Rusty Wallace, Inc.

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**Rusty Wallace, Inc.**

Owner(s) Name	Rusty Wallace
Racing Series	Busch Series
Number of Championships	0
Car Number(s)	#66
Driver(s)	Steve Wallace
Primary Sponsor(s)	Homelife Communities
Shop Location	Mooresville, North Carolina
Homepage	Rusty Wallace, Inc.

Rusty Wallace, Inc. Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, which is near Charlotte. The team is owned by NASCAR retiree Rusty Wallace.

RWI Racing fields the #66 car in the Busch Series, and it is sponsored by Homelife Communities. Currently, the car is driven by Rusty's son Steve Wallace. The car was driven by Jamie McMurray and Jeremy Mayfield in 2005.

[edit] Team history

RWI was launched in 2004 with Billy Parker as the driver of the #66 Dodge Intrepid in NASCAR's Busch Series, with primary sponsor Duraflame. Parker was scheduled to drive in 17 races, however, after finishing only 4 of 8 races he was released. Parker was replaced by Jamie McMurray, who won the team's first pole on July 24, 2004 at New Hampshire International Speedway and later won the team's first race at Darlington Raceway on November 13, 2004.

In 2005, RWI ran a full 35 race schedule in the NASCAR Busch Series. At the request of Duraflame, who switched to sponsor another team, the Dodge Charger was renumbered #64. McMurray shared driving duties with Wallace's former Penske Racing South teammate Jeremy Mayfield and team owner Rusty Wallace. There were three primary sponsors for the #64 car: Miller High Life Light for Mayfield's 13 races; Top-Flite Golf for McMurray's 16 races; and Bell Helicopters and Miller High Life Light for Rusty's 6 races. A second car, #61, was entered with driver Steve Wallace, Rusty's youngest son, at Memphis Motorsports Park on October 23, 2004.

In 2006, McMurray and Steve continued to split driver duties in the #64 Dodge Charger. Top-Flite Golf remained the primary sponsor during McMurray's 20 races, while the Jackson Roscoe Foundation was primary sponsor for most of Steve's 17 races. The team's second car, #61, was driven twice in 2006, both times with Steve at the wheel.

2006 also saw RWI field the #61 Dodge in 9 ARCA RE/MAX Series races, with primary sponsors Nu South Lemonade and Hantz Group. Steve Wallace won 3 races (Kentucky, Chicagoland, and Iowa) and David Stremme won the race at Michigan International Speedway on June 16, 2006 by a lap.

Steve Wallace has already been announced as the full time driver for 2007 and car number #66 will return to RWI. Meanwhile, Rusty Wallace has become a color commentator for ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC.