The Career Of Steve Fulton(Nascar Racing 2002 Season) 2nd Attempt

[GravesFan9]

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Haven't watched NASCAR since the early 00s, but I was a big fan right during this mid/late 90s period. This is like a fun trip down memory lane! Good stuff. I miss all these guys. Love seeing the pics, too. I'll always associate those sponsors with these particular drivers.

[sgf83]

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NASCAR Winston Cup Series Standings - Updated: Mar 10, 1997
RK	DRIVER	POINTS	BEHIND	WINS	POLES	TOP 5	TOP 10
1	Rusty Wallace	637	--	0	0	2	4
2	Jeff Burton	589	48	0	0	2	3
3	Ricky Rudd	551	86	1	0	1	2
4	Mark Martin	539	98	0	1	1	2
5	Michael Waltrip	536	101	0	0	1	2
6	Ted Musgrave	521	116	0	0	0	2
7	Bobby Labonte	520	117	1	1	1	2
8	Ernie Irvan	512	125	0	0	2	2
9	Terry Labonte	508	129	0	0	2	2
10	Dale Jarrett	506	131	0	0	2	2
11	Bill Elliott	497	140	0	0	1	2
12	Derrike Cope	490	147	0	0	0	1
13	Jeff Gordon	488	149	1	2	1	2
14	Johnny Benson	484	153	1	0	1	1
15	Dale Earnhardt	481	156	0	0	1	1
16	Sterling Marlin	461	176	0	0	0	0
17	Kyle Petty	451	186	0	0	0	0
18	Jimmy Spencer	443	194	0	0	0	2
19	John Andretti	437	200	0	0	0	1
20	Ricky Craven	406	231	0	0	0	1
21	Bobby Hamilton	402	235	0	0	0	1
22	Ward Burton	389	248	0	0	0	1
23	Rick Mast	387	250	0	0	1	1
24	Ken Schrader	383	254	0	0	0	1
25	Geoff Bodine	378	259	0	0	0	1
26	Brett Bodine	376	261	0	0	0	0
27	Robert Pressley	370	267	0	0	0	1
28	Chad Little	367	270	0	0	1	1
29	Steve Grissom	367	270	0	0	0	0
30	Mike Skinner (R)	361	276	0	0	0	0
31	Jeremy Mayfield	339	298	0	0	0	0
32	Darrell Waltrip	330	307	0	0	0	0
33	Joe Nemechek	280	357	0	0	0	0
34	Robby Gordon (R)	264	373	0	0	0	0
35	Morgan Shepherd	246	391	0	0	0	0
36	Dave Marcis	246	391	0	0	0	0
37	Kenny Wallace	214	423	0	0	0	0
38	Larry Pearson (R)	213	424	0	0	0	0
39	Dick Trickle	204	433	0	0	0	0
40	Todd Bodine	171	466	0	0	0	0
41	Bobby Hillin	165	472	0	0	0	0
42	Lake Speed	142	495	0	0	0	0
43	David Green (R)	135	502	0	0	0	0
44	Steve Fulton (R)	91	546	0	0	0	0
45	Hut Stricklin	79	558	0	0	0	0

[sgf83]

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Haven't watched NASCAR since the early 00s, but I was a big fan right during this mid/late 90s period. This is like a fun trip down memory lane! Good stuff. I miss all these guys. Love seeing the pics, too. I'll always associate those sponsors with these particular drivers.

Thanks for dropping in. This first season will be rough but going through the bad times will make the good times that much sweeter. Some pictures are harder to find than others.

[Careless Whisper]

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Hoping you can get into the show at Darlington, and then have a good day at Bristol! Those point standings are very interesting right now, you'd expect Rusty to be near the top but guys like Michael Waltrip and Ted Musgrave in the top 10 is fun to see!

[GravesFan9]

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Rusty was my favorite as a kid! Go #2!

Hoping you can get into the show at Darlington, and then have a good day at Bristol! Those point standings are very interesting right now, you'd expect Rusty to be near the top but guys like Michael Waltrip and Ted Musgrave in the top 10 is fun to see!

[Jeffrey99]

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Your killing me with this. Lol may have to dust off , if I can find, my old copy of NR2003. And either use the default cars or download a 2020 mod and try it again. Lol

Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

[sgf83]

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Hoping you can get into the show at Darlington, and then have a good day at Bristol! Those point standings are very interesting right now, you'd expect Rusty to be near the top but guys like Michael Waltrip and Ted Musgrave in the top 10 is fun to see!

