Wallace to spot for younger nephew in Busch Series

MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- In order to accelerate teenager Steve Wallace's learning process in the Busch Series, officials of RWI Racing announced Wednesday that NASCAR veteran and television analyst Kenny Wallace, the 19-year-old's uncle, will serve as the team's chief spotter and driver coach to his nephew for the remaining 2007 Busch Series events that serve as companion races to the Nextel Cup Series.

The elder Wallace drives the No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet in the Nextel Cup Series and also works on pre- and post-race programs on SPEED from those events.

There are many people in the garage who think Steve Wallace has potential. He bested more than 20 Cup drivers to win the pole for the spring 2007 Busch Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Wallace, the youngest full-time driver in the Busch Series however, is still working to gain valuable experience.

In his 10 full seasons in the Busch Series, Kenny Wallace set the bar for consistency. He finished nine of those 10 seasons ranked among the top-10 in the point standings and never finished worse than 11th. It is this consistency he hopes to add to his teenage nephew's skills.

"Steve is incredibly fast; there's no doubt in my mind that he's going to be one of the best out there," Kenny Wallace said. "We're a lot alike and we really get along. I totally think that having another racer on the radio with Steve is going to help him a ton and I'm excited about the chance to help him earn his first Busch Series win."

The younger Wallace was equally excited about the opportunity to work with his uncle.

"My uncle Kenny and I like to have fun together, but we're both really serious about racing," Wallace said. "He has gotten the job done for a long time in the Busch Series and knows better than almost anyone what it takes to get good finishes in these races.

"I'm really excited about having him on the radio with me for the rest of the year and can't wait to see how we do together."