Chrissy Wallace furthers NASCAR's diversity drive with this...

Chrissy Wallace, daughter of NASCAR driver Mike Wallace and niece of former champion Rusty Wallace, has signed with Germain Racing as a truck series development driver.  She will begin running ARCA and short-track races for the team in June.

Quoting this...
"She's a good, real cute girl who will mix it up with the guys. The first team that gets one female driver in the Cup will be helped from a marketing standpoint."

~ Team Owner Bob Germain

Her last name won't hurt marketing efforts any either. I think I speak for most Answer this... readers when I say we'd all like to see Chrissy make it to the Cup series one day.

But hey, Mike, better keep an eye on your lil' one. And be very wary of any NASCAR owner who goes around saying your daughter is "a real cute girl." I'm not suggesting anything ... I'm just saying. See also: Ray Evernham / Erin Crocker.

Comments

[patrice]

Congrats and good luck to Chrissy. I also thought about the Evernham/Crocker debacle when I saw the owner's comment about chrissy being "cute".

[Race Fanatic]

I would hope she was hired for her driving abilities.

Why would the team owner even mention her being a "good" "cute" girl?

[Maveness]

I really, really want Chrissy to do well, considering Mike's past comments regarding women in racing. It would be nice for one of the misogynists to face up to the fact that women can race by having a female racer come from their family.

[Beth (AKA Splashgirl)]

I am very happy when I hear a woman gets a chance to race. It is not usually the womans ability that holds here back but more often, they get junk to drive.

[tanmany2k]

That's great for Chrissy. Crocker and Evernham was my first thought tho! Hopefully Chrissy doesn't make the same mistake.

[loud and clear]

Good luck to Chrissy Wallace. I agree with you, that's a strange comment for an owner to make.

Speaking of Erin Crocker, she raced a truck last week at Daytona and is racing the truck again (a Morgan Dollar Chevy) at Fontana Saturday. But she said on TV before the truck race that she's only sponsored for those two races, after that she's hoping someone will come along so she can run the full season.

It was interesting to watch her because the cockiness from when she had a bigtime sponsor is completely gone now. (She was all kinda, "we'll take a week-to week sponsor!" last Friday.) From reading her journal on nascar.com during the whole Mayfield/Evernham/Crocker mess, it was apparent she thought after Betty Crocker left, another big sponsor would still sign up with her right away. She actually thought she was going to race a few Cup races last season. Reality check for her.

[A girl from the other side of the world]

As a female racing driver, very far away from America I have to say I do not envy the position that your female racing drivers get put in.

Where I am there is an advantage in being a female competitor and you are more likely to get sponsors and media attention, people would actually get fairly outraged if you were to call your new driver 'real cute'...because after all we all look the same with a helmet on.

[Lisa]

YOU GO GIRL!!! I look forward to seeing Chrissy move up the ranks. She has racing in her blood and may very well become the most talented racer in the family.

[Shawna Robinson]

I think it's great to see Chrissy have a chance..not fond of comment made by owner but it doesnt surprise me. Lets hope this deal is for real and we see her get the chance some of us did not have. I liked the comment about Mike and his views on women in racing. I'm sure he will be a great mentor for her. He just never really liked women behind the wheel "back in those days" Good luck Chrissy and gets lots of wheel time...earn the media because you are a driver! who just happens to have a great last name!
Thanks
Shawna Robinson

[Sharon Marrin]

Keep waiting for a "break-through" woman driver in any of the Nascar series. Someone who has competitive equipment and can handle it. A real Driver. Maybe Chrissy can do for Nascar what Danica did for IRL.

[Renee]

I hope Chrissy is nothing like Danica who is really famous for her looks than driving ability

[loud and clear]

Mike Wallace says if testing goes well Chrissy may be in a Germain truck for a race at the end of March, earlier than expected.

And Erin Crocker is out of her new truck ride - former F1 driver Scott Speed is taking over that truck for the next two races. Scott has Red Bull sponsorship. Erin didn't have sponsorship past last week's race so maybe that's why she's not continuing.

My guess is we may have seen the last of Erin in NASCAR because she may not be able to attract a sponsor anymore.

[Dale Dodge Jr]

Best of luck, Chrissy, I remember you in the Legends Series, hope you put in a good word for me! See you when I get there too! Lots of love, Dale Dodge Jr

[devin]

good luck chriisy wallace some day the blue dusce will be yours