Jeff Fuller (racing driver)




























































Jeff Fuller
Born
(1957-03-27) March 27, 1957 (age 61)
Boylston, Massachusetts, United States
Achievements
1992 Winston Modified Tour Champion
Awards
1995 Busch Series Rookie of the Year

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career

14 races run over 5 years
Best finish
53rd (2000)
First race
1992 Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond)
Last race
2010 AMP Energy Juice 500 (Talladega)












Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0



NASCAR Xfinity Series career

188 races run over 16 years
Best finish
10th (1995)
First race
1992 AC-Delco 200 (Rockingham)
Last race
2009 Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 (Memphis)
First win
1996 Food City 250 (Bristol)
Last win
1996 Food City 250 (Bristol)












Wins Top tens Poles
1 14 1



Statistics current as of January 10, 2007.

Jeff Fuller is a NASCAR driver. Before joining NASCAR's major leagues, Fuller won the 1992 Winston Modified Tour championship, driving for Sheba Racing. The Massachusetts native has 31 wins on the Modified Tour and was named the series' most popular drivers for three consecutive seasons (1992–1994).




Contents






  • 1 Racing career


    • 1.1 Busch Series


    • 1.2 Kentucky crash


    • 1.3 Sprint Cup Series




  • 2 Motorsports career results


    • 2.1 NASCAR


      • 2.1.1 Sprint Cup Series


        • 2.1.1.1 Daytona 500




      • 2.1.2 Nationwide Series






  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Racing career



Busch Series


Fuller made his Busch Series career in 1992, making one start. Driving the #20 First Ade Oldsmobile for Dick Moroso, Fuller started 27th and finished 26th, twenty-nine laps down.


Three years later, in 1995, after a run in the Whelen Modified Series, Fuller moved to the Busch Series to compete Rookie of the Year. His team would be the #47 Sunoco Chevy owned by ST Motorsports. His sole top-5 was a fourth in the fall race at Charlotte. He also added on five other top-10s. His best start in the season was only a pair of tenths at New Hampshire and Rockingham. He also finished in the top-30 in all but one race and only recorded five DNFs. This enabled him to finish tenth in points in just his first season in Busch Series, earning him Rookie of the Year honors.


Missing two races relegated Fuller back to 17th in points in 1996. In the same weekend at Bristol, Fuller won his first career pole, won his first career race and his wife Liz gave birth to a child. Fuller only managed 3 other top-10s in 1996. He made one of his starts in a Michael Ritch-owned car, driving the #02 ECU Pirates at Rockingham to a 38th-place finish. To top off this great year, Fuller had a daughter named Tiffany Fuller. He had two more children, daughter Shannon and son Jeffrey Jr. That same year, Fuller won a race in a one-off start at Thompson Speedway in what was then the Busch North Series.


Fuller's team continued to struggle in early 1997. Fuller managed only two top-10s in his first fifteen races, (7th at Darlington and 3rd at New Hampshire) Fuller was released from the #47 after running eighteenth in points. Fuller missed the next two races, but then signed on to become the driver for the #45 Hunters Specialties Chevy for Mike Laughlin, earning finishes of 7th at Gateway and 9th at Bristol. However, Fuller was replaced for the last race by Greg Sacks, but drove the #5 Alka-Seltzer Chevy for Terry Labonte. After finishing 14th, he cemented a 21st-place finish in points.


In 1998, Fuller only made eleven starts, making races with five different teams. Most of the season was with the #89 Allerest Chevy owned by Meredith Ruark. His best finish with them was 25th at Charlotte. Overall, Fuller's best finish of 1998 was with Laughlin's racing team at Pikes Peak, where he finished eleventh. Fuller also paired with Joe Gibbs Racing in 1998. He drove their #42 Carolina Turkey Pontiac at Charlotte to a fifteenth-place finish. Fuller's other top-20 finish in 1998 was for Bill Elliott at Miami, where he finished fifteenth as well.


In 1999, Fuller made 27 of the season's 32 races, but did not record a single top-10. Fuller ran the first twenty-two races with Ruark's team, earning a best finish of 12th at Pikes Peak and IRP. While with the team, he also had a vicious accident a Dover when he spun and slammed into the pit road wall hard twice and breaking it after contact with Phil Parsons. Fuller made four starts for Joe Gibbs again, driving the #42 Circuit City Pontiac to a best of 12th at Darlington. Fuller also added on one more start with Lyndon Amick's team. He finished 33rd at Memphis Motorsports Park. Fuller's best start in 1999 was 5th at Pikes Peak, and he finished 22nd in points.


