In February 2025, NASCAR did not approve Mike Wallace’s Daytona 500 entry. Yet 14 years earlier, the retired driver’s family made history in the sport. In 2011, the Wallace family became the first to have four members race in the Daytona 500. They included the three brothers, Mike, Kenny, and Rusty – and also Steve Wallace, Rusty’s son. That state of camaraderie has lasted through time, in spite of the rough treatment of fans.

Kenny Wallace has probably been in the spotlight for the longest time. After carving out a name for himself in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, he was quite successful and popular as a TV broadcaster for Speed TV and later FOX Sports. Yet memories of his racing career still haunt him, although not to the extent of being bothered by fans’ expectations.

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