i still look back on his career.. and it's a career of closeness.. 3 2nds at Indy, 1 win in the 600 but FOUR 2nds in the 600, had a chance to win the Daytona 500 a couple times, should of been a 3-4 time champion... so while his career was above average with 55 wins and a title.. it COULD of been so much better.. and if not for the Gordon era of the mid to late 90s.. he would of won several several more races.
@nascarfanatic2425 i agree man,, i love rusty,,,, i know this dosent mean anything,, but SR won 7 championships and won over 70 races,,, rusty won 55 races,,,, and you said he coulda been a potential 5 time champ, but only one once,, so, its not un realistic
@IRONSEAN7 Yeah, it's very realistic, by far. Certainly more entertaining than that fluke, Jimmie Johnson! I mean, the #48 deserves to be a champion, no doubt, but let's face facts: Jimmie only truely won to 2006 and 2009 championship. 2007 should've been Jeff Gordon, 2008 should've been Carl Edwards, and 2010 should've been Kevin Harvick. I can't wait 'til Jim and Chuck choke at least once.
I'll never deny Rusty Wallace's talent, his short track wins. He had a very as a matter of fact personality but as a driver and now that he is gone, I respect his accomplishments though, he just was whiny after losses but he seemed to take it a lot better as his skills began to diminish.
If you wanta know the reason he retired it was the points system when they went from winston to nextel they screwed up the points and if they keept the winston point system rusty would had won 1 more championship b4 retireing
Ever since my friend's dad introduced me to racing he always supported Rusty Wallace first and Tony Stewart secondly. Rusty is my favorite racer of all-time, and Tony is up there too but I have liked Jamie McMurray since Rusty retired him and Ryan Newman, go Jamie, daytona 500 winner in 2010. Thanks for the post, GO RUSTY WALLACE..!!!
Rusty was my favorite driver from the time I started watching Nascar in the late 80s. I have a friend who was a Rusty fan and several friends that were Earnhardt Sr. fans. Nascar isn't the same without these two out there. I still watch the races and I kind of pull for Kurt Busch, but it's not quite the same.
Rusty was the man, always been a fan of his. Actually my favorite young gun at that time, Kurt Busch, moved over to driver the 2 car, so that was great :D
Your right nascar sucks now..i'm kind of tryin to like tony stewart because of his personality but still its not the same..rusty wasn't as good as dale earnhardt but dale had a lot of respect for how good rusty really was..it's just not the same without him.
@Brian211978 He only won 2 races after Sr died. California in 01, and Martinsville in 04. Came close a bunch in 02, had 6 2nd place finishes but couldnt get the win.
It's not the reason he retired but it was a huge factor.... Rusty had a different view on racing AND life after seeing his best friend die... and found new priorities.
@Greg4fun Should have had it in 99. He pits on the last yellow and gets 4 tires, he wins that race. From 97 to 2001 they were always making the wrong calls on pit stops. Costs him at least 10 wins during that span, if not more.
it was a very sad day
tuckerfucker04 1 month ago
It's been 6 years since he called it a career, and I still haven't found a new favorite driver.
RDarth 4 months ago
i still look back on his career.. and it's a career of closeness.. 3 2nds at Indy, 1 win in the 600 but FOUR 2nds in the 600, had a chance to win the Daytona 500 a couple times, should of been a 3-4 time champion... so while his career was above average with 55 wins and a title.. it COULD of been so much better.. and if not for the Gordon era of the mid to late 90s.. he would of won several several more races.
Greg4fun 6 months ago 2
when rusty said hope no one screws up nascar man was he wrong
MegaNucka 6 months ago
too bad he retired
0039073 8 months ago
Is it sick that ever since Rusty Wallace retired in 2005, NASCAR falls apart!
Rusty2FTW 9 months ago
Brian france is a douche
tr1ggerhappy22 9 months ago
whats funny is mark martin said he would retire then... And he's still Mark Favretin.