When Fuller went to Winston Cup racing, he only made one 2000 start. It was for Moy Racing, where he started 43rd on the field at Bristol, but came back to a 21st-place finish.


Fuller only made one start in 2001, as well. Driving for NEMCO Motorsports, he started 40th at California and finished 42nd after only completing five laps.


Fuller made two more starts for NEMCO in 2002, running at Daytona and Talladega. However, despite a 5th-place start at Daytona, he finished 42nd there and 40th at Talladega due to large multi car crashes.


Fuller made thirteen starts overall in 2003, driving for assorted teams. Mainly, he split his time between NEMCO and Stanton Barrett's team. His best finishes on the year were a 15th at Bristol for NEMCO and 18th at Nashville for Barrett. He also had a 24th-place run at Daytona for Bost Motorsports. He only finished 3 races that year.


In 2004, he ran the most races in a season of his career since 1999 for NEMCO Motorsports. Unfortunately, his best finish was 35th at Nazareth, as he did not finish a race that year. He also caused controversy during the season as he rarely completed more than a handful of laps before pulling out of the race.


In 2005, Fuller started off the year driving two races for NEMCO, but he was quickly replaced by Kim Crosby, whose team bought the #7 NEMCO ride. Ironically, Fuller replaced Crosby later in the year, driving the #7 Big Boar Customs Chevy for GIC-Mixon Motorsports for the remainder of the year. Fuller qualified for fifteen races with the team, and his best finishes were at Dover, where he finished 24th in the fall and 25th in the spring. After Memphis, where Fuller finished 42nd, the team folded due to lack of funding, leaving Fuller without a ride.


Fuller returned to the Busch Series in 2006 at the June Nashville race. He was signed to drive the #34 GlowBuoy Chevrolet for Frank Cicci Racing where he started 38th and finishing 27th.


During the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Nationwide Series Seasons, Fuller drove in a few races for NEMCO Motorsports and Stanton Barrett.


Fuller planned to drive the #97 Chevrolet in the 2010 Nationwide Season opener at Daytona for NEMCO Motorsports, but he withdrew even though he would have made the race, after qualifying was cancelled due to rain. Fuller was one of five drivers to be paid by John Menard and team owner Jack Roush (the approximate amount for each driver was around $45,000, equivalent to a last-place finish) [1] to drop out so John's son Paul could compete.



Kentucky crash


Jeff was involved in an incredible accident at the Kentucky Speedway on June 17, 2006 when he swerved to avoid Jason Leffler's spinning car and ended up hitting the inside wall at almost full speed. The car practically imploded upon impact and then burst into flames briefly. Despite the car hitting the wall on the right side, the left side came apart. Amazingly, he never lost consciousness but the car's roof had to be cut off to extract him. He was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and amazingly only a broken wrist and finger. He was released the next day. They determined that the implosion of the car was due to a faulty roll cage which failed during the crash.


Fuller made a full recovery from the accident, but when Frank Cicci closed up the #34 team for the rest of the year, Fuller was again left without a ride and his status.


For 2007, Fuller drove for Stanton Barrett Motorsports on a limited basis.


Fuller began the 2008 season looking for a ride. Meanwhile, Fuller remained in the garage area during most Nationwide Series races helping young drivers learn to handle their car and master new tracks.[citation needed] In February 2008, Fuller traveled to Afghanistan for a 10-day visit to 6 camps meeting soldiers, signing autographs and seeing first hand what our troops go through while deployed.


R3 Motorsports placed Fuller behind the wheel of their No. 23 Chevrolet for the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway. Fuller replaced Robert Richardson, Jr. for the 200-lap event. This was his first series start since the Montreal road course race in 2008, and he finished in 30th place.



Sprint Cup Series


Fuller made his Cup Series debut in 1992, running the #88 Pontiac for John and Scott Bandzul at Richmond. He started 30th and finished 29th in the 35-car field after he broke a water pump.


