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

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The Bud At The Glen at WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL®
Caution Flags: 3 (6 laps)
Lead Changes: 1 (2 drivers)
Weather: Clear, 92 °F, East 17 mph

1997 Bud at the Glen Race Results
POS	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	START	LED	PTS	BONUS
1	Jeff Gordon	24	45	2	34*	185	10
2	Rusty Wallace	2	45	4	0	170	0
3	Dale Jarrett	88	45	7	0	165	0
4	Jeff Burton	99	45	8	0	160	0
5	Bobby Labonte	18	45	1	11	160	5
6	Geoff Bodine	7	45	9	0	150	0
7	Mark Martin	6	45	11	0	146	0
8	Terry Labonte	5	45	3	0	142	0
9	Jeremy Mayfield	37	45	6	0	138	0
10	Ward Burton	22	45	15	0	134	0
11	Darrell Waltrip	17	45	17	0	130	0
12	Sterling Marlin	4	45	21	0	127	0
13	Mike Skinner (R)	31	45	20	0	124	0
14	Joe Nemechek	42	45	23	0	121	0
15	Johnny Benson	30	45	26	0	118	0
16	Ken Schrader	33	45	14	0	115	0
17	Ted Musgrave	16	45	16	0	112	0
18	Robert Pressley	29	45	30	0	109	0
19	Bobby Hillin	77	45	36	0	106	0
20	Hut Stricklin	8	45	37	0	103	0
21	Bobby Hamilton	43	45	19	0	100	0
22	Kenny Wallace	81	45	29	0	97	0
23	John Andretti	98	45	25	0	94	0
24	Brett Bodine	11	45	33	0	91	0
25	Morgan Shepherd	1	45	38	0	88	0
26	Robby Gordon (R)	40	45	27	0	85	0
27	Dick Trickle	90	45	31	0	82	0
28	Kyle Petty	44	45	40	0	79	0
29	Lake Speed	9	45	35	0	76	0
30	Derrike Cope	36	45	32	0	73	0
31	Bill Elliott	94	45	13	0	70	0
32	Todd Bodine	35	45	42	0	67	0
33	Dale Earnhardt	3	45	5	0	64	0
34	Dave Marcis	71	45	41	0	61	0
35	Ernie Irvan	28	45	24	0	58	0
36	Ricky Craven	25	45	28	0	55	0
37	Jimmy Spencer	23	45	18	0	52	0
38	Rick Mast	75	-1L	34	0	49	0
39	Chad Little	97	-1L	12	0	46	0
40	Ricky Rudd	10	DNF	10	0	43	0
41	Steve Grissom	41	DNF	39	0	40	0
42	Michael Waltrip	21	DNF	22	0	37	0

DID NOT QUALIFY
15 | Larry Pearson (R)
83 | Steve Fulton (R)
96 | David Green (R)


Jeff Gordon crosses the finish line first at the Glen

JEFF GORDON DOMINATES THE FIELD AT THE GLEN

Watkins Glen, NY

Jeff Gordon took the lead from pole-sitter Bobby Labonte on lap 12 and cruised to his first career road course victory. A late push by Rusty Wallace wasn't enough to catch the Dupont Automotive Refinishes Chevrolet. The Rainbow Warriors did a great job in the pits all day to keep the 24 machine out front.

Mike Skinner finished 13th and was the top rookie in the race as three of the rookie contenders failed to qualify for the event.

Three drivers failed to finish. Ricky Rudd, Steve Grissom and Michael Waltrip all had problems that sent them to the garage area early. Next weeks race will take us to the Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn, MI for the DeVilbliss by Dirt Devil 400. Hope to see you there race fans.

