Kenny Wallace: Put Your Name On My Nationwide Car

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Times are tough and sponsorship is hard to find these days across all three of NASCAR's top Series, but one Nationwide driver is giving fans the opportunity to put their name on his car.

Kenny Wallace kicked off his "Sponsor Kenny Wallace" campaign yesterday, giving race fans the opportunity to put their name on his No. 28 Chevy for the Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal on Aug. 30.

The suggestion came to fruition after one of Wallace's Facebook friends gave him the idea when the driver mentioned that he didn't have a sponsor for the trip across the U.S. border.

After several weeks of deliberating, Wallace opted to go for it.

While he said he was humble to have to ask fans to dip into their pockets, he is offering incentive for the $20 it costs.

Wallace plans to not only have each person's name painted on his car, but each donor will receive a picture of the fan-sponsored machine, autographed by the Hermanator himself.

"Kenny Wallace wants to keep racing and he's looking to the fans for help," a release on his Web site says. "Due to a lack of sponsorship for this event only, Kenny is now turning to not only his fans, but all NASCAR fans out there to help accomplish his goal of competing and winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve."

On the launch day, Wallace said, "I am nervous...Today is the day I have been talking to all of you about for one month. At KennyWallace.com we are ready to put YOUR NAME on my race car in Montreal for the Nationwide race."

He continued to tell his Facebook friends that: "I want to again say thank you!! To Jim Ryan, our Facebook friend, for coming up with this idea. YOUR NAME on my racecar for $20.00...THANK YOU, THANK YOU."

Wallace later released a video on his Facebook, again thanking the fans for the opportunity and giving them a glance at the game room at his home.

"We are working hard on this program. I just really want to race at the best of our ability in Montreal," Wallace said on Facebook later. "My race team Jay Robinson Racing has been running better and better every week. We have a good road course car."

Wallace then pledged to give fans updates daily on how the Fan Car Sponsorship is going.

"So far on the first day, it look's like the program is a success."

Wallace noted that U.S. Border Patrol is still the full-time sponsor for his Chevy, but will not be on the hood at the Canadian race.

• For more information or to make a donation via PayPal, visit KennyWallace.com.

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