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| Steve Wallace returns at Richmond. |
Wallace's
Ford Mustang has been prepared out of the Rusty Wallace Racing shops, in
collaboration with JTG Daugherty Racing. JTGD's No. 47 Sprint Cup crew will pit
the No. 4 car, with crew chief Todd Berrier calling the shots on race day. Former
RWR crew chief Blake Bainbridge will head the team during practice, assisted by
Wallace's 2011 car chief, Ricky Cade.
Richmond
has been one of Wallace's most consistent venues in the past. He enters the
weekend with nine-straight top-20 finishes at the Virginia bullring, and during
that span, completed all but three of 2,258 possible laps. His owns a
career-best Richmond finish of fifth and came home 11th in last year's race, after
battling back from mechanical difficulties.
Wallace
and the No. 4 team tested their new Ford Mustang for the first time last
Thursday at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, VA. The car is a former
Roush Fenway Racing entry driven by Trevor Bayne, and will be powered by
Roush-Yates Engines.
"I'm
really excited to get back on the racetrack,” said Wallace. “We've worked very
hard to make this happen. Blake (Bainbridge) and I, along with a couple of
other guys, put the entire car together. We tested it the other day up at Motor
Mile Speedway and it went really well. Hopefully, we'll have a smooth race and
put together a good finish that can help us firm up some sponsorship to run
more races this year. Right now, our goal is to run 10 or so races and look at
going racing again full-time in 2013. Just like everyone else, though, that's
just dependent on sponsorship.
“I also
want to thank Todd Berrier and everyone at JTG Daugherty Racing for helping us
out this weekend. Having someone with his experience on the radio will
definitely help us a lot."
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