Soon-to-be NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace found himself answering a lot of unexpected questions earlier this week after a Newton news blog erroneously reported he had sold his stake in the Iowa Speedway.

Wednesday afternoon, the Newton Independent website published a report with the headline "Court filing shows Rusty Wallace sold his interest in Iowa Speedway to Clement family shortly after they gained majority control." Later in the day, the Des Moines Register interviewed Wallace, who said the report was inaccurate.

“Of course I never sold my shares in Iowa Speedway,” Wallace said in an official statement released Thursday by Iowa Speedway.  “I am, and always have been, an owner.”