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 Wally Meier on April 2, 2015 at 7:13pm

Hopefully big time J.R this is really great to hear, congrats RG, Traxxes and RGM!

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on April 2, 2015 at 4:50pm

Another great article ....http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-legend-rusty-walla...

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Permalink Reply by Sandi Parker on April 2, 2015 at 5:29pm

How does the X-Games selection process work ?

Seems as though ... everyone ... and his dog ... wants to be in the X-Games

There were 20 drivers entered last year ... who gets thrown under the bus ... for Crusty ?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on April 2, 2015 at 5:45pm

There where some non-regulars that raced the X-games only last year. So, one less of them.

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Permalink Reply by Sandi Parker on April 2, 2015 at 6:17pm

You mean like ... owner provisional points ?

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on April 2, 2015 at 6:32pm

Oh gawd! Willing to bet we'll never see that. That's what heat races are for if the field is "too" big (oh Lord to have that problem). Seems like last year, of the 20 trucks, only 16 raced into the main. Go fast or go home.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on April 2, 2015 at 7:25pm

I didn't say or imply that in my post.If one looks at last year entries, there where folks that only raced the X-games.One less seat is available now.