Darrell Wallace to drive for Roush in Xfinity Series in 2015
Roush Fenway Racing has found a fourth Xfinity Series driver for 2015.
The team announced Thursday that Darrell Wallace would drive the No. 6 car in the former Nationwide Series in 2015. Wallace, 21, won four Camping World Truck Series races in 2014 while driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports. When he won at Martinsville in 2013, he became the first black driver to win a NASCAR national series race since 1963.
“We are very excited to bring Bubba Wallace into the Roush Fenway fold,” said team president Steve Newmark. “He is viewed in industry circles as one of the brightest young drivers and I feel that we are very fortunate to be able to bring him on board. He has a charismatic personality and at the same time has exhibited the ability to win on the race track. We are looking forward to getting him in our race cars next season.”
Though he drove for KBM in 2014, Wallace was previously under contract with Joe Gibbs Racing as a developmental driver. At the conclusion of the 2014 season, JGR hadn’t announced anything concrete for Wallace other than references to a partial season in the Xfinity Series. Earlier in December, Wallace was granted his release from the team.
WIth Roush, Wallace will drive with Elliott Sadler, Chris Buescher and Ryan Reed. No sponsorship was revealed with the announcement.
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