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Wallace,
originally from St. Louis, Mo., is being inducted as an
inactive driver in his first year of official retirement.
The 1989 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Champion has been named
one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers, having won 55 races in
his 25-year career in NASCAR’s top series, ranking eighth on
the all-time victory list (seventh in the modern era). He
made his first start in 1980 at Atlanta, but competed in his
first full season in 1984, taking Rookie of the year honors.
He is also the 1991 International Race of Champions (IROC)
Champion.
In 2004, he became owner of a NASCAR Busch Series
team and most recently has joined ABC Sports and ESPN as a
lead racing analyst covering IRL and NASCAR events. Wallace
and his wife, Patti, reside in Cornelius, NC, and have three
children, Greg, Katie and Steve. Wallace is an avid aviator
who owns airplanes and a helicopter, and also enjoys
spending time on the golf course in his free time.

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