, Robin Pemberton, offered a detailed account of the events surrounding the faulty pit stop.
Encouraging fans to hear the full story, Martin shared the podcast on X, adding:
“This is a must-listen. Excellent insight into our team in 1991.”
Over his 31-year NASCAR career, Martin became one of the sport’s most accomplished drivers, earning 96 wins across NASCAR’s top three series, including 40 in the Cup Series. Despite never securing a championship and finishing as the runner-up five times, his legacy as a NASCAR legend remains intact.
After retiring from racing at the conclusion of the 2013 Cup Series season, Martin chose to stay away from the sport, unlike some of his contemporaries, such as Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who returned as part-time competitors. Martin’s decision to retire solidified his place as one of NASCAR’s elite drivers.
