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Rusty Wallace, who currently leads the NASCAR Winston Cup point standings, has won the first-quarter balloting for Driver of the Year. Fifteen motorsports journalists gave him nine first place votes. His total of 97 points more than doubled those of the second-place drivers, NHRA's Cory McClenathan and IRL's Tony Stewart, both with 47 points. NASCAR drivers Mark Martin (26 points), Jeff Gordon (25) and Dale Earnhardt (19) split the other first place votes to round out the top six.(SpeedNet)(4-30-98)
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Wallace, son of retired Cup driver Rusty Wallace, ran a 125.387 mph lap in the #66 Homelife Communities Dodge in today's qualifying session. This will be his second start at BMS. He started 3rd in last year's event, led 3 laps but got caught up in a wreck and finished 33rd. Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer and Bobby Labonte will make up the rest of the top 5 in today's race.
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Rusty Wallace has been so hot this year that his Ford has burned up the pavement, and at times, his crewmen's feet. Here, flames spew from beneath Wallace's car at Martinsville, where he led 343 laps before finishing 10th.
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"As people hit the road this spring and summer, Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS Locator is the perfect way to find the most efficient route possible," Wallace said. "I'm going to be on the road a lot this summer, and I always use this program to plan out my trip in advance, so I get to my destination without spending extra money on gas."
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Even though Wallace said he was comfortable with his decision, it was remarks from his oldest son, Greg, that brought tears to his eyes. Greg, who was joined on stage by his mother, Patti; his sister, Katie; and his younger brother Steve, described the day as "a strange and very difficult day for all of us."
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NASCAR did not dock any points from Wallace; since the season hasn't started, he doesn't even have any. That's a break from the pattern NASCAR began last season of docking 25 points in the penalty process.
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