Kawartha Speedway racer Mike Wallace to display at the CME

PHOTO: Kawartha Speedway Racer Mike Wallace - shown here in the Mini Stock he drove to the championship in 2009 - will be at the Canadian Motorsports Expo this weekend to unveil his new Late Model (photo by Jim Clarke / Clarke Motorsports Communications).

There’s no question the 4th Annual Canadian Motorsports Expo will be catering to some fairly excited fans and drivers, anxious for the 2010 season to commence. Though perhaps none are more excited than 2009 Kawartha Speedway Mini Stock champion Mike 'The Blueprint' Wallace. That’s because the third-generation wheelman will be publicly unveiling his brand new Late Model for the first time, at the CME.

“I couldn’t tell you how excited I am to be heading to the Expo. My team and I sat down and tried to think of the best way possible to debut this car, when we heard about the Racer’s Corral, we knew that’s exactly what we were looking for,” Beamed Wallace.

Wallace will join several other drivers who will also be displaying their months of hard work in the form of their rides for 2010. The fans couldn’t be happier, as internet forums and race shops alike are buzzing with those excited to catch a glimpse of the cars that will be tearing up dirt and asphalt across the province in just a few short months.

“I’m looking forward to meeting the fans at the Expo," continued Wallace. "The support that people have shown me for the past 2 seasons has been mind blowing, now I’m excited to give back, meet the fans, sign some autographs and let them take some pictures of the car. It’s going to be a great weekend.”

'The Blueprint' will be returning to Kawartha Speedway, the site of his 2008 Mini Stock Rookie of the Year title and 2009 Mini Stock Championship, to compete against some of the province’s brightest Late Model stars, like Brandon Watson, “Old School” Dan McHattie, Dave Morgan and others. And while rubbing fenders with the province’s elite seems intimidating, Wallace is ready to meet the challenge head-on.

For Wallace, “Summer can’t come quick enough.”

Words by Spencer Lewis. Mike Wallace 2009 photo by Jim Clarke, Clarke Motorsports Communications

For information on last-minute space in the Racer's Corral, email Glenn Butt at glenn@canadianmotorsportsexpo.com.