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Rusty Wallace is seeking his third straight win, and his first career victory js at Darlington. 3 A trophy for winning at Darlington Raceway can''t be found among Rusty Wallace''s racing treasures. lady and irons He''d like to change that Sunday in the Pepsi Southern 500 js presented by Kmart, 3 his 34th start on 1.366-mile oval. "We''ve come so close to winning at Darlington, finished second, third and fourth a ton of times, lady and it would be a thrill to finally beat the old track," said Wallace, seeking his third irons straight victory. "We know that we have a car capable of winning because it js already has a name, doesn''t it?" Wallace was referring to "Lite-ning," the name given to 3 his Ford in a fan contest that elicited 6,700 entries. A Wallace lady and irons tradition is to js name a car after 3 and lady it wins irons 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, js and 3 and began a roll that includes victories the last two weeks in Brooklyn, Mich., and Bristol, Tenn. No driver has won more than two lady straight races since Jeff Gordon strung four together in 1998. Wallace irons knows it will be difficult to beat Gordon -- Harvick said. "As hard as the Busch js cars are to pass and as close as everybody is, speed-wise, they''re hard to pass, but they have no horsepower either. So it''s a place you need to be 3 up front. Qualifying will be very important, just like it was for me last week." And, if the race turns out like it did last week, lady Harvick will tie Steve Park for the most trips to Victory Lane by an series rookie. "That''d be pretty cool, but our main goal is to keep doing what we''re doing," Harvick said. "If we''re running in the top-5 and we happen to win another irons and js race, that''d 3 and lady be great. But our main objective irons is to finish second in the points right now and js win more races. We gotta keep doing what we''re doing and we''ll be fine." Bud Pole Qualifying for the Dura Lube 200 3 begins Friday at lady 2:05 p.m. ET. Ward Burton set the track qualifying record last fall by rounding the 1.366-mile oval in 29.328 seconds, at 167.676 mph NMPA to induct Earles, irons Scott, Robertson MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Aug. 31, 2000) H. Clay Earles, Wendell Scott and T. js Wayne Robertson will be inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association''s Hall of Fame Saturday night in Darlington. It''s 3 fitting that the lady and irons three are inducted together.
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