66 Steve Wallace

YEAR-BY-YEAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECAP

2010 -- Finished 10th in series points. ... Second consecutive season in top 10 in standings while driving for father's Rusty Wallace Racing organization. ... Thirteen top-10 finishes were best of series career. ... Started ninth, finished fifth at Gateway-1 to tie best career finish. ... Started, then finished season with a flourish, scoring three top 10s in the first three races; four finishes of 15th or better in last four events. ... Ranked in top 10 in points for 27 of 35 races. ... Driver Rating improved for second consecutive season, to 83.2 from 82.4 in 2009.

2009 -- Finished a career-best seventh in series points. ... Began the season with a 42nd-place finish at Daytona after being involved in an accident, but slowly climbed back up the standings for what was his best season to date in series competition for his father's Rusty Wallace Racing team. ... Reached the top 10 in the standings for the first time in his career after finishing 14th at Darlington, and was as high as fifth with seven races left. ... Tied career-best finish with fifth-place at ORP. ... His Driver Rating escalated from 72.6 in 2008 to 82.4 this past season, second only to Brad Keselowski among series-only regulars. ... Ranked in the top 10 in eight Loop Data categories. ... He and Brendan Gaughan (ninth) comprised only team to have two drivers ranked in top 10 in final standings.

2008 -- Finished 14th in series points. ... Earned first two top-fives in consecutive fashion at Richmond and Darlington; also posted seven top-10s driving for his father's organization. ... First career top-10 finish came at unlikely track -- Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course; also had 10th-place finishes at Montreal and Watkins Glen. ... Focused more on race finishes than top-10 starts; had only four compared to 12 in first three seasons combined.

2007 -- Finished 19th in series points. ... Registered two poles including first of career in May at Bristol and led 32 laps; also secured pole at June Nashville event. ... Five starts of ninth or better. ... Nine DNFs impacted consistency, although did rebound from starting season in 30th in the points. ... Best finish was 12th at Nashville in June driving for RWR.

2006 -- Finished 36th in series points. ... Made 17 starts with best finish an 11th at Kentucky. ... Best start was third in his first race of the season at Bristol in March; he also led his first career laps there. ... Had two other starts in the top five for RWR.

2005 -- Finished 105th in series points. ... Made his series debut for RWR at Memphis, starting 11th and finishing 15th.

NOTEWORTHY

Youngest son of legendary NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace; also races against uncles Mike and Kenny in series competition. ... Rusty Wallace organization moves to Toyotas in 2010. ... Self-taught mechanic who works on his own race cars and spends the majority of his time at the team's shop. ... 2004 Snowball Derby winner, youngest champion in event's history. ... Participated in USAR Hooters Pro Cup with own team in 2005. ... Rookie of the year in UARA-STARS Series in 2004. ... Made debut in late models in 2003, registered one win. ... From 1998-2002, was one of the winningest drivers in INEX competition, claiming multiple national and local titles in Bandoleros and Legends Cars.