From 2001
In 2001, Wallace signed with the unsponsored Eel River Racing team, and also was hired to drive the #48 Goulds Pumps Chevy in the Busch Series full-time for Innovative Motorsports. After several DNQ's, Wallace resigned from the team to concentrate on his Busch ride. He won his first race in seven years at North Carolina Speedway and finished tenth in points. He also filled in for Steve Park in the Cup Series, winning one pole and nailing down two top-tens, including a second-place finish at Rockingham Speedway, tying a career best. He did not win in 2002, but moved up to seventh in the Busch series standings in the #48 Chevrolet now sponsored by Stacker 2. He replaced a suspended Kevin Harvick at Martinsville and was hired late in the season by Bill Davis Racing to replace Hut Stricklin in the #23 Hills Brothers Coffee Dodge, and was hired to drive the car full-time in 2003, bringing his Stacker 2 sponsorship with him and continuing to drive in the Busch Series for Davis. After one top-ten finish, Wallace and the team moved down to the Busch Series in 2004, garnering ten top-ten finishes. He also drove in the Cup Series five times for Michael Waltrip Racing.
In 2005, Davis Racing closed its Busch team, allowing Wallace and sponsor Stacker 2 to join ppc Racing's #22 Ford, earning five top-fives and eleven top-tens. During that season Wallace's team lost sponsorship when Stacker 2 backed out of NASCAR, and drove for the rest of his time with ppc Racing driving the #22 AutoZone Ford. He began driving for Furniture Row Racing in the Cup Series that season, and ran seventeen races with them in 2006. After four top-tens in 2006, Furniture Row began racing full-time in Cup, so Wallace to left ppc.
Despite getting voted into the All-Star Race at Charlotte, Wallace was unable to keep the #78 in the top-35 in owner's points, and left the team in August. On August 22, 2007 he filled in for Kyle Petty in the 45 Wells Fargo Dodge at Bristol. Shortly after that drove as a sub for the injured Ricky Rudd in the #88 Snickers Ford Fusion until Rudd returned.
Wallace attempted to qualify for the 2008 Daytona 500 in a second car for Furniture Row Racing, the #87 Denver Mattress Chevrolet. Wallace finished eighth in the first Duel at Daytona, making the 50th Daytona 500. Wallace was black flagged in the Daytona 500 for failure to maintain the NASCAR-required speed and he finished last. Wallace drove for Armando Fitz early in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series season before switching to the #28 for Jay Robinson. Between the 2008, 2009, and 2010 seasons, Wallace finished in the top-ten three times, He left Jay Robinson and joined RAB Racing, driving without a paycheck in exchange for getting to drive competitive equipment. Wallace has recorded 11 top-ten finishes in 2011, with a best finish of fifth at Richmond. In October, he announced that he will return to the team in 2012, along with all of his sponsors.
In January 2012, RAB Racing announced that Wallace would be attempting to qualify for the 2012 Daytona 500, driving a No. 09 Toyota Camry, sponsored by American Ethanol. The team suffered fuel pump issues in the Gatorade Duel and failed to qualify for the race.
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