MegaLlamalord 11 months ago 3
Rusty Wallace is underrated by the numbers. Rusty's a lot better than a 1-time champ. He should have at least 3. Maybe even as many as 5.
nascarfanatic2425 1 year ago
@nascarfanatic2425 i agree man,, i love rusty,,,, i know this dosent mean anything,, but SR won 7 championships and won over 70 races,,, rusty won 55 races,,,, and you said he coulda been a potential 5 time champ, but only one once,, so, its not un realistic
IRONSEAN7 1 year ago
@IRONSEAN7 Yeah, it's very realistic, by far. Certainly more entertaining than that fluke, Jimmie Johnson! I mean, the #48 deserves to be a champion, no doubt, but let's face facts: Jimmie only truely won to 2006 and 2009 championship. 2007 should've been Jeff Gordon, 2008 should've been Carl Edwards, and 2010 should've been Kevin Harvick. I can't wait 'til Jim and Chuck choke at least once.
nascarfanatic2425 1 year ago
I'll never deny Rusty Wallace's talent, his short track wins. He had a very as a matter of fact personality but as a driver and now that he is gone, I respect his accomplishments though, he just was whiny after losses but he seemed to take it a lot better as his skills began to diminish.
vidEvWill 1 year ago
Rusty was a great driver... he had some bad luck.. he could of easily been a 3-4 time champion..
Greg4fun 1 year ago 7
@Greg4fun I agree he has been only a few points from a championship a few times
NascarMadness 1 year ago 2
@NascarMadness Well he was around when the best drivers were. To compete against his friend and rival Earnhardt and win once is incredible.
thenewenglandredneck 11 months ago
@Greg4fun i agree, at least a 2x champion. id rather see him be a 1x champion and win the 500 tho
djwick50 1 year ago
wish rusty was still racing. one of the greatest ever
HBKshowstopper635 1 year ago 4
true spirit (L)
alexvigneault55 1 year ago
i really miss rusty on the track the number 2 really always be rusty to me
ladycent84 1 year ago
If you wanta know the reason he retired it was the points system when they went from winston to nextel they screwed up the points and if they keept the winston point system rusty would had won 1 more championship b4 retireing
WSLS1952 1 year ago
I sure miss his US Fidelis commercials, those were full of "syle and class". His moron son too. "ABSOLUTELY FREE" LOL !!!
NickCave13 1 year ago
Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd, Dale Jarrett, Terry Labonte, Dale Earnhardt..... You're ALL missed out there!!!
newjersey421 1 year ago 4
1:09-1:12 too late
pennst24 1 year ago
Ever since my friend's dad introduced me to racing he always supported Rusty Wallace first and Tony Stewart secondly. Rusty is my favorite racer of all-time, and Tony is up there too but I have liked Jamie McMurray since Rusty retired him and Ryan Newman, go Jamie, daytona 500 winner in 2010. Thanks for the post, GO RUSTY WALLACE..!!!
UnionKid15 2 years ago
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rusty sucks big balls
MrPatd0308 2 years ago
fuck you ass hole
ur2ndurlast 2 years ago
your an asshole rusty is a joke
MrPatd0308 1 year ago
Wow. I forgot Rusty's interview was so profound. I've never been a big fan of his, but I respect the wisdom he showed here.
nadeau1064 2 years ago
This was hard to watch that night
ur2ndurlast 2 years ago 2
It sucks how much Nascar's changed.
When Rusty said "I hope nobody screws it up" . Its too bad Brian France did.
gokyle45 2 years ago 38
My favorite driver of all time! Rusty was the man.
UnionKid15 2 years ago 4
Rusty was my favorite driver from the time I started watching Nascar in the late 80s. I have a friend who was a Rusty fan and several friends that were Earnhardt Sr. fans. Nascar isn't the same without these two out there. I still watch the races and I kind of pull for Kurt Busch, but it's not quite the same.
Jnmcda0 2 years ago 6
If I had typed everything you just typed it would still be true. I pull for the #2 car ... lol.
snprjackson 2 years ago
same situation for me , im more rooting for the blue deuce because rusty used to drive it than i am kurt
grayj85 2 years ago
Yea, i like kurt busch. When he was with Roush it seemed he was a punk kid, but u can tell he has really matured. Go blue duece.
