Editing Rusty Wallace (section)

====Major crashes====
Wallace's legacy, besides being a close rival of [[Dale Earnhardt]], was a number of severe wrecks he endured, especially at restrictor plate racetracks. The first one happened in 1983, when Wallace was attempting the [[Daytona 500]] through the [[Gatorade Twin 125's]]. He was tapped by [[Rick Wilson (racing driver)|Rick Wilson]], got airborne, and went on a spectacular series of flips that left him hospitalized. His next flip came at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] in 1988. What started it was unclear, but Wallace somehow managed to climb the wall and did a barrel roll. The roof of his car caved in. [[ESPN]] commentator [[Dr. Jerry Punch]] was the first responder, and possibly saved his life. In 1993, Wallace had two massive flips – both at plate tracks. The first was at the [[1993 Daytona 500]], where he was tapped by the crashing cars of [[Michael Waltrip]] and [[Derrike Cope]], and barrel rolled multiple times in the grass on the back straightaway several feet in the air.  Months later, at [[1993 Winston 500|Talladega]], racing to the checkered flag, Wallace was tagged from behind by [[Dale Earnhardt]], turned backwards, and flew into the air before violently flipping in the grass past the start-finish line, breaking a wrist (the area where Wallace's car wrecked has since been paved over). Earnhardt was visibly shaken by the incident and did make sure Wallace was okay by checking on him after the race had concluded. Wallace finished 80 points behind Earnhardt in the final points for 1993.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/11/14/Wallace-takes-Hooters-500-Earnhardt-takes-Winston-Cup/3985753253200/| work=United Press International| title=Wallace takes Hooters 500-Earnhardt takes Winston Cup| date=November 14, 1993| access-date=October 8, 2017| archive-date=October 8, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008180254/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/11/14/Wallace-takes-Hooters-500-Earnhardt-takes-Winston-Cup/3985753253200/| url-status=live}}</ref> He also had an airborne crash in his last Gatorade Twin in 2005 when Dave Blaney clipped his right rear tire and sent his car off the ground. The car never turned over though.