RUSTY WALLACE AND PENSKE
TO PARTNER ONCE AGAIN IN
FOUR 2008 NATIONWIDE SERIES
RACES
MOORESVILLE, NC (July 24,
2008)—Officials of Rusty
Wallace Racing, LLC and
Penske Racing announced
today that Penske Truck
Rental will serve as primary
sponsor of Rusty Wallace
Racing’s No. 64 entry,
piloted by David Stremme, in
this weekend’s NASCAR
Nationwide Series event at
O’Reilly Raceway Park.
Additionally, the parties
announced an arrangement,
under which, various Penske-affiliated
brands will serve as primary
sponsor of the Stremme-wheeled
No. 64 in three additional
events during 2008. In
addition to this weekend’s
event, Stremme’s car will
carry Penske-affiliated
colors in the August races
at Michigan, California and
Bristol.
Noted Wallace, “I’m
really excited about the
opportunity to carry the
Penske colors once again.
Roger and I are great
friends and we’ve had a lot
of success together over the
years. I’m looking forward
to continuing that success
with David Stremme and the
No. 64 team this season.
They’ve had a great year
thus far, so I’m confident
in our chances to make “The
Captain” proud.”
This occurrence marks a
continuation of the
long-term friendship between
Team Owner Rusty Wallace and
his former partner, Roger
Penske. The duo paired to
form Penske Racing South in
1991 and Wallace piloted the
team’s legendary No. 2 in
the Sprint Cup Series until
his retirement from driving
in 2005. Rusty Wallace’s
tenure as a driver at Penske
Racing produced 37 of his 55
career victories, 27 poles,
143 top-five finishes, 244
top-ten finishes and nearly
15,000 laps led in NASCAR’s
premier series.
“David has done a great
job testing for our NASCAR
Cup program this year and
Rusty mentioned that there
was an opportunity to
support them in a few races
this year,” said Team Owner,
Roger Penske. “I felt it
would be a great way to show
how much we appreciate
David's effort and Rusty's
friendship.”
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About Penske Racing
Penske Racing is one of
the most successful teams in
the history of professional
sports. Competing in a
variety of disciplines, cars
owned and prepared by Penske
Racing have produced 303
major race wins, 358 poles
and 21 National
Championships. This season,
Penske Racing competes in
the NASCAR Cup Series with
2008 Daytona 500 winner Ryan
Newman and the No. 12 Alltel
Dodge, 2004 Cup Series
champion Kurt Busch and the
No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge and
former three-time IndyCar
Series champion and current
NASCAR Cup rookie of the
year contender Sam Hornish
Jr. in the No. 77 Mobil 1
Dodge. For more information
about Penske Racing, please
visit its newly redesigned
web site at
www.penskeracing.com.
About Rusty Wallace
Racing
An affiliate of Rusty
Wallace, Inc., Mooresville,
NC-based Rusty Wallace
Racing is a professional
auto racing team founded in
2004 by NASCAR legend, Rusty
Wallace. It scored its first
NASCAR Nationwide Series
victory and pole position
during its inaugural 2004
season. For 2008, the
organization will campaign
the No. 66 and No. 64
entries in the Nationwide
Series, piloted by Steve
Wallace, David Stremme, Max
Papis and Chase Austin. It
will enjoy primary backing
from Atreus Homes and
Communities, Jimmy John’s
Gourmet Sandwiches, 5-Hour
Energy and Chevrolet. For
more information on Rusty
Wallace Racing, please visit
rustywallace.com.