Next Gen Turn Laps at Martinsville
03-19-2008 5:55 pm
During Martinsville's two-day test, some new faces were spotted in the garage. Among those newcomers were a couple drivers with familiar last names. Chrissy Wallace, middle daughter of NASCAR Nationwide Series driver and four time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series winner Mike Wallace, tested the No. 03 Toyota for Germain Racing. The driver, who started racing at the age of 12, is looking to take her success in late models to the next level. "Once I turned 14 or 15, I became more serious about racing and realized last year that racing was what I wanted to do," she said. "I want to come to trucks because this is the next step."
Adam Crawford
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Adam Crawford, son of veteran driver Rick Crawford, tested a Circle Bar Racing-prepared truck.
The younger Crawford found his way to the top of the speed charts. He closed out day two with the third-fastest truck, posting a fast lap time of 20.142 seconds - a time faster than dad, a former Martinsville race winner.
The series has a history of fathers racing sons occurring on 16 different occasions. In fact, the first race for the series at Martinsville in 1995 featured a father/son duo, Geoffrey and Barry Bodine.
The race, eventually rained out, was postponed to a Monday where the younger Bodine had to "skip" high school class to participate in the race. Father Geoffrey, who led the race until he was involved in a next-to-last lap tangle with Mike Skinner, finished 15th. Barry finished 30th.
Source: NASCAR Communications