Every father of a daughter can recall the moment he first looked into his little girl's eyes and saw hope, faith and love. And from there, father and daughter lock eyes at ballet recitals, graduations, NASCAR starting lines, weddings ...
Wait ... NASCAR starting lines?
Absolutely, if your last name happens to be Wallace. In a couple weeks, Talladega will be the site of a NASCAR first: a father-daughter duo running together in a national series race. There have been plenty of father-son combinations on the track -- the Earnhardts and the Pettys lead the list -- but this marks the first time that a father will suit up against his precious little angel.
If all goes according to plan, veteran Mike Wallace will square off against his 21-year-old daughter Chrissy at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Mountain Dew 250 at 'Dega on Halloween.
It's not yet a guaranteed go; Chrissy Wallace must earn her spot through qualifying. She'll be running for Rick Ware Racing, and drove in six truck series races last year. Her high finish was 18th. Mike Wallace, for his part, will drive the No. 48 Chevy for Andy Hillenburg. He's an old hand at this, having driven 113 series races with four wins.
Okay, so, the question: suppose Mike Wallace sees some feisty driver put his daughter into the wall. Does he a) run the guy over on the same lap, b) turn around and drive the other direction around the track to catch him faster, or c) drive into the stands and chase down the driver's family? (If you think there should be a "racing's racing, he shouldn't do anything" answer ... you've never had a daughter, have you?)
Father to compete against daughter at Talladega [FoxSports.com]
_____
For more daily NASCAR news, click here to bookmark The Marbles and follow us on Twitter.
Related posts:
Joey Logano's dad gets in Greg Biffle's face over spin
Chase Watch 2009: Jimmie Johnson leads the Cali parade
Kasey Kahne wants no part of the phantom debris cautions
No comments:
Post a Comment