#88 FRONT PAGE NEWS - June 28, 2009 Wendell Wallace tested his injured hand last Thursday night, June 25 at the Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, Tennessee. The UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour rolled into Clayhill on Thursday and a $6,000 top prize was up for grabs. Once again driving the Bob Harris Racing #B1 car, Wendell qualified third fastest in his group before running fifth in heat race action. Unfortunately, Wendell's hand really started to give him problems during the consolation race and he retired for the evening. The Batesville, Arkansas driver will take a little time off to try and regain strength in both his wrist and thumb. You can view complete results from Atwood by visiting www.dirtondirt.com.
#88 FRONT PAGE NEWS - June 22, 2009 The Bob Harris Racing team and driver Wendell Wallace set out on the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals trail last weekend to compete in a pair of $10,000 to win shows in Illinois and Tennessee. Following an unfortunate rain-out on Friday night, June 19 at the Farmer City (IL) Raceway, the action turned south to the Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville, Tennessee on Saturday evening. Wendell timed in fourth quickest in his group during qualifying for the $10,000 to win event, but his night ended prematurely following an early heat race incident. The wreck not only damaged Wendell's #B1 racecar, but also caused a minor wrist/thumb injury to the driver known as the "Batesville Bullet." You can view complete results from Clarksville by accessing www.dirtondirt.com.
#88 FRONT PAGE NEWS - June 15, 2009 Wendell Wallace and the Bob Harris #B1 team had a trio of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events on their schedule for the June 11-13 extended weekend. First up was the Duck River Speedway in Wheel, Tennessee on Thursday night, as a $7,000 top prize was up for grabs. Wendell won his competitive heat race and later rolled off from the outside of the second row in the 35-lap main event. The Batesville, Arkansas native moved up to the second position, which is where he finished behind winner Brad Neat.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series took the #B1 team to the North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia on Friday for a $10,000 to win show. Wendell unfortunately could not transfer into the 50-lap feature event after running eighth in both his heat race and his B-Main. Saturday's $10,000 to win weekend finale at the Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama was then rained-out. You can view complete results from Duck River and North Georgia by logging onto www.lucasdirt.com.
#88 FRONT PAGE NEWS - June 8, 2009
The "Batesville Bullet" Wendell Wallace and the Bob Harris Racing team trekked to the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio on June 5-6 for the 15th Annual 'Dream 100.' The crown jewel extravaganza once again paid a whopping $100,000 to the winner. Wendell timed in forty-fourth fastest during qualifying on Friday night and later ran sixth in his competitive heat race on Saturday evening. Unfortunately, Wendell retired early from the B-Main and did not transfer into the 100-lap 'Dream 100.' You can view complete results from the "Big E" by pointing your web browser to www.dirtondirt.com.
