Darrell Wallace Jr. was named to Ebony’s Power 100 list this week. The Roush Fenway Racing driver just completed his first full-time season in the NASCAR XFINITY Series.
In his young NASCAR career, Wallace has five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series wins. In his rookie season in the XFINITY Series, the 22-year-old finished seventh in the point standings driving the No. 6 Ford for RFR.
The list honors heroes of the black community within the fields of arts, politics, education, community activist, media, medicine and sports.
Among those on the magazine’s Power 100 list are musicians John Legend and Drake, “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah as well as actresses Jada Pinkett Smith and Viola Davis.
To see all the honorees, click here.