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 Sean O'Neill on June 3, 2015 at 6:38pm

No Scotty Steele in the top ten??????? Check out his SST career stats.........

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on June 3, 2015 at 7:18pm
If I did a list, I'd have Scotty top 5. He's upped his SST game every main.
I'm not making a list until I see who makes the main and see the line up.
Permalink Reply by Bricoop on June 3, 2015 at 7:23pm

That makes it a little easier ;)

Yeah, I missed Scotty on the List. I'd put him middle of the pack.

Permalink Reply by McG on June 4, 2015 at 10:35am

Looks Like A Kid In A Candy Store!

Permalink Reply by Baja Girl 77 on June 4, 2015 at 8:34pm

What channel is the X Games on?

Permalink Reply by sabreguy on June 4, 2015 at 8:43pm

ESPN

Permalink Reply by Eric Howard on June 5, 2015 at 7:29pm

X games are on both ESPN and ABC this weekend but the SST race is supposed to be on ABC Sunday.

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on June 5, 2015 at 9:35pm

Sunday prime time 2:00 pm/et- 6:00pm/et ABC-ESPN3 is correct,Thanks Eric

Permalink Reply by Bricoop on June 5, 2015 at 12:56pm
Said, Wallace, Pastrana
https://instagram.com/p/3jUWfshKB6/
Permalink Reply by Sandi Parker on June 5, 2015 at 1:03pm

Will practice be live streamed today?

Practice today at @XGames Austin, 2:30pm local time. 4 groups, 4 trucks each group. A few drivers running Baja won't practice until Sunday.

 

Permalink Reply by Sandi Parker on June 5, 2015 at 3:40pm

Permalink Reply by Hendricus on June 5, 2015 at 1:47pm

Part of why SST is so cool is that every race is a sort of International Race of Champions. SST has not been around long enough to be tainted by politics, ill feelings, good ol'boy drama, etc.

Also, in SST the points chase is not that big of a deal. So many series become less interesting to follow when the points leader starts to lock in his championship.

For Austin, I'm interested in seeing how Wallace and Pastrana do. I also am interested to see Viso run in the dirt. Viso is an artist on pavement.

SST is good stuff! It's the most interesting Race of Champions motorsports has ever had, in my opinion.

E.J, Rusty and Travis, I wish you the best of luck! You are going to need it. You are racing in the dirt this week.

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