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

[Careless Whisper]

Oh man, I love the Jayski bits! Do you plan on having the drivers and teams remain the same throughout this report, or will you mix some things up and create an alternate universe where we see things like Dale Sr. to Robert Yates (which was apparently a thing once)?

[sgf83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Careless Whisper

Oh man, I love the Jayski bits! Do you plan on having the drivers and teams remain the same throughout this report, or will you mix some things up and create an alternate universe where we see things like Dale Sr. to Robert Yates (which was apparently a thing once)?

The Jayski bits will be staples throughout the career and I'm glad you enjoyed them. I am trying some different looks so the write-ups may look different here and there. I may try new things or revert back to the old way so bare with me until I find a "look" that works. I want it to look good, have pictures but not be too long of a post if that makes sense.

I will mix the storylines up quite a bit except for rookies coming in will be pretty close to real life, especially the first couple years. I will say things like injuries and deaths will not be played out in my write-up but other than that I am going to be the "writer" and it will most likely look like a totally alternate universe in 4-5 years.

I have downloaded an IROC Series carset and those 4 races per year will be coming to the career next year. I won't be in those races for a while though.

[sgf83]

California 500 by NAPA at CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY®
Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)
Lead Changes: 3 (3 drivers)
Weather: Clear, 64 °F, Southeast 10 mph

1997 California 500 presented by NAPA Race Results
POS	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	START	LED	PTS	BONUS
1	Dale Jarrett	88	125	2	117*	185	10
2	Mark Martin	6	125	3	0	170	0
3	Dale Earnhardt	3	125	7	0	165	0
4	Mike Skinner (R)	31	125	9	0	160	0
5	Bobby Labonte	18	125	5	0	155	0
6	Jeff Burton	99	125	1	7	155	0
7	Jeff Gordon	24	125	4	0	146	0
8	Jeremy Mayfield	37	125	11	0	142	0
9	Rusty Wallace	2	125	6	0	138	0
10	Ted Musgrave	16	125	19	0	134	0
11	Bill Elliott	94	125	10	0	130	0
12	Terry Labonte	5	125	8	0	127	0
13	Michael Waltrip	21	125	20	0	124	0
14	Ward Burton	22	125	15	0	121	0
15	Ricky Rudd	10	125	14	0	118	0
16	Jimmy Spencer	23	125	13	0	115	0
17	Ken Schrader	33	125	16	0	112	0
18	Darrell Waltrip	17	125	18	0	109	0
19	Chad Little	97	125	17	0	106	0
20	Geoff Bodine	7	125	12	0	103	0
21	Ernie Irvan	28	-1L	22	0	100	0
22	Joe Nemechek	42	-1L	24	0	97	0
23	Ricky Craven	25	-1L	31	0	94	0
24	Rick Mast	75	-1L	25	0	91	0
25	Sterling Marlin	4	-1L	21	1	93	5
26	Robby Gordon (R)	40	-1L	26	0	85	0
27	Brett Bodine	11	-1L	27	0	82	0
28	Kenny Wallace	81	-1L	35	0	79	0
29	Robert Pressley	29	-1L	29	0	76	0
30	Dick Trickle	90	-1L	40	0	73	0
31	Hut Stricklin	8	-1L	37	0	70	0
32	Johnny Benson	30	-1L	30	0	67	0
33	Bobby Hamilton	43	-1L	23	0	64	0
34	Derrike Cope	36	-1L	32	0	61	0
35	Steve Grissom	41	-1L	34	0	58	0
36	Kyle Petty	44	-1L	33	0	55	0
37	Bobby Hillin	77	-1L	36	0	52	0
38	John Andretti	98	-2L	28	0	49	0
39	Morgan Shepherd	1	-2L	42	0	46	0
40	Larry Pearson (R)	15	-2L	39	0	43	0
41	Lake Speed	9	DNF	38	0	40	0
42	David Green (R)	96	DNF	41	0	37	0

DID NOT QUALIFY
35 | Todd Bodine
71 | Dave Marcis
83 | Steve Fulton (R)


Dale Jarrett passes Dale Earnhardt

DALE JARRETT CONTINUES TO SHINE IN 1997

Fontana, CA | Race 15/32

Dale Jarrett continues to prove why his #88 Ford Quality Care Ford is the car to beat on race day as he dominated the field in the California 500 presented by NAPA. Jeff Burton lead the field to the green but quickly gave the lead up to Dale Jarrett on lap 8 and Jarrett never looked back. Only during a pit stop cycle did anyone else lead when Sterling Marlin took a turn out front.

