enters Talladega just two points below the cut-line in the playoffs. He started this round 14pts out, so a strong third at Texas helped him gain valuable ground.
"A win would be great," said Wallace."I would love to continue to advance by winning, not pointing our way in. But advancing is advancing – no matter how you do it. I don’t think the mindset changes. I thought last weekend was all-around one of our cleanest and greenest races from the 23’s perspective. I thought Bootie , the pit crew, to me – we all kind of executed the way we should have.
Of the five road/street courses run so far this year, a 12th-place finish at Watkins Glen was his best showing. Speaking on his preparation for the elimination race at the Roval, he said:"So, I worked on a little bit of that in the sim and picked up some speed and find some decent momentum. It’s all virtual right now until you get there next weekend but looking forward to it. We’ve run well there the last couple of times at the Roval.