During a recent test at Kentucky Speedway for the Meijer 300, #66 RWI Racing owner and 55-time NASCAR Cup race winner, Rusty Wallace, actually got behind the wheel of the Duraflame Dodge. Said Wallace, "I have all of the faith in the world in Billy Parker. When we started the season, I thought that I had the right guy for the job and nothing has changed. Racing is so fickle; you've got to have lady luck on your side and we haven't the last few weeks. I just wanted to get in the car myself and make sure that we're giving Billy everything that he needs to succeed." After some initial laps by Wallace, Parker got in the car and progressively got closer and closer to the baseline lap set by his car owner. "Billy drove the car aggressively and got feeling more and more comfortable with the track and the car as the day went on. At the end of the day, Billy ended up at a 30.60 (-second lap), which was right at the track record. I was a little bit quicker, but that wasn't the point of the test. The point was to make sure that the car is as good as we need it to be. Honestly, I wouldn't have changed much, if anything, from where Billy and Blake (Bainbridge, crew chief) had the car set up. They did a great job and I commend them for that," noted Wallace. Duraflame RWI Racing extends its deepest sympathies to he family of Jim Barna, founder of Jim Barna Log Systems, who recently passed away. Duraflame RWI Racing is proud to have Jim Barna Log Systems as a sponsor of the #66 Dodge.(RWI PR)(6-17-2004)

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