European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 38 stars and stripes june 2007 Young Wallace looking to step out of dads onto Nastars big stage by Chris Jenkins the associated press Milwaukee the tension might be typical of any father and teenage particularly when both have a stubborn but its a Little More intense in the Wallace where those Fatherson squabbles play out on to at triple digit former Lascar Star Rusty Wallace says he just wants to help his son learn How to turn raw Speed into respectable results Dur ing his first full season in the Lascar Busch but 19yearold Steve Wallace says his fathers sudden Success As a Driver in the mid1980s has bred unrealistic the thing he Doest under stand when he was winning All those there we rent 43 cars that could Steve Wallace there he knows his fathers Rusty Wallace gives him Good Good engines and a Good pit what he really wants is a Little More he Doest understand All the time that its not Steve Wal lace i give 110 percent All the sometimes the they dont the younger Wallace has won two pole but his Best Fin ish in 17 races so far is Hes the youngest of every mfr body said Rusty the 1989 cup Champion who re tired after the 2005 and Hes probably got a bigger foot than anybody but Hes got a lot to learn in terms of the younger wallaces most notorious moment came june 16 at Kentucky when he wrecked Busch series Points Leader Carl Edwards while trying to take the the incident didst endear the younger Wallace to fellow Drivers some of whom Rusty said Al r ready might be concerned that Steve has a mild form of Tourette a neurological disorder that causes his eyes to blink we were concerned about that but its grown to be a none f intent Rusty Wallace Driver Steve holds the trophy As he celebrates with his father Rusty Wallace after winning the arca so hand tool 200 at Chica Goland Speedway in Steve Wallace is now hoping for the same Type of Success on his dads Lascar Busch series Steve Wallace said his medical condition Doest bother him on or off the the incident with he is just a sign that he still has to learn when to take i need to Calm Down a Little Steve everybody knows i can go As he watches his son try to find his Way on the Rusty Doest plan on pulling punches not As his not As his team owner and not As a to Ana Lyst for i you i might rough you up a Little but Ive got to Tell you the Rusty and i cant get on television and be covering for my kid discount tire a of 8am6pm 1125 Pinnacle Peak re 137 a 85027 Tel 1 8007078473 fax 6027351891 Iff the thing he Doest understand when he was winning All those there weren t 43 cars that could there j j Steve Wallace Ous Kenny Wallace said he and Steve share a com Mon Bond he always seems to be in Trou ble kind of like i Kenny despite the Rusty beams with Pride when he talks about Steves Rusty brags that Busch series director Joe Balash stopped by at the Mil Waukee mile last weekend to give Steve a Pep talk in the Wake of his crash with he you know what if i was in your i probably would have done it people have been beating you up All i just wanted to let you know that youre doing a great Rusty he figures its Only a matter of time before his son makes his Way to the cup and its there where father and son find common it has inherited plenty of his dads when i get in the race in not intimidated by Carl Edwards or intimidated by anyone Steve Wallace All the time and sound you that approach int going Over its just like any Steve youre going to butt Heads As you get for Rusty reaction to Steve buying a 200mph Ducati i took the and i locked it Rusty he you cant do in and i paid for it with my own i the hell i Rusty is sending the Bike Back to the he sometimes thinks me and his mom Are the biggest pain in the rear in the because we wont let him have enough Rusty fun that where Rusty Lascar class Clown Kenny comes Kenny has taken Over As Steves spotter for most of the remaining races this with Hopes that Steve will be More receptive to advice coming from his favorite in contrast to Rusty dead Seri your Hometown newspaper readers9 Corner blog blocs at ombudsman Dave Mazzarella answers Reader questions about stars and
