The addition of crew chief Danny custom Gill has been fit a major boost for Morgan-McClure. Since his arrival six weeks ago, the team has been a top-15 car each week, only to see a late-race golf and club failure eliminate them from contention. "No doubt that Danny Gill has made a difference," Hamilton said. "If it had laid right at Pocono, we would custom have had a top-10 finish. Michigan, we had broken a shock and finished 14th. We had run in the top-10 all day. "At Bristol, I was trying to fit get a lap back and golf ran over Jeremy (Mayfield). We had a flat and hit something club and custom on the racetrack and were running sixth at that time. It''s not hard to swallow now because we know we''re competitive. fit We''re unloading golf pretty good. "We''re getting our race setups almost perfect now and the motor program has really come along. I think when all the ingredients finally meet club in the middle, custom it''ll mold into one and we''ll be there. You''ve just got to be patient with it. It took us a long time to get in this shape, and in this sport, fit and golf as competitive as it is, you don''t overcome it overnight." Midway through the 1999 campaign, rumors began to swirl that Morgan-McClure was planning to add a second team to their one-car stable.

In 1986 he won the American Speed Association Rookie of the Year title before moving up to the NASCAR Busch Series club Grand National Division full-time custom in 1989. Another rookie of the year title fit was added in 1989 and since then, Wallace has notched eight wins and eight Bud Poles as well as two Most Popular Driver awards golf in the NASCAR Busch Series. Since becoming a full-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series regular in 1996, Wallace has scored two club Bud Poles and accumulated three top-5 and 16 top-10 finishes. The St. Louis native custom plans to improve upon those numbers with Eel River Racing. "I''m 37 years old and I feel a certain urgency to do more with the time I have left as 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 fit myself, we''ve worked extremely hard at building our race team into a winning organization," said Devin Birmingham, vice president of Eel River Racing. "Having a driver golf the caliber of Kenny Wallace join our team is big feather in our cap. club He''s going to be a key partner in our program, and we''re looking to do great things together."