Mike Wallace recuperates from triple bypass heart surgery
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FOX Sports 1 analyst Kenny Wallace, who has the most starts in XFINITY Series history, will return to the cockpit for the Winn Dixie 300 at Talladega Superspeedway next Saturday (3 p.m. ET, FOX).
The youngest of the three racing Wallace brothers will sit in for brother Mike, who underwent triple bypass surgery last weekend in Charlotte. Kenny will pilot the No. 26 JGL Racing Toyota Camry alongside teammates J.J. Yeley and Eric McClure.
“Talladega is where I have some of my best finishes in my NASCAR career,” Kenny said in a FOX news release. “I think to have success at Talladega you have to enjoy racing there and that style of racing — and I like it. I look forward to teaming up with JGL Racing and especially my longtime friend Gregg Mixon.”
Of his record 544 races in the XFINITY Series, Kenny has run 15 events at Talladega with a top 5 and a five top-10 finishes. He finished third in 1995, and his last start at the track in 2012 ended with a ninth-place finish.
“I felt a little chest pain last week so I went to the doctor and the next thing I know I am going in for surgery,” Mike said in the release. “My dad had heart surgery about 35 years ago so I thought I was being proactive and taking all of the necessary precautions. This just goes to show that you never know and there are a lot of people walking around out there in the same situation. No matter how healthy we think we are — no one can be careful enough when it comes to our health so everyone needs to go get checked out.”
The middle brother hopes to make it to the Alabama track to cheer on Kenny, who will attempt to earn his 10th career XFINITY victory.
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