Gforcebond 2 years ago
Yes he has I'm a kurt busch fan.
ur2ndurlast 2 years ago
GOOD NEWS GUYS!!!!!
Rustys Running a #2 Car for RWI in the Nationwide sereis at bristol in sometime in 2009
legonascar88fan 3 years ago
where'd you hear that?
spidertre7 2 years ago
NO FREAKIN' WAY!!!! Sweet! I'll be watching that race. Now Rusty's one of the few guys who know what they're talking about on ESPN.
nascarfanatic24 2 years ago
thanx for the memories Rusty, I still cheer for the Blue Deuce & Kurt Busch now, hopefully 2009 will be a championship year for us... so far so good
millerbluedeuce 3 years ago 4
Rusty was the man, always been a fan of his. Actually my favorite young gun at that time, Kurt Busch, moved over to driver the 2 car, so that was great :D
SMFK9 3 years ago
He talks about his wife. Year later goes into broudcasting.
ecwforeverhardcore01 3 years ago
broadcasting takes alot less time then racing.
DethBytheHeadCrusher 2 years ago 2
He Almost Cried In That Interview!!!!!
jamespic 3 years ago 5
could not find any one to root for,dont give a damn who wins now,i wonder if rusty knows,maybe steven will race soon
sierra123cc 3 years ago 5
Your right nascar sucks now..i'm kind of tryin to like tony stewart because of his personality but still its not the same..rusty wasn't as good as dale earnhardt but dale had a lot of respect for how good rusty really was..it's just not the same without him.
pens66 3 years ago 5
try david ruttemen he aint to good yet i met him hes a good freind of mine.but your right rusty was origanal he was part of the first gen of NASCAR!
josh126007 3 years ago
I still miss the guy. I think nascar sucks without him. I can't find another guy to root for :(
RDarth 3 years ago
Is it true that Rusty retired because he said he was running scared after Dale Sr died?
rundna 3 years ago
I doubt that considering he ran 5 full seasons after earnhardt died! And won several more races after that!
Brian211978 3 years ago
@Brian211978 He only won 2 races after Sr died. California in 01, and Martinsville in 04. Came close a bunch in 02, had 6 2nd place finishes but couldnt get the win.
sevendst19 1 year ago
It's not the reason he retired but it was a huge factor.... Rusty had a different view on racing AND life after seeing his best friend die... and found new priorities.
MONTESCHALLER 3 years ago
I wish guys like Dale Jarret and Kyle Petty could have went out on the top like Rusty but they were and our with the wrong teams... :(
Johncm12 3 years ago 5
Well Kyle had 2 good years. And I don't think Kyle is retired yet.
ecwforeverhardcore01 3 years ago
Rusty was the best.He was my favorite driver when he retired i moved to dale jr.
cousinearl216 3 years ago 3
rusty is one hell of a driver....heck its 2008 but i still miss rusty
legonascar88fan 4 years ago 20
=( i was a big Rusty Wallace fan.. i miss him alot.. i wish he could of gotten the Daytona 500 but eh..
Greg4fun 4 years ago 12
@Greg4fun Should have had it in 99. He pits on the last yellow and gets 4 tires, he wins that race. From 97 to 2001 they were always making the wrong calls on pit stops. Costs him at least 10 wins during that span, if not more.
sevendst19 1 year ago
I remeber this it was sad.
StewartRoushRocks 4 years ago 5
He was just a Class act, Wish he would've stayed...... I still haven't been able to find a new driver to follow :(
ohiotrucker72 4 years ago 4
yeahh i haven't found anyone new either... and i hate to just go with kurt busch haha
jobey268 3 years ago 3
i went with Truex Jr... Calm cool and collected.. can win.. can flat drive a racecar.. and is a nice guy.
Jollimore 3 years ago 2
we miss you rusty
XC0688 4 years ago 5
wow I miss Rusty tooo
He has to of been the most classy driver out there.
Ill miss him
SethGroover 4 years ago 6
i will miss rusty wallace!
nascarfan78 4 years ago 6