#88 FRONT PAGE NEWS - January 9, 2012 The Wendell Wallace Autosports team has been hard at work at the shop during the off-season in preparation for the upcoming 2012 racing season. Wendell Wallace has no plans of going to Arizona or Florida early in '12 at this time, but will instead open up his campaign sometime during the month of March. As soon as schedule dates are confirmed by Wendell, they will be posted immediately on the TOUR page of the website!
#88 FRONT PAGE NEWS - October 31, 2011 Wendell Wallace and his #88 team concluded their version of the 2011 racing season on October 28-29 at the Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi. The 8th Annual 'Cotton Pickin 100' was held at "The Mag" over the weekend and a $15,000 top prize awaited the winner. In preliminary action on Friday night, Wendell qualified fifteenth quickest in his group during time trials and later finished fourth in his heat race. Following a strong win in his B-Main on Saturday evening, Wendell rolled off twentieth on the grid in the 100-lapper. Armed with a soft tire combination, the Batesville, Arkansas native moved forward early in the 'Cotton Pickin 100' before his soft tires finally gave up. Wendell wound up retiring from the race and finished in the nineteenth position. Full results from Magnolia can be viewed online at www.magnoliadirt.com.
#88 FRONT PAGE NEWS - October 24, 2011 The Wendell Wallace Autosports team traveled to the Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Mississippi on October 21-22 for the annual running of the 'Fall Classic.' On Friday night, Wendell Wallace laid down the seventh fastest lap in his group during the qualifying session and later ran fifth in his loaded heat race. Wendell then wound up fourth in his B-Main on Saturday, which unfortunately kept him out of the $15,000 to win, 100-lap main event. Full results from the disappointing weekend at Whynot can be viewed online at www.whynotmotorsportspark.com.
#88 FRONT PAGE NEWS - October 17, 2011 Wendell Wallace and his #88 team ventured to the venerable West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, Missouri on October 14-15 for the annual 'MLRA Fall Nationals.' Unfortunately, something was amiss with Wendell's #88 Victory Circle by Moyer racecar throughout the weekend and he did not get the results he expected. On Friday night, Wendell ran third in his heat race prior to posting a twentieth place finish in the $2,000 to win feature event. In Saturday's $3,000 to win finale at WPMS, Wendell was fourth in heat race action before recording a fifteenth place effort in the 40-lap main event. Complete results from the 'MLRA Fall Nationals' weekend can be accessed online at www.mlraracing.com.
#88 FRONT PAGE NEWS - October 9, 2011
The Wendell Wallace Autosports team continued their recent hot streak by capturing their eighth feature victory of the 2011 racing season on Saturday night, October 8 at the Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas! In his first visit to Riverside in over twenty years, Wendell Wallace laid down the fastest lap in Comp Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) qualifying. After running second in his heat race, Wendell rolled off from the outside of the third row in the 35-lap feature event. The Batesville, Arkansas native quickly vaulted to the front of the field and grabbed the top spot from Dewayne Kiefer on the fourth circuit. Wendell then went on to record the $2,000 triumph in beating Shane Harris, Jamie Dacus, Dewayne Kiefer, and Clay Fisher to the checkers in the 'Midsouth Dirt Track Championship.' Full results can be viewed online at www.compdirt.com.
#88 FRONT PAGE NEWS - October 3, 2011
Batesville, Arkansas ace Wendell Wallace recorded his seventh feature win of the 2011 campaign on Saturday night, October 1 at the I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas! After winning the second heat race, Wendell rolled off from the pole position in the 35-lap Comp Cams Super Dirt Series feature event. The popular driver known as the "Batesville Bullet" grabbed the lead at the drop of the green flag in the A-Main and paced the field for the entire distance. Wendell, who is the all-time winningest driver with the Comp Cams Super Dirt Series, padded that distinction by beating Jon Kirby, Stacy Taylor, Curtis Cook, and Jon Mitchell to claim the $2,000 payday. Complete results from Little Rock can be accessed by logging onto www.compdirt.com.
