NASCAR.COM - Notes: Mike Wallace steps in 01; Kenny says thanks
Mike Wallace gets a chance, beginning with this weekend's NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal, to revisit his best years in racing, thanks to a deal with team owner Johnny Davis to run the remaining races this season in Davis' No. 01 Chevrolet.
The car is currently locked into the starting lineup thanks to its 27th position in the owners' standings and is more than 300 points clear of 31st, thanks to the work done through 24 races primarily by former series rookie of the year Danny O'Quinn Jr., who left the team following last weekend's Food City 250.
Wallace opened the season at Daytona in the No. 01 and likens Davis' operation to that of his former owner Barry Owen, with whom he won three races, had 11 top-five and 27 top-10 finishes in 69 starts from 1993-95. The pair also won a number of ARCA Re/Max Series events.
"I really didn't know the extent of the operation that Johnny had built until I visited his shop, but it's pretty impressive to see what he's been able to achieve, with a minimal amount of financial backing," Wallace said. "He and Lori [Morgan, Davis' wife] are really committed to this, they have a chassis dyno and all the parts and pieces you need for a successful race team, so I feel like we're really in a position to build something."
Davis has Busch Series championship experience with Larry Pearson, but most recently has moved his operation into a sizeable shop in Gaffney, S.C., where he fields as many as three cars; admittedly with two of them being money-harvesting start-and-park teams if sponsorship isn't available to run them in full races.
NASCAR.COM - Notes: Mike Wallace steps in 01; Kenny says thanks - Aug 26, 2009
The car is currently locked into the starting lineup thanks to its 27th position in the owners' standings and is more than 300 points clear of 31st, thanks to the work done through 24 races primarily by former series rookie of the year Danny O'Quinn Jr., who left the team following last weekend's Food City 250.
Wallace opened the season at Daytona in the No. 01 and likens Davis' operation to that of his former owner Barry Owen, with whom he won three races, had 11 top-five and 27 top-10 finishes in 69 starts from 1993-95. The pair also won a number of ARCA Re/Max Series events.
"I really didn't know the extent of the operation that Johnny had built until I visited his shop, but it's pretty impressive to see what he's been able to achieve, with a minimal amount of financial backing," Wallace said. "He and Lori [Morgan, Davis' wife] are really committed to this, they have a chassis dyno and all the parts and pieces you need for a successful race team, so I feel like we're really in a position to build something."
Davis has Busch Series championship experience with Larry Pearson, but most recently has moved his operation into a sizeable shop in Gaffney, S.C., where he fields as many as three cars; admittedly with two of them being money-harvesting start-and-park teams if sponsorship isn't available to run them in full races.
NASCAR.COM - Notes: Mike Wallace steps in 01; Kenny says thanks - Aug 26, 2009
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