10/04/2016

Wallace Seeks Charlotte Win on Birthday Weekend

Wallace will make his fourth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday night. In three previous starts at the 1.5-mile oval, Wallace has two top-10s with a best finish of fifth in May 2015.  Wallace also previously made two starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) at Charlotte.

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Team:              No. 6 Leidos Ford Mustang

Crew Chief:     Seth Barbour

Twitter:             @BubbaWallace, @Bubba6Team, @RoushFenway and @Leidosinc

ADVANCE NOTES

Wallace at Charlotte

Wallace will make his fourth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday night.

In three previous starts at the 1.5-mile oval, Wallace has two top-10s with a best finish of fifth in May 2015.

Wallace also previously made two starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) at Charlotte.

Recapping Dover

Wallace recorded an 11th-place finish in the rain-marred NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Dover International Speedway.

Seth Barbour at Charlotte

Barbour will call his eighth NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Charlotte this weekend.

Barbour’s best finish at the North Carolina track is eighth with Wallace in the Oct. 2015 event.

Chasing a Championship

Wallace currently ranks sixth in the NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase Grid with one race remaining in round one. Following the third race of round one at Charlotte, the bottom four contenders will be eliminated from the Chase.

Meet Bubba  

Roush Fenway Racing will host their annual Fan Day on Thursday, Oct. 6.  Wallace will sign autographs at 11:30am. Ticket distribution is at 8 a.m.

Happy Birthday, Bubba!

Wallace will be celebrating a birthday on Saturday. The driver of the Leidos Mustang was born on Oct. 8, 1993.

QUOTE WORTHY

Wallace on racing at Charlotte:

“I’m really looking forward to racing at home this weekend in Charlotte with our Leidos Mustang. It’s always cool to see all of the families of our guys come out and watch what we do every week. This weekend is also important with it being a cutoff race in the Chase. We just need to be smooth and have a solid run on Friday to move on to the next round and closer to a shot at the championship.”