I did some testing for Darlington. It's going to be just like Richmond/Atlanta. I have the speed but the car is on edge. It's like the saying from Days of Thunder...


Cole Trickle : Whoa. Her *** is all over the place.
Harry Hogge : When the rear end's loose, the car's fast. Loose is fast, and on the edge of out of control.

[sgf83]

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Your killing me with this. Lol may have to dust off , if I can find, my old copy of NR2003. And either use the default cars or download a 2020 mod and try it again. Lol

Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

My copy of 2003 disappeared when I went away for school. I came back to get my stuff and it was gone. I have a good idea what happened to it but yeah it's awesome with all the mods.

Glad you are enjoying the career. Hopefully I can get some results in the near future.

[sgf83]

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Transouth Financial 400 at DARLINGTON RACEWAY®
Caution Flags: 2 (8 laps)
Lead Changes: 2 (2 drivers)
Weather: Cloudy, 87 °F, Northeast 8 mph

1997 Transouth Financial 400 Race Results
POS	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	START	LED	PTS	BONUS
1	Dale Jarrett	88	147	1	115*	185	10
2	Mark Martin	6	147	4	0	170	0
3	Bobby Labonte	18	147	9	0	165	0
4	Ken Schrader	33	147	23	0	160	0
5	Johnny Benson	30	147	10	0	155	0
6	Jimmy Spencer	23	147	20	0	150	0
7	Ted Musgrave	16	147	14	0	146	0
8	John Andretti	98	147	16	0	142	0
9	Brett Bodine	11	147	28	0	138	0
10	Darrell Waltrip	17	147	24	0	134	0
11	Ward Burton	22	147	25	0	130	0
12	Sterling Marlin	4	147	22	0	127	0
13	Jeff Gordon	24	147	5	32	129	5
14	Jeff Burton	99	147	3	0	121	0
15	Jeremy Mayfield	37	147	15	0	118	0
16	Bill Elliott	94	147	7	0	115	0
17	Dale Earnhardt	3	147	2	0	112	0
18	Ernie Irvan	28	147	13	0	109	0
19	Rusty Wallace	2	147	6	0	106	0
20	Geoff Bodine	7	147	18	0	103	0
21	Kyle Petty	44	147	11	0	100	0
22	Steve Grissom	41	147	21	0	97	0
23	Michael Waltrip	21	147	17	0	94	0
24	Dick Trickle	90	-1L	36	0	91	0
25	Kenny Wallace	81	-1L	32	0	88	0
26	Chad Little	97	-1L	37	0	85	0
27	Mike Skinner (R)	31	-1L	26	0	82	0
28	Terry Labonte	5	-1L	12	0	79	0
29	Joe Nemechek	42	-1L	29	0	76	0
30	Ricky Craven	25	-1L	8	0	73	0
31	Morgan Shepherd	1	-1L	35	0	70	0
32	Bobby Hamilton	43	-1L	30	0	67	0
33	David Green (R)	96	-1L	42	0	64	0
34	Rick Mast	75	-1L	34	0	61	0
35	Dave Marcis	71	-1L	31	0	58	0
36	Lake Speed	9	-1L	39	0	55	0
37	Derrike Cope	36	-1L	27	0	52	0
38	Robby Gordon (R)	40	-1L	38	0	49	0
39	Ricky Rudd	10	-1L	19	0	46	0
40	Hut Stricklin	8	-1L	43	0	43	0
41	Todd Bodine	35	-1L	41	0	40	0
42	Bobby Hillin	77	-1L	33	0	37	0
43	Steve Fulton (R)	83	DNF	40	0	34	0

DID NOT QUALIFY
15 | Larry Pearson (R)
29 | Robert Pressley

DALE JARRETT IS ABLE TO HANDLE THE TRACK TOO TOUGH TO TAME

Darlington, SC | Race 5/32

The Winston Cup Series was in Darlington, SC this week at the track "Too Tough To Tame". Dale Jarrett captured the pole and the win as he took the lead from Jeff Gordon when he had trouble in the pits. It seems Gordon had the car to beat but Jarrett is the one walking away with the hardware.

