RUSTY WALLACE TO COMPETE IN OFF-ROAD TRUCK RACE AT X GAMES

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace will briefly return to competition by driving in Off-Road Truck Racing at the upcoming X Games.

Wallace retired from NASCAR competition after the 2005 season, and has periodically been back in a race car, including a test session in Brad Keselowski's Sprint Cup car at Daytona in 2014.

But the X Games in Austin held June 5-7 will be the 58-year-old Wallace's first time competing in Off-Road Truck Racing. His truck will be sponsored by Jimmy John's.

The Off-Road Truck racing competition will feature identically-prepared 600-horsepower trucks, all leased from Robby Gordon.

The trucks reach speeds up to 120 mph and hit man-made ramps at multiple locations throughout the course. The Baja-style race trucks will negotiate the seven-turn course made of both dirt and asphalt.

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Permalink Reply by mj on May 7, 2015 at 1:56am

Just found this on Twitter
MUSIC TO MY EARS .
https://m.facebook.com/replayxd.australia/posts/984537941557040

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Permalink Reply by mj on May 8, 2015 at 8:28pm

Rusty doing some testing .
https://twitter.com/gregwallace66/status/596800522654449664

https://twitter.com/ssupertrucks/status/596828866997551104

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on May 8, 2015 at 10:53pm

Thanks to Planetrobby for the pic

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on May 8, 2015 at 10:54pm

Thanks for the pic Stadium Super Trucks

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Permalink Reply by mj on May 8, 2015 at 11:26pm

Here's another via Twitter
https://twitter.com/ssupertrucks/status/596860261170094080

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Permalink Reply by mj on May 8, 2015 at 11:27pm

Love they gave him number 2

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Permalink Reply by Kurt Poehlmann on May 9, 2015 at 12:22am

I love that too but that's a no-brainer. This is going to be a game changer for SST... NASCAR fans rejoice!! You can tell Rusty is pumped and is going to be prepared and is taking this very seriously. From the looks of the pictures it doesn't seem he's too worried about flying it