CONCORD, N.C. – Kenny Wallace is a fan favorite among NASCAR fans, but the 45-year-old driver, racetrack owner and television personality is still looking for his first win with the USMTS National Tour after 15 starts the previous two seasons.

Modified fans will have an ample number of opportunities to catch “The Hermanator” in action in 2009 as he has penciled-in thirteen dates with the USMTS National Tour.

Wallace's first stop will be in one month as the USMTS National Tour makes it's inaugural visit to the Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., on Friday, March 13. Wallace will also join the field the following night at the Humboldt (Kan.) Speedway.

Wallace won the first race he ever entered in 1982, and the youngest member of the racing Wallace family, a longtime mechanic and crew member for his brothers Rusty and Mike, had a shot at driving a racecar of his own in the Illinois Street Stock State Championship.  Kenny’s win in that race would be the first of many in his racing career.

In September of 1988, Dale Earnhardt gave Wallace the seat for his first-ever NASCAR start.  He finished seventh in his first Nationwide Series (formerly Busch Series) start at Martinsville, Va. The following year, Wallace raced the full Nationwide Series schedule in a car owned by brother Rusty, earning the 1989 Rookie of the Year award and finishing sixth in driver point standings.

Wallace’s Busch Series accomplishments include nine wins, 10 poles, and eight seasons in the top-10 in driver points.  In fact, Wallace has finished in the top-10 in every full Busch Series season he has ever run, including a second-place run in 1991 that ended just 74 points shy of the championship in what is still one of the closest points battles in series history.

Wallace drove the #78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2007, and was voted by fans to compete in the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in May.

In addition to his driving duties, Wallace also works as an on-air personality for SPEED Channel on shows such as NASCAR RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane. He was also featured on the show NASCAR Drivers: 360 on FX and is part owner of the Macon (Ill.) Speedway.

The following thirteen USMTS National Tour dates are part of Wallace's 2009 schedule:

Fri Mar 13 … Caney Valley Speedway, Caney, KS
Sat Mar 14 … Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS
Fri May 15 … Midway Speedway, Lebanon, MO
Sun May 17 … Monett Speedway, Monett, MO
Tue May 19 … Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA
Mon Jun 1 … Iowa State Fair Speedway, Des Moines, IA
Tue Jun 16 … Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, SD
Wed Jun 17 … Casino Speedway, Watertown, SD
Thu Jun 18 … Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, SD
Tue Jun 23 … Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, IA
Wed Jun 24 … I-35 Speedway, Mason City, IA
Tue Aug 11 … LA Raceway, La Monte, MO
Wed Aug 12 … Monett Speedway, Monett, MO

More information about Wallace is available at his official website: www.kennywallace.com.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: Casey’s General Stores.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Racewear, Bear Tire Company, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Childhelp, Gressel Racing, Houston Specialty Products Co., Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest Web Solutions, PBM Performance Products, Q.E.M., Inc., Western Flyer Xpress.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boom Drilling, Buzzard Racing Engines, Day Motor Sports, Ramirez Race Cars, Olympic Fire Protection, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Belleville Motorsports, BSB Manufacturing, COMP Cams, Duralite Racing Wheels, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, GRT Race Cars, Holley Performance Products, Hyperco, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Real Racing Wheels, US Brake.