Mike Skinner was once again the Rookie of the Race in a rather non-competitive rookie battle. One car had a DNF and that was fellow rookie Steve Fulton as his engine let go on lap 21.

Next week's race is the inaugural Interstate Batteries 500 from the brand new Texas Motor Speedway.

[sgf83]

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NASCAR LIVE DRIVER Q&A

Eli Gold: The Lady in Black was generous to the driver of the 88 Ford for Robert Yates. Congratulations on the win Dale!

Dale Jarrett: Thank you Eli. Yes, she is a tough old lady and I'm glad she smiled on me today.

Eli Gold: It seemed Jeff Gordon had the car to beat early but was snake-bitten again by some bad luck. Did you feel you would have won without his problems?

Dale Jarrett: To be honest, we were just riding and saving our stuff. We had something for the 24 whether they had trouble or not but we will take it the way it happened for sure. These trophies are hard to get so when you have the car to do so you better get up on that wheel. You never know when your opportunities to win will fade away.

Eli Gold: That is true. Well, we think you are one of the ones to beat each and every week so I am looking forward to watch this season play out with you, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon off to somewhat disappointing starts.

Dale Jarrett: Yeah Eli we stumbled out of the gate a little but I think we have a strong team and will continue to work hard to achieve our championship goals.

Eli Gold: Well fans, that's all the time we have. We will see you next week after the race in Texas. So long for now.

Driver: Dale Jarrett
Hometown: Conover, NC
Experience: 11th Season | 2-time Daytona 500 Champion
88 | Ford QualityCare | Ford | Robert Yates Racing

[sgf83]

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#83 FULTON MOTORSPORTS WEEKLY RECAP

Darlington, South Carolina | Race 5/32

Darlington is a tough track. We were slow off the truck but worked on it in practice and somehow turned a 21st place lap in practice. We were so loose on entry I was nearly spinning out so there was no room for error.

We didn't match our practice speed in Qualifying but were good enough to sneak into the show in 40th spot. Not great, but sure beats the heck out of the DNQ's the last two weeks.

At the start we were just riding and saving our tires when a plume of smoke started billowing out from underneath our engine. The setup I had in for the race was good but apparently I need to make some adjustments on it so the engine won't give out.

All in all it wasn't a great race but at least we were in it. Texas is next and its a crap shoot if we will make the race but I feel good about running well at Bristol after that.

[sgf83]

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Interstate Batteries 500 at TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Caution Flags: 3 (12 laps)
Lead Changes: 11 (7 drivers)
Weather: Cloudy, 92 °F, Southwest 12 mph

1997 Interstate Batteries 500 Race Results
POS	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	START	LED	PTS	BONUS
1	Dale Jarrett	88	167	3	38	180	5
2	Mark Martin	6	167	2	13	175	5
3	Johnny Benson	30	167	28	0	165	0
4	Dale Earnhardt	3	167	1	1	165	5
5	Rusty Wallace	2	167	7	0	155	0
6	Bobby Labonte	18	167	25	0	150	0
7	Joe Nemechek	42	167	27	8	151	5
8	Kyle Petty	44	167	9	0	142	0
9	Michael Waltrip	21	167	17	0	138	0
10	Ted Musgrave	16	167	19	0	134	0
11	John Andretti	98	167	14	0	130	0
12	Ernie Irvan	28	167	15	0	127	0
13	Larry Pearson (R)	15	167	42	0	124	0
14	Jeff Gordon	24	167	5	55*	131	10
15	Steve Grissom	41	167	4	50	123	5
16	Ricky Rudd	10	167	21	0	115	0
17	Jeremy Mayfield	37	167	8	0	112	0
18	Ricky Craven	25	-1L	23	0	109	0
19	Brett Bodine	11	-1L	24	0	106	0
20	Jeff Burton	99	-1L	6	0	103	0
21	Robert Pressley	29	-1L	41	0	100	0
22	Bobby Hamilton	43	-1L	35	0	97	0
23	Mike Skinner (R)	31	-1L	20	0	94	0
24	Steve Fulton (R)	83	-1L	38	0	91	0
25	Jimmy Spencer	23	-1L	13	0	88	0
26	Rick Mast	75	-1L	40	0	85	0
27	Dave Marcis	71	-1L	37	0	82	0
28	Robby Gordon (R)	40	-1L	43	0	79	0
29	Todd Bodine	35	-1L	39	0	76	0
30	Darrell Waltrip	17	-2L	10	0	73	0
31	Ken Schrader	33	-2L	11	0	70	0
32	Terry Labonte	5	-2L	12	2	72	5
33	Hut Stricklin	8	-2L	31	0	64	0
34	Derrike Cope	36	-2L	30	0	61	0
35	Ward Burton	22	-2L	18	0	58	0
36	Morgan Shepherd	1	-2L	32	0	55	0
37	Bobby Hillin	77	-2L	36	0	52	0
38	Chad Little	97	-2L	34	0	49	0
39	Lake Speed	9	-2L	33	0	46	0
40	Sterling Marlin	4	-3L	26	0	43	0
41	Bill Elliott	94	-3L	22	0	40	0
42	Geoff Bodine	7	-3L	16	0	37	0
43	Dick Trickle	90	-3L	29	0	34	0

