“Good entertainment”: NASCAR veteran comments on viral ‘miracle of life’ video

It’s not every day a woman gives birth in a mere parking lot. That’s why when NASCAR veteran Kenny Wallace saw it happen in a video, he was shocked.

The video was uploaded on X (formerly Twitter) by a user named Science girl, less than a day ago. They captioned it “The miracle of life.” Amazed by how real it looked, Wallace shared the clip, saying,

“WHAT 😳. 😂❤️”

However, another user figured that it was a fake video. Noting that the baby was born without the umbilical cord attached to it, they commented,

“That looks fake to me. Where’s the umbilical cord? After birth? Come on Herm 🤣🤣”

That did make sense to Wallace. He replied,

“I think you are right. Who knows nowadays? it was good entertainment.😂😂😂”

Wallace is one of the biggest advocates of NASCAR. In 25 years as a race car driver, the Missouri native amassed nine wins in the Xfinity Series, then known as the Busch Series.

He won the Rookie of the Year award in 1989. Two years later i.e., in 1991, Wallace was voted the Most Popular Driver in the series. He received the prestigious title again in 1994 and then in 2006.

Wallace retired from full-time racing in 2015 and joined FOX Sports as a full-time NASCAR reporter. However, he left the job in 2018. In a 2023 interview with Jeff Gluck of The Atheltic, Wallace said that he used to hate how his job required him to travel every week.

“If I’m traveling every week and I’m one of the traveling NASCAR media, I’m pissed all the time,” said Wallace. “I despise the airport because everybody’s about themselves.”

Following his stint as a NASCAR reporter, Kenny Wallace turned more towards his personal life. But he could not give up racing. Even to this day, the 61-year-old man races occasionally in his UMPDirtCar modified.

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Kenny Wallace spills the truth behind NASCAR RaceDay’s sudden exit

There was a time when Kenny Wallace used to be among the panel of hosts for NASCAR RaceDay, a popular pre-race show on Fox. However, with the birth of FS1, a multi-sport cable network, the show was discontinued permanently.

Revealing a candid conversation with Fox Sports President Eric Shanks, Wallace said (via motorcyclist.com),

“Eric Shanks walked right up to me, very sad, and said, ‘Kenny, I’m sorry. I didn’t want to get rid of NASCAR RaceDay, but we had to because we’re starting the new FS1. They killed it because they wanted to start a new network.”

Wallace said that lack of fan interest or low ratings wasn’t why Fox stopped doing the coveted pre-race show in 2013. He further explained that producing one episode cost a whopping $800,000, which wasn’t sustainable for the media giant in the long run.