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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 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 a car capable of winning because it already has a name, doesn''t it?" Wallace was referring to "Lite-ning," the name golf exercise equipment given equipment to his ford in a fan contest that elicited 6,700 entries. a wallace tradition is components 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 straight races since jeff gordon strung four together in 1998. wallace knows it will be difficult to beat gordon -- earles was dedicated to creating wonderful memories for the fans and providing the best facility for online golf equipment watching a race. scott was dedicated equipment to being a great driver and mechanic. robertson was dedicated to promoting the nascar winston cup series. martinsville speedway president w. clay campbell, who is h. clay earles'' grandson, knew robertson well and came to know scott as he grew up at the track and traveled with his grandfather promoting races. "i think wendell and my grandfather had a lot in common. both of them went up against components the odds and both of them persevered and made it. we are in the position we are today because of perseverance," campbell said. "t. wayne, wendell and my grandfather were all determined to succeed and racing is a better sport because they were a part of it." earles, one of the pioneers of racing, opened martinsville in 1947, the year before nascar was formed, golf equipment tommy armour and became partners at martinsville with the equipment late big bill france, who founded nascar. the components track began with a seating capacity of 750 and now seats golf 86,000. martinsville was one of the first tracks to have permanent concession stands, attended restrooms, first-aid stations and air-conditioned scoring stands and press boxes. four years ago, morgan-mcclure motorsports was a weekly contender in the nascar winston cup series. sterling marlin had finished among the top-10 in points for a second consecutive season, and the kodak chevrolet team showed no signs of slowing. however, that''s precisely what has happened, and no one equipment is exactly sure why. marlin departed to team sabco following the 1997 campaign after dropping from eighth to 25th in the championship point standings. in came . bobby hamilton, who had spent the past three seasons at petty enterprises. during that time, he''d finished as high as ninth in the points. on paper it was a perfect fit: small-town driver joins small-town team. in his first season behind the wheel of the no. 4 chevrolet, hamilton recorded three top-5s, including a trip to victory lane at martinsville, and components eight golf top-10s equipment en route to a 10th-place finish in the points. the morgan-mcclure steamroller appeared to be chugging once again. they''ve had just one top-5 finish since. "me and larry (mcclure, team owner) were talking one day and we feel like it took us a year and a half to components dig this big hole we''re in, so we''re still trying to dig out," hamilton said. "we''re not going to dig back out in a week or two." we sell the finest golf equipment
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