[Jeffrey99]

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The Glen....one of the few road courses I actually like. Lol

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[sgf83]

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NASCAR WINSTON CUP DRIVER SPOTLIGHT



Driver: Ward Burton
Hometown: South Boston, VA
Experience: 4th Season | 1 Career Win
Team: 22 | MBNA | Pontiac | Bill Davis Racing

Ward Burton is in his 4th season in NASCAR Winston Cup Series competition. He is the brother of fellow driver Jeff Burton. He is a veteran of South Boston Speedway in southern Virginia. He also had a brief Busch Series career in which he had 2 top-10 points finishes to land a full-time ride in NASCAR's premiere series. He currently is 20th in NASCAR Winston Cup point standings.

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#83 FULTON MOTORSPORTS WEEKLY RECAP

Watkins Glen, NY | Race 20/32

Start: DNQ | Finish: N/A

Ah, another road course. This meant we would be needing to pack a shovel in the cockpit with us to help the safety crews dig us out of the sand pits. With our default setups we were slow and had zero handling all through practice. I should have packed sunscreen as well as much as I was "on the beach" today. I am still sweeping sand out of the race car.

We failed to qualify as expected and are looking forward to getting back to an oval as we head to Michigan. I don't see us being even competitive at the road courses for a LONG time if ever. I just hate driving them, probably lack of patience. I have some new setups to try once I have "the funds to test".

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NASCAR Winston Cup Series Standings - Updated: Aug 11, 1997
RK	DRIVER	POINTS	BEHIND	WINS	POLES	TOP 5	TOP 10
1	Mark Martin	3016	--	2	1	9	14
2	Rusty Wallace	2851	-165	1	1	10	14
3	Dale Jarrett	2811	-205	5	1	12	12
4	Jeff Gordon	2809	-207	3	7	3	6
5	Dale Earnhardt	2739	-277	2	1	10	11
6	Bobby Labonte	2633	-383	2	4	6	12
7	Jeff Burton	2596	-420	0	2	7	10
8	Ted Musgrave	2566	-450	0	0	2	9
9	Terry Labonte	2454	-562	1	0	6	10
10	Johnny Benson	2364	-652	1	0	4	7
11	Michael Waltrip	2329	-687	0	0	2	8
12	Ken Schrader	2311	-705	0	1	4	7
13	Ernie Irvan	2280	-736	0	0	3	6
14	Bill Elliott	2274	-742	0	0	4	6
15	Sterling Marlin	2255	-761	0	0	0	3
16	Jeremy Mayfield	2218	-798	0	0	1	6
17	Geoff Bodine	2187	-829	1	1	2	4
18	John Andretti	2153	-863	0	0	1	6
19	Ricky Rudd	2150	-866	1	0	2	6
20	Ward Burton	2141	-875	0	0	0	4
21	Darrell Waltrip	2012	-1004	1	0	1	3
22	Ricky Craven	1982	-1034	0	0	1	3
23	Mike Skinner (R)	1974	-1042	0	0	1	2
24	Kyle Petty	1967	-1049	0	0	2	3
25	Jimmy Spencer	1953	-1063	0	0	0	5
26	Bobby Hamilton	1843	-1173	0	0	0	2
27	Steve Grissom	1779	-1237	0	1	1	2
28	Joe Nemechek	1754	-1262	0	0	0	1
29	Chad Little	1718	-1298	0	0	1	1
30	Brett Bodine	1693	-1323	0	0	0	1
31	Derrike Cope	1628	-1388	0	0	0	1
32	Robert Pressley	1553	-1463	0	0	0	3
33	Kenny Wallace	1418	-1598	0	0	0	2
34	Dick Trickle	1365	-1651	0	0	0	0
35	Rick Mast	1336	-1680	0	0	1	1
36	Robby Gordon (R)	1318	-1698	0	0	0	0
37	Hut Stricklin	1144	-1872	0	0	0	0
38	Bobby Hillin	1111	-1905	0	0	0	0
39	Lake Speed	1089	-1927	0	0	0	0
40	Steve Fulton (R)	969	-2047	0	0	1	2
41	Larry Pearson (R)	902	-2114	0	0	0	0
42	Dave Marcis	899	-2117	0	0	0	0
43	Todd Bodine	775	-2241	0	0	0	0
44	Morgan Shepherd	694	-2322	0	0	0	0
45	David Green (R)	693	-2323	0	0	0	1
46	Kenny Irwin Jr. (Limited)	221	-2795	0	0	0	0
47	Jerry Nadeau (Limited)	99	-2917	0	0	0	0
48	Steve Park (Limited)	40	-2976	0	0	0	0

