Kenny Wallace (born August 23, 1963) is a NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver who
until recently drove the #78 Furniture Row Racing
Chevrolet in Nextel Cup. He also works as an on-air
personality for SPEED Channel, on shows such as
NASCAR RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane. He was also
featured on the show NASCAR Drivers: 360 on FX. He
has two brothers who are also NASCAR drivers: Rusty
Wallace and Mike Wallace, and a nephew Steve
Wallace.
Wallace is the youngest of three brothers, and
racing was well known within his household before
any of them were old enough to drive. Their father,
Russ Wallace was a racer on the local dirt tracks,
and won over 400 races during his career. Lake Hill
Speedway track promoter Bob Miller noticed Wallace’s
boisterous behavior and started calling him
“Herman,” after a mischievous cartoon character
named Herman the German.
Wallace's career began as a mechanic for oldest
brother Rusty’s homegrown race team. They raced
across the Midwest on the local circuits and in the
American Speed Association ranks. After winning his
first race in 1982, Wallace began embarking on his
driving career. He joined the American Speed
Association ranks in 1986, winning Rookie of the
Year honors that year.