Fuller then made seven starts in 2000 after a number of years on the Busch Series. He was tapped to drive the #27 Viagra Pontiac for Eel River Racing. Fuller made six of the first seven races, having a best finish of 22nd at Atlanta and a best start of 7th at Texas, but was released in favor of Mike Bliss. The Eel River team would eventually go through several drivers to include Kenny Wallace and eventually folded due to lack of funding. Later in 2000, Fuller drove the #98 MacPherson Motorsports Ford at Charlotte. He made the race with them with a 27th-place start and 41st-place finish. The team closed its doors before the 2001 Daytona 500.


Fuller tacked on three starts in 2004, running the #50 Arnold Motorsports Dodge in the later stages of the year. He was 43rd at California and Dover and then 42nd at Charlotte. Charlotte was his best start on the year with a 26th-place start.


Fuller made two starts in 2005, when he drove for Mach 1 Racing. However, Fuller finished 43rd in both the races. (Darlington and Dover) His best start was 40th at Darlington.


In 2007, Fuller tested the #80 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy at Daytona.


For 2008, Fuller tested the #87 of Front Row Motorsports for the 2008 Daytona 500. In February 2008, Fuller traveled to Afghanistan for a 10-day visit to 6 camps supporting the US and Coalition Forces.


Fuller was going to drive the #97 FrontRowJoe.com Toyota as a second car for NEMCO Motorsports in the 2010 Daytona 500 as a safety-net car for team owner Joe Nemechek should his #87 not make the race. When Nemechek's car made the race, Fuller started the duel and quickly pulled it behind the wall. Fuller was also entered in the No. 97 for the 2010 Drive 4 COPD 300, and was in the field after qualifying was washed out, but was paid to withdraw when several cars running the full schedule were locked out of the race.


Fuller was entered for the Aarons 499, but withdrew before qualifying with rain threatening qualifying. Fuller and the 97 were not entered for the Coke Zero 400.


Fuller qualified the #97 HeatRedefined.com NEMCO Motorsports Toyota in 13th for the 2010 AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega. He finished 43rd after only completing 2 laps. Again, this car was entered as both a safety net car, as well as a financial gain for the 87 as with both cars making the race, and a fully sponsored 87, allowed Nemechek to run the race to completion.



Motorsports career results



NASCAR


(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)



Sprint Cup Series

























































































































































































































































































NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year
Team
No.
Make
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

NSCC
Pts

1992

Bandzul Racing
88

Pontiac

DAY

CAR

RCH
29

ATL

DAR

BRI

NWS

MAR

TAL

CLT

DOV

SON

POC

MCH

DAY

POC

TAL

GLN

MCH

BRI

DAR

RCH

DOV

MAR

NWS

CLT

CAR

PHO

77th
76
08


ATL
DNQ


2000

Eel River Racing
27

Pontiac

DAY
DNQ

CAR
42

LVS
36

ATL
22

DAR
36

BRI
37

TEX
38

MAR

TAL

CAL

RCH

CLT

DOV

MCH

POC

SON

DAY

NHA

POC

IND

GLN

MCH

BRI

DAR

RCH

NHA

DOV

MAR

53rd
390

MacPherson Motorsports
98

Ford


CLT
41

TAL

CAR

PHO

HOM

ATL


2004

Arnold Motorsports
50

Dodge

DAY

CAR

LVS

ATL

DAR

BRI

TEX

MAR

TAL

CAL

RCH

CLT

DOV

POC

MCH

SON

DAY

CHI

NHA

POC

IND

GLN

MCH

BRI

CAL
43

RCH

NHA

DOV
43

TAL

KAN

CLT
42

MAR

ATL

PHO

DAR

HOM
75th
105

2005

Buddy Sisco Racing
61

Dodge

DAY

CAL

LVS

ATL

BRI

MAR
DNQ

TEX

PHO

TAL

78th
68

Mach 1 Motorsports
61

Dodge


DAR
43

RCH
DNQ

CLT
DNQ

DOV
43

POC

MCH

SON

DAY

CHI

NHA

POC

IND

GLN

MCH

BRI

CAL

RCH

NHA

DOV

TAL

KAN

CLT

MAR

ATL

TEX

PHO

HOM

2010

NEMCO Motorsports
97

Toyota

DAY
DNQ

CAL

LVS

ATL

BRI

MAR

PHO

TEX

TAL

RCH

DAR

DOV

CLT

POC

MCH

SON

NHA

DAY

CHI

IND

POC

GLN

MCH

BRI

ATL

RCH

NHA

DOV

KAN

CAL

CLT

MAR

TAL
43

TEX

PHO

HOM
74th
34


Daytona 500





















Year
Team
Manufacturer
Start
Finish

2000

Eel River Racing

Pontiac
DNQ

2010

NEMCO Motorsports

Toyota
DNQ


Nationwide Series


















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year
Team
No.
Make
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