Mike Skinner got his best finish of the season coming home 4th and captured rookie of the race as he dominates that category this season.

There were two cars in the garage at the end of the race. Lake Speed with a blown engine and David Green with an electrical problem. Next stop is the midway point of the season as we return to Daytona for the running of the Pepsi 400. Hope to see you race fans there!

[Careless Whisper]

Quote: Originally Posted by sgf83

The Jayski bits will be staples throughout the career and I'm glad you enjoyed them. I am trying some different looks so the write-ups may look different here and there. I may try new things or revert back to the old way so bare with me until I find a "look" that works. I want it to look good, have pictures but not be too long of a post if that makes sense. I will mix the storylines up quite a bit except for rookies coming in will be pretty close to real life, especially the first couple years. I will say things like injuries and deaths will not be played out in my write-up but other than that I am going to be the "writer" and it will most likely look like a totally alternate universe in 4-5 years. I have downloaded an IROC Series carset and those 4 races per year will be coming to the career next year. I won't be in those races for a while though.

That was going to be my next question regarding the injuries and deaths, especially with the Kenny Irwin bit. Excited to see how he and Adam Petty's careers turn out in your universe. Also pumped to see IROC play a part next season, really enjoyed those races!

[sgf83]

Driver: Mike Skinner
Hometown: Susanville, CA
Experience: Rookie | 1995 NASCAR Truck Series Champion
Team: 31 | Lowe's Home Improvement | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing

NASCAR LIVE DRIVER Q&A

Eli Gold: Tonight's guest on the show is rookie driver Mike Skinner who had his career best finish of 4th place at California. Welcome to the show Mike and congratulations on the great run.

Mike Skinner: Thanks for having us Eli, I'm sorry you had to wait so long to get us on here but I'm proud to be sitting here.

Eli Gold: You are dominating the Rookie of the Year competition. How do you feel now compared to when you pulled into Daytona for the first time in February.

Mike Skinner: Yeah, we have been able to run good and we have a great team and the goal for the year was to win Rookie of the Year. I feel our team was good to begin with but personally I as a driver feel like I've come a long way. Once we start hitting these tracks for the second time I think we will have better runs than the first time around.

Eli Gold: How is it being a teammate to the great Dale Earnhardt? Is he as intimidating as we think?

Mike Skinner: He is more intimidating than you think when you first meet him! I remember walking into that meeting and being so nervous sitting with him and Richard Childress. I want nothing more than to bring home Rookie honors while he brings home title number 8 this year. That would be awesome!

Eli Gold: Yeah, I think that would be a great year for RCR. Thanks for coming on the show Mike and good luck the rest of the way. Good night race fans we will be here next week after the festivities in Daytona.

[sgf83]

#83 FULTON MOTORSPORTS WEEKLY RECAP

Fontana, CA | Race 15/32

We rolled into California like we have done almost every race this season. Having not tested and needing to make the show on time. Practice was rough and we could only muster up a 42nd place time. We knew we had to push it to make it into the race. We were surprised a little as we had the Michigan setup in the car since the tracks are similar. On to qualifying though with the pressure on.

Well, we started off down the backstretch on our first lap and the engine let go. No warning, just complete silence. It is really unfortunate to have engine problems back to back weeks and is really bad to have it happen in qualifying where we will miss the race and get no points.

All we can do is get back at it and be glad we are going to Daytona where we ran well at in February despite not having the finish we would have liked. I would be more pumped had we ran better the last two races but it's over now and time to move on.

[sgf83]

Pepsi 400 at DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY®
Caution Flags: 2 (8 laps)
Lead Changes: 43 (23 drivers)
Weather: Cloudy, 82 °F, Northwest 16 mph

