“$70,000 or So”: Kenny Wallace Reveals the Lost Puzzle of Motor Racing As He Reminisces the Good Days

For some, it’s their dominance, while for others, it’s the wrecks and mishaps that make a race memorable. But that’s not the case with legendary NASCAR racer Kenny Wallace. His remembrance of a national series race, wherein he clinched the P1 spot, doesn’t seem only because of his win, as there was a lot more to it.

Recently, an image of Wallace’s 32-year-old #36 Pontiac Grand Prix surfaced, following which he praised the car and gave design credits to his brother, Rusty Wallace. However, when a fan asked Kenny if he remembers anything from that race, what followed was Kenny’s disclosure of the lost puzzle of racing days.

Kenny Wallace revisits his 32-year-old glory

In 1991, the then 28-year-old Kenny Wallace contested in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Despite starting at P3 on the grid, the 9x Xfinity race winner swooped past the likes of drivers Chuck Bown, Steve Grissom, and many others who were in contention, to claim the victory.

32 years have passed since that victorious day, following which an image of his #36 Pontiac surfaced, garnering attention from Kenny himself. But it was during this moment when a fan asked him if he could recollect some moments from that 300-lap race, that sent Wallace reminiscing upon the good old days. 

Within no time, Wallace took to X and spilled the beans on his New Hampshire win, and wrote, “I remember that we dominated the 300 lap race and won a lot of money $70 thousand or so. Came down to the last pitstop, and I slid through the pits a little bit and then backed it up and got it in the box correctly, and went onto the Win. Owner of the car was @RustyWallace and the media got brother Rusty on the phone and was part of the media room interviews after the race. My biggest fan base is from New Hampshire. Our fan club meeting was always up there and we would have 600 people in the Tent. We always used the Dupont tent on Saturday nights”

Wallace didn’t forget to mention the boatloads of money he won from the Xfinity Series race win but also shed light on the final pit stop that almost went out of control.

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The revelation of Kenny Wallace’s #36 New Hampshire winning car created a buzz in the community as the Pontiac Grand Prix disclosure not only sent Wallace, but his age-old loyal fans, too, down memory lane.

The racing world expresses their excitement as traditional NASCAR ride comes back to life

Being one of the most loved American motorsports, it wasn’t unexpected that the decades-old car’s surfacing would give rise to rounds of discussions circling around the car. Before the Pontiac even caught Wallace’s attention, fans were already drooling over the Xfinity beauty.

One fan immediately noticed the alikenesses between Wallace’s car and a fan-owned die-cast model, and wrote, “I have this diecast exact replica by Racing Champions! Just love it.”

Another fan expressed his disbelief over the mint condition of the car, following which he praised Kenny and commented, “That’s a good looking Pontiac. And not A scratch! Good job Herm. 32 Years… that’s the hardest thing to believe.”

Just like Kenny Wallace, this fan also reminisced about himself during the race, witnessing Wallace in action at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and wrote, “I was there!”

Without much exaggeration, this fan gave subtle praise to the car and commented, “What a great looking car!”

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Kenny Wallace never shied away from portraying his best skills on the track, which has resulted in impeccable displays throughout his NASCAR career. Amid his retirement from the sport, these revelations help the legendary racer revisit his good old dominant days.