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 Rusty Wallace is seeking his third straight win, and his first career victory at Darlington. A trophy for winning at Darlington Raceway can''t be found among Rusty Wallace''s racing treasures. He''d like to change that Sunday in the Pepsi Southern 500 presented by Kmart, his 34th start on 1.366-mile oval. "We''ve come so close to winning at Darlington, finished ncaa final four second, third and fourth a ton of times, and it would be a thrill to finally beat the old track," said wallace, seeking his third straight victory. "we know that we have four points by sheraton san diego a car capable of winning because odds it already has a name, doesn''t it?" wallace was referring to "lite-ning," the name given to his ford final in a fan contest that elicited four seasons hotel 6,700 entries. a wallace tradition is to name a car after it wins for the first time, and that happened six weeks ago in long pond, pa. that was the second of a nascar winston cup-leading four wins this season for wallace, and began a roll that includes victories the last two weeks in brooklyn, mich., and bristol, tenn. no driver has won more than two odds straight races since jeff gordon final strung four together in 1998. wallace knows it will be difficult four to beat gordon -- the eel odds river team is also in a sponsor search mode as 2000 backer pfizer/viagra will depart for jack roush racing in 2001 final to sponsor the car driven by mark martin. wheel to wheel compare and contrast this season''s statistics for kenny wallace and mike bliss four with "wheel to wheel." check it out! "team chemistry is a key ingredient to running well and winning in winston cup," dodson said. "you can''t put a price tag on good chemistry because it''s so invaluable. but now that we''ve got kenny wallace, we''re feeling pretty rich." bliss had been dodson''s hand-picked choice for the seat of the eel river car, but before sponsorship for 2000 could be secured and a deal consummated, bliss signed with a.j. foyt. he was released there after failing to qualify for three of the first four races in the 2000 season. bliss was odds accepting condolences in the garage area friday morning at darlington raceway, the site of sunday''s pepsi southern 500 final presented by kmart. wallace brings a wealth of racing experience to eel river racing and he has the four accolades to prove it. after winning the first race he ever entered in 1982 at the illinois street stock state odds championship, wallace has continued his family tradition of winning races and titles. Odds and stats for betting on sports.
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