1997 Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway Race Results
POS	DRIVER	CAR	LAPS	START	LED	PTS	BONUS
1	Darrell Waltrip	17	80	15	6	180	5
2	Ted Musgrave	16	80	16	1	175	5
3	Steve Grissom	41	80	37	0	165	0
4	Kyle Petty	44	80	26	1	165	5
5	Dale Earnhardt	3	80	17	1	160	5
6	Mark Martin	6	80	2	0	155	5
7	Bobby Hamilton	43	80	30	4	151	5
8	Jeremy Mayfield	37	80	18	4	147	5
9	Bobby Labonte	18	80	10	1	143	5
10	Ward Burton	22	80	21	25*	144	10
11	Geoff Bodine	7	80	14	0	130	0
12	Jeff Gordon	24	80	20	1	132	5
13	Lake Speed	9	80	33	1	129	5
14	Sterling Marlin	4	80	11	1	126	5
15	Jimmy Spencer	23	80	22	4	123	5
16	Bobby Hillin	77	80	40	0	115	0
17	Rusty Wallace	2	80	5	1	117	5
18	Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)	27	80	34	0	109	0
19	Jeff Burton	99	80	1	4	111	5
20	John Andretti	98	80	39	0	103	0
21	Ernie Irvan	28	80	23	0	100	0
22	Hut Stricklin	8	80	28	0	97	0
23	Jerry Nadeau (R)	13	80	25	3	99	5
24	Terry Labonte	5	80	13	1	96	5
25	Bill Elliott	94	80	9	2	93	5
26	Ken Schrader	33	80	19	3	90	5
27	Mike Skinner (R)	31	80	4	0	82	0
28	Robert Pressley	29	80	38	0	79	0
29	Dale Jarrett	88	80	7	4	81	5
30	Joe Nemechek	42	80	24	0	73	0
31	Ricky Rudd	10	80	6	0	70	0
32	Ricky Craven	25	80	35	0	67	0
33	Chad Little	97	80	8	0	64	0
34	Johnny Benson	30	80	32	0	61	0
35	Dick Trickle	90	80	27	0	63	5
36	Derrike Cope	36	80	41	0	55	0
37	Rick Mast	75	80	29	6	57	5
38	Michael Waltrip	21	80	3	4	54	5
39	Robby Gordon (R)	40	80	36	0	46	0
40	Kenny Wallace	81	80	42	0	43	0
41	Steve Park (R)	14	80	12	0	40	0
42	Brett Bodine	11	DNF	31	0	37	0

DID NOT QUALIFY
1 | Morgan Shepherd
35 | Todd Bodine
71 | Dave Marcis
83 | Steve Fulton (R)
96 | David Green (R)


DW "chromed out" for Pepsi 400 at Daytona

DARRELL WALTRIP SCORES FAN FAVORITE VICTORY

Daytona Beach, FL

Darrell Waltrip not only had the sharpest car in the field but he had the support of the fans in the stands cheering him on as the laps wound down in the Pepsi 400. Darrell Waltrip was able to use a little gamble to get out front and win for the first time since Darlington in 1992. An emotional DW wept in Victory Lane and had this to say to Dick Berggren.

"I would be lying if I said I thought we would be in Victory Lane this year. It's been a rough go for this old dog lately but we still have some fight left in us! This chrome car sure does look pretty here in Victory Lane don't she!

DW would then break out into the "Ickey Shuffle" reminiscent of his dance he did when he won the Daytona 500 in 1989. This truly was a fan favorite win.

Kenny Irwin Jr. was your top-finishing rookie as he came home in 18th place for David Blair Motorports.

Brett Bodine was the lone DNF as he went behind the wall with engine problems early on. It was a great race here in Daytona and we look forward to seeing you fans again next week for the Jiffy Lube 300 in New Hampshire.

[sgf83]

Driver: Darrell Waltrip
Hometown: Owensboro, KY
Experience: 25th Season | 3-time Winston Cup Champion
Team: 17 | Western Auto | Chevrolet | Darrell Waltrip Racing

NASCAR LIVE WITH ELI GOLD DRIVER SPOTLIGHT

Eli Gold: Welcome to the show DW and congrats on the emotional win at Daytona in the Pepsi 400.

Darrell Waltrip: Thanks a bunch Eli, we really needed this. I really need this. My family really need this. It had been a rough year up to this point. The teams best run was when I wasn't even in the car in the Busch Clash so it was gnawing at me quite a bit.

Eli Gold: You mentioned not expecting to be in Victory Lane. Do those expectations change now that you have been back to the winner's circle?

Darrell Waltrip: In reality they don't really change much. We know that Daytona is a track where anyone can run well and win if they are in the right place at the right time. We are behind these big organizations so far resource wise it's a struggle just keeping up sometimes. We are going to continue to fight though because I ain't ready for no rocking chair just yet!

Eli Gold: Well, we certainly wish you all the best DW and look forward to seeing you get the crowd riled up like that again in the near future. Thanks for joining us tonight race fans, we will see you back here after the race in New Hampshire. Good Night!