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 April 2, 2015 at 10:22pm
Looks like BJ is gonna join the fun too .
https://twitter.com/ssupertrucks/status/583808415761240064
Permalink Reply by TOG on April 2, 2015 at 10:47pm

That's a Throwback photo to 2014, nothing about X games 2015

Permalink Reply by mj on April 2, 2015 at 10:50pm
Thanks TOG sorry . Would be cool to see him get another chance though .
Permalink Reply by Robert Silber on April 2, 2015 at 10:36pm

So happy to see RG recognized by a nascar legend like Rusty---class act. Love how he tells the world what all of us in the planet know---RG is focused and what he has accomplished is incredible. Happy to see the Stadium Super Trucks really starting to take off---RG's persistence, work ethic, and down right stick-to-it ness is paying off---(something our founders would be proud of)

Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on April 2, 2015 at 11:40pm

Well it's good no matter how you slice it..............those races at X-Games last year were KILLER. I hope for the best I really do and shit man once a racer always a racer..........

Permalink Reply by Baja Girl 77 on April 3, 2015 at 12:03am

Very cool I have always liked rusty

Permalink Reply by Javier Contreras on April 3, 2015 at 1:12am

Bringing on a Nascar legend like Rusty Wallace will be a awesome for the series a good way to promote it

Permalink Reply by shawn j sellers on April 3, 2015 at 1:18am
Anyone know what happened to the Phoenix on the 2015 SST Schedule? I live in Phoenix and was really stoked about SST returning to Phoenix. Any updates?
Permalink Reply by TOG on April 3, 2015 at 2:00pm

It was always listed as a 'tentative' date.

Permalink Reply by shawn j sellers on April 4, 2015 at 2:39am

Thanks for the update TOG.

Permalink Reply by Ed Fifield on April 3, 2015 at 1:30am

Jimmy John's is also a big deal. Nice to see more company exposure.

Permalink Reply by JerrDog on April 3, 2015 at 9:38am

This is exactly what Formula Off-Road needed, great marketing strategy. I expect more big names with big sponsors to follow Rusty to the X-Games.

My top two guess: 1. Travis Pastrana/Redbull, 2. Ricky Carmichael/MonsterEnergy.

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