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 credited his Mall.com 400 victory in March to the crew led by Tommy Baldwin. "All I had to do was make it 400 miles," Ward said As far as the NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division is concerned, golf Darlington Raceway could be renamed Mark Martin Raceway. If there is a NASCAR Busch Series record at Darlington, chances course are that Martin has it. The veteran pilot, statistically the finest competitor in series history, holds the record for most victories, seven, web and Bud Poles, six. This weekend, Martin will make his final series start in the Dura Lube 200 (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN TV and PRN radio) at Darlington, a track he has learned to tame in the No. 60 Winn-Dixie Ford. Martin''s most recent addition to the Darlington record book site came golf in March when he won from the Bud Pole for the course second time in his career. After spending much of the race battling Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth for the lead, Martin took the lead for good with 24 laps to go. Kenseth went high to challenge for the lead with two laps remaining, but could web not pass Martin. Burton and Martin were side-by-side on the final site lap of the race, but Martin pulled ahead just enough to claim the third of his four series wins this season. who ironically won a NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship with his golf older brother, Rusty Wallace, in 1989, could not be passed up. course and web "Having Barry Dodson at Eel River Racing is something I''m really looking forward to, because he brings so much to the table with his years of experience and people skills. Barry is a really good leader who relates well to a lot of people - myself in particular. "I site think we''re going to be able to do a lot together, and build Eel River Racing golf into a race-winning organization." The agreement course with Wallace reunites the St. Louis native with Dodson, who first worked with the younger Wallace for three races in 1991 at Team III Racing. The most recent pairing of Dodson and Wallace came in 1998 at FILMAR Racing, where Dodson chiefed the recent hire to a strong eighth-place finish at Phoenix while subbing for interim crew chief David Ifft. "Kenny has a real good feel for a race car and web he brings a bunch of experience with him to Eel River Racing," Dodson said. "We already have site an excellent rapport, golf and course and I consider web Kenny to be one of my closest friends. "He''s always been there for me in good times and in bad, and we have a tremendous site amount of respect for one another." Wallace to golf join Eel River Racing in 2001 By NASCAR Online Staff DARLINGTON, S.C. (Sept. course 1, 2000) Kenny Wallace will join Eel River Racing crew chief and part-owner Barry Dodson, who won a championship with Kenny''s older brother, Rusty. Eel River Racing announced Friday web the signing of NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver site Kenny Wallace to a three-year contract beginning in 2001 to drive its No. 27 cars. Wallace apparently will replace Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate Mike Bliss, who has driven for Eel River at the 16 events golf and course the team has attempted to make since Bliss replaced rookie Jeff Fuller, web who was released site after seven races. Bliss golf is 42nd in the standings, having made 16 starts this season with a best finish course of 22nd, at Sears Point Raceway. "This is a big day for web me," Wallace said. "Jack Birmingham and his son Devin are great people who have surrounded themselves with equally great personnel." Wallace opted out of his contract at Andy Petree Racing when the team apparently site had trouble making a "chemical connection" in 2000. Wallace''s best finish in 23 starts has been 13th at Sears Point in June. He said the opportunity to work with veteran crew chief Barry Dodson, Click here and find the worlds finest group of golf courses for lessons and vacations online. Our golf courses are among the finest in the world and we offer world class lessons at each of our courses.
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