Kenny Wallace

Kenny Wallace is a popular figure on YouTube and a former racing driver who competed in NASCAR. Wallace who retired from the NASCAR series in 2015 currently raced on dirt tracks as a hobby. Kenny Wallace is known for his podcast, Kenny Wallace Conversations. He has interviewed many famous NASCAR personalities and former drivers in his podcast earning a lot of fame. As a former driver, Wallace has participated in all three NASCAR series but attained most of his success in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Wallace is a native of St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. Aside from his stock car racing career, Wallace has also won many achievements in dirt racing. He is the 2012 champion in the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals. His popularity among the fans can be attributed to Wallace winning three Most Popular Driver Awards in the Xfinity Series in 1991, 1994, and 2006.

Kenny Wallace Personal Information:

Kenny Wallace's Early Life

Kenny Wallace did not start as a racing driver immediately from a young age. He used to work as a mechanic in his early days as a member of his father’s and brother’s racing teams. Kenny Wallace made his racing debut in style in 1982 in the Illinois Street Stock State Championship, winning the event. He returned to his role as a mechanic in 1984 for Benfield Racing and Joe Ruttman. He was later promoted to the role of crew chief.

Wallace started racing in the American Speed Association in 1986, earning the Rookie of the Year honors. He started racing in NASCAR two years later, making his debut in the Busch series at the Martinsville Speedway. His performance earned him a full-time seat on his brother’s team in 1989.

Kenny Wallace's Personal Life

Kenny Wallace is an avid YouTube content creator. He has created videos covering different aspects of NASCAR, including the personal lives of drivers and the technicalities of the sport. Wallace mentions on his Instagram profile that he has both, A.D.H.D and Tourette Syndrome. Wallace was nicknamed Herman, after the cartoon character, “Herman the German” owing to his behavior while replacing his father on track during the early days of his career.

Wallace was known to host go-kart races in his house’s backyard with other NASCAR Cup Series drivers. His kart track was confiscated when he did not have enough money to cover the insurance for injuries he sustained on the racetrack.

Kenny Wallace Family Background

Kenny Wallace was born to father, Russ Wallace and mother, Judy Wallace. He also had two older brothers, Mike and Rusty Wallace. His brothers were both racing drivers in the NASCAR series. Rusty Wallace is a Cup Series champion who has 55 wins under his belt. Kenny Wallce’s father, Russ Wallace was also a racing driver who competed in the Midwestern short tracks in the 1960s and 1970s. There is not a lot of information available about his mother. However, she has made many appearances on his YouTube channel.

Kenny Wallace Wife

Kenny Wallace has been married to Kim Wallace for 40 years since 1984. Wallace has revealed on X that he and his wife were high-school sweethearts. Kim has her brand Wreaths by Kim Wallace. She revealed in an interview in 2021 that she has been working on it for seven years and has made more than 10000 wreaths.

Kim Wallace also takes a lot of interest in NASCAR with her husband. She was recently criticizing the NASCAR playoffs system in an interview.

Kenny Wallace Kids

Kenny Wallace has three daughters - Brooke, Brandy, and Brittany with his wife, Kim Wallace. There is not a lot of information available about his daughters. It is known that Kenny became a grandfather in 2016.

Kenny Wallace Social Media

As a retired driver, Kenny Wallace has a social media presence which compares to many popular drivers currently racing in NASCAR. His channel on YouTube has more than 117,000 subscribers and he has nearly half a million followers combined on his social media channels. His social media details are listed below:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KennyWallace36/videos

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kennywallace36/?hl=en

Kenny Wallace's Net Worth

Kenny Wallace has an estimated net worth of $9 million as of November 2024, according to reports from Celebrity Net Worth. His net worth is calculated based on his earnings and disclosed assets. Wallace’s primary source of income during his career was his earnings from racing winnings and sponsorship deals. He currently earns as an influencer and content creator from his YouTube channel.

According to Spotrac, Kenny Wallace earned $13.9 million in his career in NASCAR. His highest-grossing year was in 2003 when he earned more than $2.4 million in race winnings.

Kenny Wallace Brand Ambassadors

Kenny Wallace has not listed his partners and sponsors. However, his sponsor details are available on Spotrac as

Mello Yellow, Team 3 Racing, Dirt Devil, Texaco, Buss Fuses, TIC Financial, Square D, Aerosmith, Pennzoil, Duke’s Mayonnaise, GEICO, The Man Show, Food City, Eel Rivers Racing, William Brothers Lumber, Hill Brothers Coffee, Stacker 2, Aaron’s, GM Goodwrench, Schwan’s Home Service, Cingular Wireless, Dodge Dealers, Irwin Industrial Tools, Furniture Row Racing, Brian Foods, Snickers, Wells Fargo, National Day of Prayer, Champion Mortgage

Kenny Wallace Career Stats

Kenny Wallace competed for 18 years in the Cup Series starting over 344 races. He never won a championship and claimed his best championship finish in 1999 in 22nd place. Wallace was a full-time driver in the Xfinity Series. He competed for 26 years, starting 547 races. His best finish in the Xfinity championship was second position in 1991.

Kenny Wallace Race Wins/Podium Finishes

Kenny Wallace has nine wins combined in NASCAR. He has not won a race in the Cup Series, however, he has claimed 27 top-10s in his Cup Series career. Wallace has earned all his nine wins in the Xfinity Series. He claimed his first win in the series at the 1991 Spring 200. His best season in the Xfinity Series was in 1994 when he won three races throughout the season. Kenny Wallace has accumulated a total of 173 Top-10s in the Xfinity Series.

Kenny Wallace Awards

Kenny Wallace won the 1989 Busch Series Rookie of the Year.

Kenny Wallace House

Kenny Wallace resides in Imperial, Missouri in a 1740 sq. feet mansion with his wife. It is a single-family residence and offers a spacious design.