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who ironically won a NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship with his older brother, Rusty Wallace, in 1989, could not be passed up. "Having Barry cheap Dodson at pitching 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 think we''re going to be able to do a lot together, and build Eel River Racing into a race-winning organization." machines The agreement 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 cheap Dodson chiefed pitching 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 he brings a bunch of experience with him to Eel River Racing," Dodson said. "We already have an excellent rapport, and I consider 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 amount of respect for one another." Rusty Wallace is seeking his third straight win, and his first career victory machines and cheap at Darlington. A trophy for winning at Darlington Raceway can''t be found among Rusty Wallace''s racing treasures. He''d like to change that Sunday in the Pepsi Southern 500 presented by Kmart, his 34th start on 1.366-mile oval. "We''ve come so close to winning at Darlington, finished second, third and fourth a ton of times, pitching and it would be a thrill to finally beat the old machines track," said Wallace, seeking his third straight victory. "We know that we have a car capable cheap of winning because pitching it already has a name, doesn''t it?" Wallace was referring to "Lite-ning," the name given to his Ford in a fan contest that elicited 6,700 entries. A Wallace tradition is to name a car after it wins for the first time, and that happened six weeks ago in Long Pond, Pa. That was the second of a NASCAR Winston Cup-leading four wins this season for Wallace, and began a roll that includes victories the last two weeks in Brooklyn, Mich., and Bristol, Tenn. No driver has won more than two machines straight races since Jeff Gordon strung four together in 1998. Wallace knows it will be difficult to beat Gordon -- Wallace to join Eel River Racing in 2001 By NASCAR Online Staff DARLINGTON, S.C. (Sept. 1, 2000) Kenny Wallace cheap will join Eel River pitching Racing crew chief and part-owner Barry Dodson, who won a championship with Kenny''s older brother, machines Rusty. Eel River Racing announced Friday the signing of cheap NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver Kenny Wallace pitching to a three-year contract beginning in 2001 to drive machines 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 cheap to make since Bliss replaced pitching rookie Jeff Fuller, machines who was released after seven races. cheap Bliss is 42nd in the standings, having made 16 starts this season with a best finish of 22nd, at Sears Point pitching Raceway. "This is a big day for me," Wallace said. "Jack Birmingham and his son Devin are great people who have surrounded machines 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" 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,
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