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 Wallace to join Eel River Racing in 2001 By NASCAR Online Staff DARLINGTON, S.C. (Sept. 1, 2000) Kenny Wallace will join Eel River Racing crew chief and part-owner Barry Dodson, who won a championship myrtle with Kenny''s older brother, Rusty. Eel River Racing announced Friday the signing of NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver beach 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 the team has attempted to make since Bliss replaced rookie Jeff Fuller, who was released southcarolina after seven races. Bliss is 42nd in the standings, having made 16 starts this season with a best finish of 22nd, myrtle at Sears Point Raceway. "This is a big day for me," Wallace said. "Jack Birmingham and his son Devin are great people who have beach surrounded themselves with equally great personnel." Wallace opted out of his contract at Andy Petree Racing when the team apparently had trouble making a "chemical connection" southcarolina in 2000. Wallace''s myrtle best finish in 23 starts has been 13th at Sears Point beach in June. He said the southcarolina opportunity to work with veteran crew chief Barry myrtle and beach Dodson, credited southcarolina his Mall.com myrtle 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, Darlington Raceway could be renamed beach and southcarolina Mark Martin Raceway. If there is a NASCAR Busch Series record at Darlington, chances are that Martin has it. The veteran pilot, statistically the finest competitor in series history, holds the record for most victories, seven, 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 myrtle TV and PRN radio) at Darlington, a track he has beach learned to tame in the No. 60 Winn-Dixie Ford. Martin''s most recent addition to the Darlington record book came in March when southcarolina he won from the Bud Pole for the 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 not pass Martin. Burton and Martin were side-by-side on the final lap of the race, but Martin pulled ahead just enough to claim the third of his four series wins this season. "That was a great race up to the final lap," Martin said. "I had a great time racing Jeff and Matt, and it got pretty intense there in the end. I was determined to keep my lead. That car was one of my favorites, which is why we''re bringing it back this weekend." Martin also leads all drivers in career series wins. He earned his 44th victory at Texas in April, and still has five races remaining on his schedule this year. "We''re going to try to win them all," Martin said. "I''m sure the Busch guys will be glad when I''m gone myrtle next year. I''ve worked hard for a beach lot of years southcarolina in the Busch Series and won a few races myrtle and lost a lot of them." You can bet Burton, Kenseth and a number of series beach regulars will give Martin all he can handle this weekend. southcarolina and myrtle Series points leader Jeff Green has never won at Darlington, but has notched four top-10s and got his first top-5 ever last beach spring. He''s due for sure. "Darlington southcarolina is just one of those places I''ve never been able to get a hold of," Green said. "In the spring, I posted myrtle my first top-5 finish there in my entire career, which is hard beach and southcarolina to believe since I''ve raced there 10 times now. 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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