Wallace named honorary Iowan at ceremony Wednesday

DES MOINES — Nearly every time he is asked about Iowa, NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace just can't seem to contain himself.

Obviously being the designer and co-owner of Iowa Speedway gives him a certain amount of stock in the state, but he also state multiple times that Iowa is like a second home to him.

On Wednesday afternoon, Iowa governor Terry Branstad made that idea a legitimate one with a proclamation that made Wallace an honorary Iowan at the state captiol rotunda in Des Moines.

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