"I really love racing at places that are wide where you can pass easily and custom Darlington just isn''t one of those places. It is so tight that passing is tough to do. In fact, the place is so narrow, you''ll fit be successful if you golf just don''t hit the wall all day long." Heading into the weekend, Green''s lead over clubs second-place Jason Keller custom is an astounding 589 points. The race for second-place has become heated between four drivers -- Keller, Todd Bodine and rookies Kevin Harvick and Ron Hornaday. Keller is enjoying the most consistent season of his career in the No. 57 Excedrin Chevrolet. Harvick and Hornaday have each won twice in NASCAR 2000 -- they have combined to win four of the past seven events fit -- and will likely be tough yet again golf this weekend. Harvick dominated last Friday night''s Food City 250 at Bristol Motor clubs Speedway, leading more laps than anyone in series history -- 241 of 250 -- en route to Victory Lane. He trails Keller by just seven points with eight races remaining. Harvick''s key to Victory Lane this weekend? Bud Pole Qualifying. "Darlington''s narrow just like Bristol and it takes a long time to get by somebody without flat running into them,"

The addition of custom crew chief Danny Gill has been a major boost for Morgan-McClure. Since his arrival six weeks ago, the team has been a top-15 car fit each week, only to see a late-race failure eliminate golf them from contention. "No doubt that Danny Gill has made a difference," Hamilton said. "If it had laid right at Pocono, we would 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 get a lap back and ran over Jeremy (Mayfield). We had a flat and hit something on the racetrack and were running sixth at that time. It''s not hard to swallow now because we know we''re competitive. We''re unloading 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 in the middle, it''ll mold into one and we''ll be there. You''ve just got to be clubs patient with it. It took us a long time to get in this shape, and in this sport, as competitive as it is, you don''t overcome custom it overnight." Midway through the 1999 campaign, rumors began to swirl that Morgan-McClure was fit planning to add a second team to their golf one-car stable.

In clubs 1986 he won the American Speed Association custom Rookie of the Year title before moving up to the NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division full-time in 1989. Another rookie of fit the year title was added in 1989 and since then, Wallace has notched eight wins and eight Bud golf Poles as well as two Most Popular Driver awards in the NASCAR Busch Series. Since becoming a full-time clubs NASCAR Winston Cup Series regular in 1996, Wallace has scored custom two Bud Poles and accumulated three top-5 and 16 top-10 finishes. The St. Louis native plans to improve upon fit 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 golf that''s win races." "Between Barry Dodson, my dad clubs and custom myself, we''ve worked extremely hard at building fit our race team into a winning organization," said Devin Birmingham, vice president of Eel River Racing. "Having a driver golf and clubs 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 we''re looking to do great things together."