Mike Wallace will not attempt the 2025 Daytona 500 for MBM Motorsports, MBM confirmed on social media Jan. 13.
According to MBM, Wallace was not deemed eligible by NASCAR to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series’ season-opening race due to “lack of recent races in major professional motorsports.”
The team said it’s still looking to put together sponsorship and a driver to run the Daytona 500 with its No. 66.
NEWS: MBM Motorsports can confirm that NASCAR has deemed Mike Wallace is not eligible to compete in the 2025 Daytona 500, despite eleven previous 500 starts and several superspeedway wins, due to lack of recent races in major professional motorsports. We are devastated for Mike… pic.twitter.com/AsV9fscgq0
— MBM Motorsports (@MBMMotorsports) January 14, 2025
Wallace last ran a Cup race in 2015 and competed in a national series event in 2020 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
He has 197 career Cup starts, 497 in the Xfinity Series and 115 in the Truck Series.
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