“I Do Not Wanna Embarrass Myself”—One of NASCAR’s Biggest Legends Announces His Return to Racing Courtesy of Dale Earnhardt Jr

You can take a driver out of a racetrack, but you can never rake a racetrack out of a driver. Such is the passion that revolves around the sport of NASCAR. Once someone falls in love with the thrill of speed, it never really goes away. One could stay close to the sport, but nothing but a firesuit, a helmet, and a 700-horse power beast can totally satisfy the itch.

The situation is no different for NASCAR veteran Kenny Wallace. It’s been 7 years since Kenny Wallace put his driving gear aside and picked up the mic for FOX Sports. And it’s only now in 2023 that Wallace craves to race stock cars just one more time. But why just once?

Kenny Wallace reveals his strange dream

In a recent episode of the Kenny Wallace show, the 62-year-old admitted that he had been having a dream that he was back at his father Russel Wallace Sr.’s old racetrack Lake Hill Speedway in Valley Park, Missouri. However, recently he has been having dreams of running in an Xfinity race.

Kenny Wallace raced for the last time in 2015 in IOWA in the number 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. But he felt like he needed to race just one more time to attain closure on his dreams that have been bugging him lately.

Wallace said, “So I call Dale Earnhardt Jr. Up. We have a great relationship, we are good friends. I said Man, you gotta let me run one of your Busch Grand National cars at Richmond, that’s my jam.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. did not agree. According to Kenny, Junior said, “It’s too expensive, too difficult to put together.” But the two-time Xfinity Series champion did not leave Kenny Wallace entirely dry. He said, “What you need to do to get this out of your system is, you need to run my cars Tour Series.”

Kenny Wallace announced, “I’m gonna run South Boston Virginia, October 7th , Saturday night because it’s that track that I believe, it will stop my dreams. I’ll quit dreaming and that will be the end of asphalt racing for me.”

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“I wanna qualify in the top 20, I wanna run in the top 10. I do not wanna embarrass myself,” he added.

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Back in August this year, Kenny Wallace took part in the final race of the 2023 season of Tony Stewart’s Superstar Racing Experience at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri.

A racer at heart, Kenny Wallace has emerged victorious in the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals, Summit Racing Equipment America Modified Series, and the Gateway Dirt Nationals.

Hence, when Kenny Wallace made his SRX debut, Don Hawk, CEO of SRX said, “I’ve known Kenny for a really long time. I like how he drives, how he rolls and the passion he brings regarding all forms of motorsports but particularly in this case as he’s been a HUGE fan of SRX since day one.”

After his battle with Bobby Labonte, Kenny Wallace said, “I got underneath him late in the caution and then I chose the inside to try to get the lead again. When I chose the inside, I couldn’t get the job done.”

“I think tonight was the best night in SRX Racing history. We didn’t tear up any cars, just an awesome night,” he added gleefully.

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