In 1986 he won 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 was added in 1989 and since then, Wallace has notched eight wins and eight Bud Poles as well as two blazer Most woods Popular Driver awards in the NASCAR Busch Series. Since becoming a full-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series regular in 1996, Wallace has scored 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 years old and I feel a certain urgency to do more with the time I have left blazer as a Winston Cup driver," Wallace said. "Eel River Racing is the best place for me to do what I want to woods 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, vice president of Eel River Racing. "Having a driver the caliber of Kenny Wallace join our team is big feather in our cap. He''s going to be a key partner in our program, and blazer we''re looking to do great things together."

"That was a great race up to the final lap," Martin said. "I had a great time racing Jeff woods 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 blazer series wins. He earned his 44th victory at Texas in April, and still has five races remaining woods on his schedule this year. "We''re going to try to win them all," blazer Martin said. "I''m sure the Busch woods guys will be glad when I''m gone next year. I''ve worked hard for a lot of years in the Busch Series blazer and won a few races and lost a lot of them." You can bet Burton, Kenseth and a number woods of series regulars will give Martin all he can handle this weekend. Series points leader Jeff Green has blazer never won at Darlington, but has notched four top-10s and got his first top-5 ever last spring. He''s due for sure. "Darlington is just one of those places I''ve never been able to get a hold of," Green said. "In the spring, I posted my first top-5 finish there in my entire career, woods which is hard to believe since I''ve raced there 10 times now.