NNSC
Pts

1992

Moroso Racing
20

Olds

DAY

CAR

RCH

ATL

MAR

DAR

BRI

HCY

LAN

DUB

NZH

CLT

DOV

ROU

MYB

GLN

VOL

NHA

TAL

IRP

ROU

MCH

NHA

BRI

DAR

RCH

DOV

CLT

MAR

CAR
26

HCY

114th
85

1995

ST Motorsports
47

Chevy

DAY
11

CAR
30

RCH
16

ATL
27

NSV
20

DAR
22

BRI
14

HCY
7

NHA
22

NZH
9

CLT
15

DOV
28

MYB
28

GLN
15

MLW
22

TAL
14

SBO
11

IRP
10

MCH
28

BRI
10

DAR
18

RCH
23

DOV
21

CLT
4

CAR
38

HOM
8

10th
2845

1996

DAY
35

CAR
DNQ

RCH
24

ATL
DNQ

NSV
24

DAR
25

BRI
10

HCY
14

NZH
42

CLT
16

DOV
27

SBO
12

MYB
15

GLN
33

MLW
9

NHA
22

TAL
8

IRP
20

MCH
26

BRI
1*

DAR
15

RCH
24

DOV
20

CLT
DNQ

CAR
20

HOM
33

17th
2399

Ken Wilson
02

Chevy


ATL
38


1997

ST Motorsports
47

Chevy

DAY
26

CAR
17

RCH
35

ATL
12

LVS
36

DAR
7

HCY
12

TEX
32

BRI
29

NSV
31

TAL
26

NHA
3

NZH
31

CLT
34

DOV
26

SBO

GLN

21st
2515

Laughin Racing
45

Chevy


MLW
30

MYB
33

GTY
7

IRP
22

MCH
14

BRI
9

DAR
41

RCH
34

DOV
35

CLT
43

CAL
11


Taylor Motorsports
40

Chevy


CAR
40


Labonte Motorsports
5

Chevy


HOM
14


1998

NorthStar Motorsports
89

Ford

DAY

CAR

LVS

NSV

DAR

BRI

TEX

HCY

TAL

NHA

NZH

CLT
25

DOV
35

RCH
40

PPR
11

GLN
18

MLW
29

MYB

CAL
40

SBO

IRP
32

MCH

BRI

48th
899

Charles Prince
90

Chevy


DAR
38

RCH

DOV


Joe Gibbs Racing
42

Pontiac


CLT
15

GTY

CAR

ATL


Bill Elliott Racing
94

Chevy


HOM
15


1999

NorthStar Motorsports
89

Chevy

DAY
23

CAR
42

LVS
27

ATL
DNQ

DAR
19

TEX
26

NSV
20

BRI
19

TAL
32

CAL
12

NHA
39

RCH
41

NZH
19

CLT
DNQ

DOV
31

SBO
20

GLN
15

MLW
32

MYB

PPR
12

GTY
37

IRP
12

MCH
17


RCH
30

DOV
43

22nd
2280

Joe Gibbs Racing
42

Pontiac


BRI
20

DAR
13


CLT
37

CAR


HOM
36


Team Amick
88

Chevy


MEM
33

PHO


2000

SABCO Racing
82

Chevy

DAY

CAR

LVS

ATL

DAR

BRI

TEX
DNQ

NSV

TAL

CAL

RCH

NHA

CLT

DOV

SBO

MYB

GLN

MLW

NZH

PPR

GTY

IRP

MCH

96th
100

PRW Racing
77

Ford


BRI
21

DAR

RCH

DOV

CLT

CAR

MEM

PHO

HOM


2001

NEMCO Motorsports
88

Chevy

DAY

CAR

LVS

ATL

DAR

BRI

TEX

NSH

TAL

CAL
42

RCH

NHA

NZH

CLT

DOV

KEN

MLW

GLN

CHI

GTY

PPR

IRP

MCH

BRI

DAR

RCH

DOV

KAN

CLT

MEM

PHO

CAR

HOM

147th
37

2002

DAY
42

CAR

LVS
DNQ

DAR

BRI

TEX

NSH

105th
80

Pontiac


TAL
40

CAL

RCH

NHA

NZH

CLT

DOV

NSH

KEN

MLW

DAY

CHI

GTY

PPR

IRP

MCH

BRI

DAR

RCH

DOV

