Kenny Wallace Interview

Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour presented by NASCAR on FOX

Fox Sports

Leisure, Sports, Automotive

4.8 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Kevin Harvick is joined by former NASCAR driver and fan favorite Kenny Wallace for a wide-ranging and entertaining conversation. Together, they look back on their shared history, discuss how Kenny’s big personality helped make him so popular with fans, and why he believes today’s young drivers should embrace being more open and entertaining. Kenny also reflects on some of the biggest moments of his career, including finishing runner-up to Dale Earnhardt Sr. in his final NASCAR victory, and what he’s learned from a lifetime in racing. LINK TO SUBMIT PICKS FOR THE LAS VEGAS: https://forms.gle/St2E5pkMyJENhBum8 0:00 - Intro 0:33 - Kenny Wallace Joins The Show! 2:16 - Racing Local Dirt Tracks 6:34 - Staying Relevant 11:30 - Coming From A Racing Family 19:30 - Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s Power 22:21 - Sponsorship Back In The Day 23:28 - Pushing Earnhardt To Win At Talladega 37:09 - First Car Story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	They missed Kevin Harvick jumping across the hood of that car, getting ready to beat Greg Biffle's.
0:04.6	When I wasn't running good, it was like, all right, how can I stir some of this shit up?
0:07.7	I'm 62 years old and I'm still the baby.
0:09.9	That race car really keeps me going.
0:12.6	Dale Earnhardt Sr. was too strong for NASCAR.
0:20.5	What a race. California's Kevin Harvick doesn't
0:23.6	Welcome to Kevin Harvick's Happy Art
0:28.1	presented by NASCAR on Fox
0:30.0	And today we have a legend
0:32.4	And one of what became one of my good friends
0:36.2	Through the years to be able to talk to and communicate
0:38.5	with and and uh kenny wallace so thanks for thanks for taking the time today kevin thank you for
0:44.2	asking me and uh yes we have shared a lot in common you ran my dirt car one time you taught me
0:51.0	you taught me how to get around atlanta motor speedway end of my career. Yes, you've been good to me.
0:55.7	Yeah. And, you know, I think that, I mean, so I assume you're still racing the dirt car.
1:00.8	Yeah. Correct? Yeah. Yeah. So what motivates you to keep racing? I mean, I know that you've
1:08.3	raced the dirt car for a long time, but it seems like you and Strader have just kept going.
1:12.2	Yeah, that's a really good question.
1:14.1	And sometimes when I'm in the shoot at 1130 and we're getting ready to run an A-M-A-Man, I think, what am I doing?
1:21.9	I think it's the fear of not having nothing to do.
1:24.9	And sometimes when I'm tired, it's like, how do I get enough energy to go up to the shop and
1:30.8	unload the car and start the process? I like the process of racing. You know, it's in sections.
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