“I would run home”: Kenny Wallace reminisces his mother’s urgent ‘scream’ triggered by TV commercials

Through a recent Instagram post, Kenny Wallace recalled how his mother used to be reminded by TV commercials that her son was playing outside. She would then scream at the top of her voice, ordering him to get in. The NASCAR veteran is now 61 years old and currently resides in Arnold, Missouri.

Wallace competed in NASCAR’s national-level races full-time from 1988 to 2015. He won nine races in what is known as the NASCAR Xfinity Series today. He was voted NASCAR Busch Series' Most Popular Driver in 1991,1994 and 2006. He also won the prestigious Busch Series Rookie of the Year award in 1989.

Recalling his childhood days, Wallace wrote,

“We had TV commercials that went like this, “it’s 10 o’clock at night do you know where your children are?” My mom, Judy would SCREAM from the top of her lungs to the nearby subdivision (Harmony Hills) KENNNNNYYYY COME HOME!! And I would run home 😆💯❤️❤️.”

Wallace has run races in the Cup Series as well. As per reports, he ran 344 cup races over a period of 18 years, amassing 27 top-10s. In the Xfinity Series, he ran 547 races and delivered 173 top-10s besides 10 poles. Wallace also ran 13 Truck Series races.

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Kenny Wallace shares a lunch selfie after spending entire day at shop

Kenny Wallace owns a race shop that is located in Imperial, Missouri. A true lover of cars, Wallace spends a lot of time in his shop. Back in January, he gave his fans on YouTube a tour of his new and improved shop.

Here is the full video, as uploaded on his YouTube channel:

Wallace recently spent an entire day in his shop and later, made a trip to a nearby Steak ‘n Shake outlet for lunch. On arriving at the restaurant, he shared a selfie on X (formerly known as Twitter) and captioned it,

“Been in the shop all day and came to @SteaknShake for lunch at 3:40😁”

Wallace also hosts a show on his YouTube channel called Coffee with Kenny where he talks about the recent happenings in the world of NASCAR and provides his opinions on the same. He has recently confirmed that the show will continue through 2025 with the first episode coming out on January 2025.

“I was just told that they miss “Coffee with Kenny,” wrote Kenny Wallace in another X post. “We will be back January 1st and just for you I will start 2025 with a BIG JAKE BRAKE.”

Meanwhile, NASCAR will return on February 2 with the season-opening clash at the historic Bowman Gray Stadium. Fans can watch the race on FOX from 8 pm ET onwards or listen to radio updates on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.