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 J.R. Sands on June 5, 2015 at 10:31pm

Boris and Twitch ... Photo credit : StaduimStuperTrucks

Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on June 7, 2015 at 11:34am

This is going to be an incredible race today at X Games Austin.

Watch it LIVE on ABC at 2pm/et

Permalink Reply by WJM on June 7, 2015 at 11:52am

Hell yeah!

Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on June 7, 2015 at 12:14pm

Arie Luyendyk Jr. ‏@ariejr 52m52 minutes ago

Broke an axle landing off one of the jumps. Hopefully my luck starts changing. Qualifying up next in a back up truck

Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on June 7, 2015 at 12:47pm

Arie Luyendyk Jr. ‏@ariejr 3m3 minutes ago

Qualified 9th.. Not to shabby considering the switch of trucks.

Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on June 7, 2015 at 12:50pm

@BurtJenner qualifies 2nd at #XGAMES @SSuperTrucks in the @ReplayXD truck! Burt Jenner continues to improve

Permalink Reply by WJM on June 7, 2015 at 1:03pm

Rusty and Twitch gotta be disappointed. Boris? LMAO.

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on June 7, 2015 at 1:09pm

and Travis

Permalink Reply by WJM on June 7, 2015 at 1:14pm

I wonder why LeDuc got DQ'd?

Permalink Reply by BAD on June 7, 2015 at 1:30pm

agree... he's a monster

Permalink Reply by ivanspeed on June 7, 2015 at 1:27pm
what channel to watch
Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on June 7, 2015 at 1:33pm

ABC, regular tv

at 2:00et currently ESPN

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