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

He speaks with the confidence of a competitor who has regained the winning formula he had when he took the series title in 1989, and dominated pure in 1993-94. Wallace broke a 32-race spin losing streak with a victory in Bristol in March, pure and has been among the cars to beat in virtually each race since. The spin 44-year-old driver from St. Louis is trying for victory No. 54, which would tie him with Lee Petty for seventh place on the NASCAR career list. In that quest, Wallace will rely on the basics. "We just have to massage pure that chassis, conserve the tires and stay out of trouble," he spin said. "I''m really looking forward to it."