[Careless Whisper]

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I used to hate running/watching road course races too, but something completely shifted over the last few years. Love Watkins Glen a lot moreso than Sears Point/Infineon/Sonoma.

[sgf83]

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ADD TRIAD MOTORSPORTS TO THE LIST OF TEAMS IN 1998

Triad Motorsports is planning on making it's debut in NASCAR Winston Cup racing in 1998. They are moving from the ARCA/Remax Series ranks to the top level in NASCAR. They will have sponsorship from Pilot Travel Centers. They will be bringing with them driver Gary Bradberry who finished 3rd in the ARCA/Remax Series in 1994. Gary will be running for Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors. The team plans to begin running at the Daytona 500 in February.

[sgf83]

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DeVilbliss by Dirt Devil 400 at MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY®
Caution Flags: 1 (4 laps)
Lead Changes: 3 (3 drivers)
Weather: Clear, 82 °F, West 1 mph

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

DID NOT QUALIFY
1 | Morgan Shepherd
71 | Dave Marcis
96 | David Green (R)

DALE JARRETT DOMINATES AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Brooklyn, MI

Dale Jarrett started 5th but quickly overtook pole-sitter Bobby Labonte and led the rest of the way except when Jeff Gordon took the point during green flag pit stops. Dale and his Ford Quality Care Robert Yates Racing team have been in a zone in 1997 and are looking like one of the favorites to be lifting the title in Atlanta in November.

Mike Skinner finished 8th in his Lowe's Home Improvement Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing to take home Rookie of the Race honors again. He is really starting to show some promise this season and looking to get that first win.

Todd Bodine's Tabasco Pontiac lost an engine and had to park the car on lap 15. Next week the series invades Thunder Valley, TN and the Bristol Motor Speedway for the annual night race there. Action should be on the menu for sure!

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#83 FULTON MOTORSPORTS WEEKLY RECAP

Brooklyn, MI | Race 21/32

Start: 39th | Finish: 42nd

When we started practice I could already tell it was going to be a long race if we made it in. I was confident we could get in since we had no trouble the last time here. I have thought that before and been let down so you never know.

Practices and qualifying went about normal. Slow and instead of fighting a loose car we had a tight race car this weekend. We could run with the back guys until our tires fell off and then it was all I could do to get the car turned.

We got lucky that the caution flew about midway through the race or we may have lost more laps. We were just too slow after about 20 lap runs. On to Bristol where we started 11th last time so maybe we can have a much needed good run.

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DEI MAKES MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR ITS NEW WINSTON CUP TEAM

With the closure of Precision Products Racing at the end of the season the #1 is going to come available as well. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. has got the rights to the number now and will use that number for rookie driver Steve Park's Chevrolets in the 1998 season.

Pennzoil has also announced it would be moving it's sponsorship funds from the #30 Bahari Racing team over to Dale Earnhardt's new team. So, Steve Park will be driving the #1 Pennzoil Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in 1998 and contending for Raybestos Rookie of the Year.

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BAHARI RACING ANNOUNCES NEW DRIVER AND SPONSOR FOR 1998

With the announcement that Johnny Benson would be signing with Jack Roush Bahari owners Dick Bahre and Chuck Rider had a diver search to begin. They had narrowed it down to a few Busch Series drivers and one veteran Winston Cup driver. They chose to go in a new direction that surprised everyone with the announcement that Steve Fulton would be their driver for 1998.