KAN

CLT

MEM

ATL

CAR

PHO

HOM


2003

Bost Motorsports
22

Chevy

DAY
24

CAR

LVS

DAR

BRI

TEX

54th
688

NEMCO Motorsports
88

Pontiac


TAL
43


DAY
43

CHI

NHA


Stanton Barrett Motorsports
91

Pontiac


NSH
18

CAL

RCH

GTY

NZH


NEMCO Motorsports
88

Chevy


CLT
43

DOV

87


NSH
43

KEN

MLW


PPR
38

IRP

MCH

BRI
15

DAR

RCH


Stanton Barrett Motorsports
97

Chevy


DOV
41

KAN
43

CLT
43

MEM
40


PHO
DNQ

CAR
43

HOM

91


ATL
DNQ


2004

NEMCO Motorsports
88

Chevy

DAY

CAR
43

LVS
43

DAR
43

BRI
37

TEX
39

NSH
37

TAL
42

CAL
40

GTY
37

RCH
38

NZH
35

CLT
37

DOV
43

NSH
43

KEN
42

MLW
41


CHI
DNQ

NHA
43

PPR
42

IRP
39

MCH
41

BRI
41

CAL
42

RCH
42

DOV
43

KAN
43

CLT

MEM
43

ATL
40

PHO
43

DAR
38

HOM
DNQ

37th
1221

Pontiac


DAY
43


2005
7

Chevy

DAY
43

CAL
43

MXC

51st
929

GIC-Mixon Motorsports
24

Chevy


LVS
DNQ

ATL

NSH

BRI

TEX

PHO

TAL

7


DAR
38

RCH
DNQ

CLT
DNQ

DOV
25

NSH
30

KEN
35

MLW
41

DAY
DNQ

CHI
DNQ

NHA
42

PPR
31

GTY
35

IRP
42

GLN

MCH
39

BRI
DNQ

CAL
DNQ

RCH
43

DOV
24

KAN
34

CLT
27

MEM
42

TEX
DNQ

PHO

HOM

2006

Frank Cicci Racing
34

Chevy

DAY

CAL

MXC

LVS

ATL

BRI

TEX

NSH

PHO

TAL

RCH

DAR

CLT

DOV

NSH
27

KEN
41

MLW

DAY

CHI

NHA

MAR

GTY

IRP

GLN

MCH

BRI

CAL

RCH

DOV

KAN

CLT

MEM

TEX

PHO

HOM
107th
122

2007

Stanton Barrett Motorsports
31

Chevy

DAY

CAL

MXC

LVS

ATL

BRI

NSH

TEX

PHO

TAL

RCH

DAR

CLT

DOV

NSH

KEN

MLW

NHA

DAY

CHI

GTY

IRP

CGV

GLN

MCH

BRI

CAL
38

RCH

DOV

KAN

CLT

MEM

TEX

PHO

HOM
146th
49

2008

SKI Motorsports

DAY

CAL

LVS

ATL

BRI

NSH

TEX

PHO

MXC

TAL

RCH

DAR

CLT

DOV

NSH

KEN

MLW

NHA

DAY

CHI

GTY

IRP

CGV
36

GLN

MCH

BRI

CAL

RCH

DOV

KAN

CLT

MEM

TEX

PHO

HOM
136th
55

2009

R3 Motorsports
23

Chevy

DAY

CAL

LVS

BRI

TEX

NSH

PHO

TAL

RCH

DAR
30

CLT

DOV

NSH

KEN

MLW

NHA

DAY

CHI

GTY

IRP

100th
186

NEMCO Motorsports
87

Chevy


IOW
36

GLN

MCH

BRI

CGV

ATL

RCH

DOV

KAN

CAL

CLT

MEM
35

TEX

PHO

HOM

2010
97

DAY
Wth

CAL

LVS

BRI

NSH

PHO

TEX

TAL

RCH

DAR

DOV

CLT

NSH

KEN

ROA

NHA

DAY

CHI

GTY

IRP

IOW

GLN

MCH

BRI

CGV

ATL

RCH

DOV

KAN

CAL

CLT

GTY

TEX

PHO

HOM
NA
-


References





External links



  • Jeff Fuller driver statistics at Racing-Reference









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