Kenny Wallace, brother of 1989 NASCAR Champion Rusty Wallace, signed an agreement with Jay Robinson Racing to drive the number 28 Chevrolet sponsored by the United States Border Patrol on Tuesday, March 18. The car will drive in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series, which is NASCAR’s second highest level of racing. The car will also attempt to qualify in the Mexico 200 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City on Sunday, April 20 on ESPN at 1:30 p.m. The race was won last year by the Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya.
Wallace thanked his new owner for being a part of this team. Wallace said he was “especially proud” of being a part of the U.S. Border Patrol team. “I look forward to helping them continue to raise awareness to recruit men and women to protect our borders,” he said in a release put out by Jay Robinson Racing.
Before the last race in Memphis, the Pepsi 300 on Friday, March 21, Border Patrol Recruitment Agents were at a local mall with a mobile recruiting center, the number 28 car, and a border patrol vehicle. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website, the border patrol is looking for 6,000 additional agents by the end of 2008.
“The Border Patrol is an excellent career that allows you to serve and protect your country,” the website had in its NASCAR recruiting initiative website. “The Border Patrol offers excellent training, federal benefits, retirement and a generous leave package. A Border Patrol Agent can expect to earn $70,000 a year by their third year.”
Now, how did the car it perform in its last race? The car finished in 32nd place, 8 laps behind winner Scott Wimmer.
âºShould federal tax dollars be spent on a NASCAR team to recruit border patrol agents? What do you think?
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