[tkj24]

Mon Jul 30, 5:50 PM ET
Arrest Made In Attack On NASCAR Driver - Yahoo! News


An Indianapolis man has been arrested on suspicion of beating and kicking a NASCAR Busch Series driver in the city's Broad Ripple area, police said.



Police said they believe Mark Tharpe, 25, attacked Steve Wallace, 19, on a street in Broad Ripple late Sunday or early Monday, beating him and kicking him in the face.

Wallace, the son of NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace, finished 17th in the Kroger 200 Busch Series race at Indianapolis' O'Reilly Raceway Park on Saturday.

Police didn't comment on a motive for the attack on Steve Wallace, whose father was part of ESPN's broadcasting crew for Sunday afternoon's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Steve Wallace declined treatment for his injuries.

Tharpe was being held in jail Monday afternoon with bond set at $15,000, 6News' Jack Rinehart reported.

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by tkj24

Mon Jul 30, 5:50 PM ET
Arrest Made In Attack On NASCAR Driver - Yahoo! News


An Indianapolis man has been arrested on suspicion of beating and kicking a NASCAR Busch Series driver in the city's Broad Ripple area, police said.



Police said they believe Mark Tharpe, 25, attacked Steve Wallace, 19, on a street in Broad Ripple late Sunday or early Monday, beating him and kicking him in the face.

Wallace, the son of NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace, finished 17th in the Kroger 200 Busch Series race at Indianapolis' O'Reilly Raceway Park on Saturday.

Police didn't comment on a motive for the attack on Steve Wallace, whose father was part of ESPN's broadcasting crew for Sunday afternoon's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Steve Wallace declined treatment for his injuries.

Tharpe was being held in jail Monday afternoon with bond set at $15,000, 6News' Jack Rinehart reported.

wow thats pretty crazy..

[bears9]

Which Busch driver ?

[tkj24]

Originally Posted by bears9

Which Busch driver ?

Steven Wallace....

[bears9]

Originally Posted by tkj24

Steven Wallace....

old Rusty is probally calling lawyers now.

[Team Yates]

Originally Posted by bears9

old Rusty is probally calling lawyers now.

Well, don't you think he has the right? Although, Steven is old enough to do that for himself!!

[tkj24]

Steve Wallace OK After Attempted Mugging: Steve Wallace is OK following being attacked in an attempted mugging Sunday evening in Indianapolis. Wallace suffered only minor cuts and abrasions in the attack and will compete as scheduled in this weekend’s Busch Series event at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. Wallace was attacked by a group of at least three men upon exiting a convenience store in Indianapolis Sunday night. Upon entering the convenience store, the men commented on Wallace’s watch. After exiting the convenience store, Wallace was jumped and attacked by the group of men, who were attempting to rob him of his watch.(RWI PR)(7-30-2007)

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Team Yates

Well, don't you think he has the right? Although, Steven is old enough to do that for himself!!

I wonder who has more pull/money ???

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

I wonder who has more pull/money ???

Rusty, Steve, or the Dumba$$ that's about to be roommates with Bubba

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by Quality88

Rusty, Steve, or the Dumba$$ that's about to be roommates with Bubba

is that your answer, in order of preference?

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

is that your answer, in order of preference?

oops... forgot the question mark at the end..... my fingers were half-a$$ing it yesterday

[lilsexy08]

I'm not that bad but Steve has a major attitude and I don't think what the person did was right so don't think I think that. My friend used to drive for ARCA and he said Steve is an a**hole! He is self-centered. All of this racing is going to his head! That is a shame though what happened.

[Team Yates]

Steve Wallace OK Following Attempted Mugging in Indy: 19 year-old RWI Racing Busch Series driver, Steve Wallace, is OK following being attacked in an attempted mugging Sunday evening in Indianapolis. Wallace suffered only minor cuts and abrasions in the attack and will compete as scheduled in this weekend's Busch Series event at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. Wallace was attacked by a group of at least three men upon exiting a convenience store in Indianapolis Sunday night, where he stayed to watch the running of the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Wallace participated in the Busch Series event at O'Reilly Raceway Park the previous evening. Upon entering the convenience store, the men commented on Wallace's watch, a gift given to him by a sponsor after he earned his second career pole position at Nashville Superspeedway in June. After exiting the convenience store, Wallace was jumped and attacked by the group of men, who were attempting to rob him of his watch. The men later fled the scene after being unsuccessful in robbing Wallace. A suspect was apprehended later that evening and is being held in an Indianapolis jail. (RWI PR)(7-31-2007)

[jks812]

Rusty said on one of the shows that the muggers had taken Steven's cell phone, they called it and convinced the guys to meet them and had the cops pick him up. Sounds strange. I think if I had done that and the phone rang, I would not have answered it and I sure wouldn't have agreed to meet them. But unlike these guys, I'm not out robbing folks cause I'm either to lazy or to sorry to work for what I want.

[tkj24]

Originally Posted by jks812

Rusty said on one of the shows that the muggers had taken Steven's cell phone, they called it and convinced the guys to meet them and had the cops pick him up. Sounds strange. I think if I had done that and the phone rang, I would not have answered it and I sure wouldn't have agreed to meet them. But unlike these guys, I'm not out robbing folks cause I'm either to lazy or to sorry to work for what I want.