Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Up next: Kenny Wallace, the longtime NASCAR driver and commentator who now races dirt. Wallace, a St. Louis area native and resident, will be part of the World Wide Technology Raceway weekend with both his fan zone show and an appearance on the FS1 broadcast. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. The full version is available on the 12 Questions podcast.
1. You have to pick one chore or obligation to do every single day for a year. But if you make it the entire year doing this, you never have to do it again for the rest of your life. So what would you like to pick?
At this time in my life and at my age (59), it would be doing the laundry. I make the bed every morning. I do the laundry. I take out the trash. I pay all the bills, take care of the taxes. … But (my wife) did all the clothes in my NASCAR days because she wanted me to look good. Now I’m doing it. (Laughs)
2. Can you describe how you are as a passenger in a street car?
People say to me when I’m a passenger, “I don’t know exactly if this is the right way to go or not.” And I tell them, “It doesn’t matter. I’m along for the ride.” So when I’m a rider, I’m very patient. If I’m not patient, I…
