Earles, custom active in golf the track until the end, died Nov. 16, 1999. "My club grandfather would have especially appreciated being part voted into the NMPA Hall of Fame," Campbell said. "He loved the media and knew how important they custom are to the success of the sport." Scott, who died in 1990, began racing at the Danville Fairgrounds Speedway winning 128 races in many divisions and in 1959 won the Virginia State Sportsman Championship. In 1961, he golf and club fielded a car in the NASCAR Grand National circuit, later renamed the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. On Dec. 1, 1963 he won part his only custom Grand golf National race, a 100-mile event on a half-mile track in Jacksonville, club Fla. He is the only African-American driver to ever win a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race. Much of NASCAR stock car racing''s current popularity can be traced to Robertson. Robertson part moved up the ranks to become President of Sports Marketing Enterprises. Many of racing''s unique programs, such as the Winston Million and the No Bull Five were Robertson''s innovations. After his death in a boating custom and golf accident in 1998, the Winston Cup Preview, which he created, was quite appropriately re-named the T. Wayne Robertson Winston Cup Preview in his honor.

Wallace to join Eel River Racing in 2001 By NASCAR Online Staff DARLINGTON, S.C. (Sept. 1, 2000) Kenny Wallace club will join Eel River Racing crew chief and part-owner Barry Dodson, who part and custom won a championship with Kenny''s older brother, Rusty. Eel River Racing announced Friday the signing of NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver golf Kenny Wallace to a three-year contract club beginning in 2001 to drive its No. 27 cars. Wallace apparently will replace Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate Mike Bliss, part 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 after seven races. Bliss is 42nd in the standings, having made 16 starts this season with a best finish of 22nd, at Sears Point Raceway. "This is a big day for me," Wallace said. "Jack Birmingham and his son Devin are great people who have 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" in 2000. Wallace''s best finish in 23 starts has been 13th at Sears Point in June. He said the opportunity custom to work with veteran crew chief Barry Dodson,

who ironically won a NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship with his older brother, Rusty Wallace, in 1989, could golf not be passed up. "Having Barry Dodson at 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 club organization." The agreement with Wallace reunites the St. Louis native with Dodson, who first part and custom 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 Dodson golf chiefed the recent hire to a strong eighth-place finish at Phoenix while subbing for interim crew chief David club Ifft. "Kenny has a real good feel for a race car and he brings a bunch of experience with him to Eel River part and custom Racing," Dodson said. "We already have an excellent rapport, golf and club and I consider Kenny to be one of my closest friends. "He''s always been there for me in part good times and in bad, and we have a tremendous amount of respect for one another."