CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Former Iowa Speedway minority owner Rusty Wallace said the track was struggling financially despite sellout crowds and strong local support, and the champion driver welcomes the stability that new owner NASCAR brings to the facility. It was losing money, it was just hanging on for dear life," Wallace said Tuesday during a visit to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. "But everybody who sat in the grandstands to watch the (Camping World) Trucks saw this amazing race, and they saw the stands completely full, and they thought, 'Everything's great.' NASCAR announced Nov. 27 that it had purchased the seven-eighths mile track in Newton, Iowa, which has 30,000 permanent seats and has hosted Camping World Truck and Nationwide Series events since 2009. More...