DID NOT QUALIFY
81 | Kenny Wallace
96 | David Green (R)

DALE JARRETT WINS INAUGURAL RACE AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Fort Worth, TX | Race 6/32

In the inaugural running of the Interstate Batteries 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway Dale Jarrett won for the second week in a row. He was also your pole-sitter and is really on fire right now and has climbed to 3rd in the NASCAR Winston Cup Point Standings. Jeff Gordon remains on the wrong side of luck as his woes continue after leading the most laps.

Rookie Larry Pearson really surprised us with his 13th place finish and was the highest finishing rookie in the race. Mike Skinner has been dominating the Rookie of the Year battle but not today as he came home 23rd just in front of fellow rookie Steve Fulton.

There were no DNF's this week and the next race is from Bristol, TN so get ready for some more short track racing!

[Careless Whisper]

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Pretty solid result at Texas considering you didn't know if you'd qualify or not! Hope that momentum carries into Bristol!

[sgf83]

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NASCAR LIVE DRIVER Q&A

Eli Gold: Good evening race fans, tonight on the program we have Rookie of the Year contender Larry Pearson. Welcome Larry, how are you feeling about your career best 13th place finish?

Larry Pearson: Well, Eli that run is like winning for us. We don't have the resources as the big teams so anytime we can finish in the top-25 is a good day for us. So 13th is REALLY good for this small team.

Eli Gold: Your dad David Pearson is a legend in our sport. Has that added pressure to live up to your dad's success affected you over the years?

Larry Pearson: Well, everyone else is the one with the high expectations just because my name is Pearson. I can't be my dad, if I can have half the success he did I would be happy. As a matter of fact I'm happy with what I've done in the Busch Series. I hope I can build Bud Moore's team up or turn some heads and get a better ride in the future.

Eli Gold: Are you still hopeful to be Rookie of the Year?

Larry Pearson: Mike has that thing pretty much wrapped up already. He has a great ride and nobody thought he wouldn't win it. We are down 200 points to him but all we can do is try and beat him each week.

Eli Gold: Thanks for coming on the show Larry. Tune in next week fans as we will be fresh off the first Bristol race of the year with another Driver Spotlight. See you then!

Driver: Larry Pearson
Hometown: Spartanburg, SC
Experience: Rookie | 1986-1987 Busch Series Champion
Team: 15 | Unsponsored | Ford | Bud Moore Engineering

[sgf83]

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#83 FULTON MOTORSPORTS WEEKLY RECAP

Fort Worth, Texas | Race 6/32

We were very worried headed to Texas Motor Speedway. The car was a handful in practice and I spun out a few times. We ended up laying down a clean lap and were 43rd on the first lap but I drove in as hard as I could on lap 2 and was able to qualify 38th. Goal accomplished, we were in the race!

Once we were in we started working on our race package. We were decent and could hang with the field and weren't doing too bad with tire fall off in practice. I made sure that the engine would hold up after the Darlington fiasco and was ready to race.

The race was uneventful for us really until the end. I would like to say we ran in the top-25 all day but we didn't. We ran between 35th and 43rd all day and were likely going to finish about 37th when some cars had to pit one more time with about 10 to go. I had pitted at the last caution so we were good to go to the end and gained 10-15 positions by luck. But we will take it!

I'm looking forward to Bristol and even more to Talladega in a few weeks. Hopefully we can get some more decent runs.