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Wallace's daughter set to make Trucks debut
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Wallace
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Date published: 3/28/2008
Chrissy Wallace will make her Craftsman Truck Series debut this weekend at Martinsville Speedway, the same track where her father began his career in 1990.
The 19-year-old daughter of longtime NASCAR driver Mike Wallace will drive a Toyota Tundra for Germain Motor Co.
"Obviously, this is a big opportunity for me," Wallace said. "Our goal is to go out there and run a smart race and finish. We had a good test. [Crew chief] Mike Abner and I were able to communicate on the changes we needed to make to [the truck]. There's still a lot to learn, but I'm looking forward to it."
Abner, who has worked as crew chief for former truck champion Ted Musgrave and Justin Marks at Germain Racing, said, "I really felt that Chrissy did very well [in her test session at Martinsville]. Her feedback was good and it was accurate."
Abner collected his first win as a crew chief last November at Texas Motor Speedway with Musgrave at the wheel.
Mike Wallace, one of Rusty Wallace's younger brothers, will spot for his daughter at Martinsville.
"As parents, you are always stupid to your kids," Mike Wallace said. "So, when I got the call from Chrissy on Thursday, after the test, it was very nice. She just wanted to tell me, 'Thank you.' She said everything I told her on the radio on Thursday made her run faster and she said she realized I really did know what I was talking about. I don't even need to say it, I'm sure, but yes, I'm very proud."
Chrissy raced late-model stock cars last year at Hickory Motor Speedway in North Carolina, where she was third in the points. She won four times, the first woman to win in a late model stock at Hickory in 57 years.
RETURN ENGAGEMENT
For the first time in nearly 10 years, Key Motorsports is returning to NASCAR Nationwide Series action.
Team owner Curtis W. Key Sr. said he plans to enter a Chevrolet Monte Carlo in a handful of races in 2008, beginning May 2 at Richmond International Raceway.
Jeff Green, the 2000 champion of the series then sponsored by Busch, has been hired by Key to drive the car. Green has earned 16 victories and 87 top-five finishes in 254 career starts in the developmental series.
Date published: 3/28/2008
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