Steve is currently a rookie driving for his family team and struggling financially so this move makes sense for him. As for Bahari Racing they had this statement to make about their new driver.

Dick Bahre: Steve has shown he can run up front when given the opportunity. We feel we can give him those opportunities as we have fielded some good cars for Johnny Benson this year.

The team also was forced to find new sponsorship when Pennzoil announced it was going with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. The team will be sponsored by Gumout Fuel Additives for the 1998 season. So, Steve Fulton will be running his sophomore season with Bahari Racing in the #30 Gumout Pontiac.

[GravesFan9]

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Poor Derrike Cope...

Just kidding! Good for Steve, finally getting some critical resources and support. This is a big step in the right direction.

BAHARI RACING ANNOUNCES NEW DRIVER AND SPONSOR FOR 1998

With the announcement that Johnny Benson would be signing with Jack Roush Bahari owners Dick Bahre and Chuck Rider had a diver search to begin. They had narrowed it down to a few Busch Series drivers and one veteran Winston Cup driver. They chose to go in a new direction that surprised everyone with the announcement that Steve Fulton would be their driver for 1998.

Steve is currently a rookie driving for his family team and struggling financially so this move makes sense for him. As for Bahari Racing they had this statement to make about their new driver.

Dick Bahre: Steve has shown he can run up front when given the opportunity. We feel we can give him those opportunities as we have fielded some good cars for Johnny Benson this year.

The team also was forced to find new sponsorship when Pennzoil announced it was going with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. The team will be sponsored by Gumout Fuel Additives for the 1998 season. So, Steve Fulton will be running his sophomore season with Bahari Racing in the #30 Gumout Pontiac.

[Careless Whisper]

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Nice to see Steve get a competitive ride for next season! Hopefully he can build a little bit of momentum here over the last so many races to take to Bahari.

[sgf83]

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Nice to see Steve get a competitive ride for next season! Hopefully he can build a little bit of momentum here over the last so many races to take to Bahari.

Yeah, it will be good to use some custom setups and have the AI strength come down next year. Those two variables there should see improvement in results. Also, the Bahari Racing Team will be in the top-35 in points so I will start the season guaranteed a spot in each of the first five races.

I had in my mind either to go to Roush in the #97 for Chad Little or go to Petty Enterprises in the 43. I have some other plans for Petty's team and I didn't think Roush would be interested in me just yet so I picked a lower tier team that still had somewhat of a history.

I will post up a Season Preview for next year with Goals, Team and AI settings before I start the next season. I will say for a fact the race length will go down to 25% for next year because at a few tracks the AI doesn't handle cautions/pitting to well over the long runs and green flag pitstops.

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Goody's Headache Powder 500 at BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Caution Flags: 10 (45 laps)
Lead Changes: 4 (3 drivers)
Weather: Clear, 82 °F, West 4 mph



DID NOT QUALIFY
1 | Morgan Shepherd
15 | Larry Pearson (R)
35 | Todd Bodine
71 | Dave Marcis

DALE JARRETT WINS AT BRISTOL FOR HIS SECOND STRAIGHT WIN

Bristol, TN | Race 22

Dale Jarrett led 175 of the 250 laps at Bristol to claim back to back wins in the Winston Cup Series. Bill Elliott shocked the NASCAR world with his pole run on Friday and was able to hang in the top-10 all night and finish 6th. The race was filled with 10 caution flags for 45 laps and left several cars battered and many laps down.

Mike Skinner edged out Steve Park for Rookie of the Race honors coming home in 16th position. Steve Park looked good in his Dale Earnhardt, Inc. #14 Chevrolet after it was announced earlier in the week of his new sponsor and number for 1998.

Steve Fulton was the lone DNF as he went to the garage with ignition troubles on lap 15. His team has really struggled since the Coca-Cola 600 but he has now made plans for 1998 to drive for Bahari Racing.