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 Wallace to myrtle join Eel River Racing in 2001 By NASCAR Online Staff DARLINGTON, S.C. (Sept. 1, 2000) Kenny Wallace beach will join ocean Eel River Racing crew chief and part-owner front Barry Dodson, who won a championship with Kenny''s older brother, Rusty. Eel River Racing announced Friday the signing of NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver Kenny Wallace hotel to a three-year contract beginning in 2001 to drive its myrtle No. 27 cars. Wallace apparently will replace Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate Mike Bliss, who has driven for Eel River beach at the 16 events ocean the team has attempted to make front since Bliss replaced rookie Jeff Fuller, who was released after seven races. Bliss is 42nd in hotel the standings, myrtle having beach made 16 starts this season with a best finish ocean of front and hotel and myrtle 22nd, at Sears Point Raceway. "This is beach a big day for me," Wallace said. "Jack Birmingham and his son Devin are great people who have surrounded themselves with ocean equally great personnel." Wallace opted out of his contract front at Andy Petree Racing when the team apparently had trouble hotel and myrtle making beach a "chemical connection" in 2000. Wallace''s best finish in ocean 23 starts front has been 13th hotel and myrtle and beach at Sears Point in June. He said the opportunity to work with veteran crew chief Barry Dodson, In ocean 1986 he won front and hotel the American Speed Association Rookie of the Year title before moving up to the NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division full-time in 1989. Another rookie of the year title myrtle was added beach in 1989 and ocean since then, Wallace has notched eight wins and eight Bud Poles as well as two Most Popular Driver awards front in the NASCAR Busch Series. Since becoming a full-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series regular in 1996, Wallace has scored hotel and myrtle two Bud Poles and accumulated three top-5 and 16 top-10 finishes. The St. Louis native plans to improve upon those numbers with Eel River Racing. "I''m 37 beach years old and I feel a certain urgency to do more with the time I have left as ocean a Winston Cup driver," Wallace said. "Eel River Racing is the best place for me to do what I want to do in Winston Cup -- and that''s win races." "Between Barry Dodson, my dad and myself, we''ve worked extremely hard at building our race team into a winning organization," said Devin Birmingham, front and hotel vice president of Eel River Racing. "Having a driver myrtle the caliber of Kenny Wallace join our team beach is big feather ocean in our cap. He''s going to be a key partner front in our program, and we''re hotel looking to do great things together." 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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