- About Wally, Founder and President 

Wally Dallenbach, Jr., 46, is a racer, a television personality, spokesperson a business owner and a dedicated family man. From his roots in Basalt, Colorado, Wally became an avid outdoorsman since the age of eight and has always remained true to his roots as an outdoors advocate, spokesperson for Bass Pro Shops and creator and star of Track and Trail Adventures with Wally Dallenbach, an outdoors television show which aired for nine years.

Wally has hunted and fished all over the world, and thanks to those experiences and the friends he's made, many of the top outdoors companies, ranches and outfitters will be taking an active role in the Wally Dallenbach Jr. Foundation. Wally also enjoys the outdoors with his three kids and looks forward to sharing his experiences with program participants. 

Wally's comments about the creation of the Wally Dallenbach Jr. Foundation:

"I thought about the experiences that I heard from families and reflected on how I learned to hunt and fish with my father, and passed along my love for the outdoors to my three children. The outdoors has changed my life- it's given me respect for nature, brought me closer to my family and has been a positive influence that cannot be replaced.

"It was this effect the outdoors has had on me that caused me to create the Wally Dallenbach Jr. Foundation, with its mission to bring children who have lost a parent, as well as the surviving parent, on an outdoors expedition that they would remember for a lifetime. 

"I believe the kids that attend the Foundation program will have a great time and a new appreciation for the outdoors. The Foundation's goal is to give back to the kids, the overall community and to the outdoors, all of which has given so much to my family and I." 

- Racing and Commentating  

Wally's racing career spans more than 20 years with more than 300 starts, 27-plus wins, and career earnings far in excess of $6 million, in some of the most competitive racing series in the world, including 226 starts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and runs in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Series, IMSA GTS and GTU, Champ Car, IROC and SCCA Trans-Am. Wally has driven for some of the biggest names in motorsports, including Jack Roush, Rick Hendrick and Richard Petty. 

His racing highlights include four class wins at the grueling Rolex 24 at Daytona, three class wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring, two SCCA Trans-Am Series championships (was the youngest ever champion at a mere 22 years of age) and an open-wheel class win at the Pike Peak International Hill Climb. 

In 2001, NBC / TNT lured Wally away from full time driving and into the TV broadcast booth as an expert on-camera NASCAR commentator. He has also announced for the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), Champ Car World Series (CCWS), and the Championship Off Road Racing Series (CORR), among others.

The Wally Dallenbach Jr. Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

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