Jeff Fuller

Jeff Fuller

Born: March 27, 1957
Age: 67
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Biography

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).

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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. 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 rideless.

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) 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. 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 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
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
2000 Eel River Racing 27 Pontiac DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
BRI
TEX
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
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
RCH NHA DOV
TAL KAN CLT
MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM 75th 105
2005 Buddy Sisco Racing 61 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR
TEX PHO TAL 78th 68
Mach 1 Racing 61 Dodge DAR
RCH
CLT
DOV
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
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
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
HCY 114th 85
1995 ST Motorsports 47 Chevy DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
NSV
DAR
BRI
HCY
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
MYB
GLN
MLW
TAL
SBO
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAR
HOM
10th 2845
1996 DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
NSV
DAR
BRI
HCY
NZH
CLT
DOV
SBO
MYB
GLN
MLW
NHA
TAL
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAR
HOM
17th 2399
Ken Wilson 02 Chevy ATL
1997 ST Motorsports 47 Chevy DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
LVS
DAR
HCY
TEX
BRI
NSV
TAL
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
SBO GLN 21st 2515
Laughin Racing 45 Chevy MLW
MYB
GTY
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAL
Taylor Motorsports 40 Chevy CAR
Labonte Motorsports 5 Chevy HOM
1998 NorthStar Motorsports 89 Ford DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT
DOV
RCH
PPR
GLN
MLW
MYB CAL
SBO IRP
MCH BRI 48th 899
Charles Prince 90 Chevy DAR
RCH DOV
Joe Gibbs Racing 42 Pontiac CLT
GTY CAR ATL
Bill Elliott Racing 94 Chevy HOM
1999 NorthStar Motorsports 89 Chevy DAY
CAR
LVS
ATL
DAR
TEX
NSV
BRI
TAL
CAL
NHA
RCH
NZH
CLT
DOV
SBO
GLN
MLW
MYB PPR
GTY
IRP
MCH
RCH
DOV
22nd 2280
Joe Gibbs Racing 42 Pontiac BRI
DAR
CLT
CAR HOM
Team Amick 88 Chevy MEM
PHO
2000 SABCO Racing 82 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX
NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH 96th 100
PRW Racing 77 Ford BRI
DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM
2001 NEMCO Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL
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
CAR LVS
DAR BRI TEX NSH 105th 80
Pontiac TAL
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
CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX 54th 688
NEMCO Motorsports 88 Pontiac TAL
DAY
CHI NHA
Stanton Barrett Motorsports 91 Pontiac NSH
CAL RCH GTY NZH
NEMCO Motorsports 88 Chevy CLT
DOV
87 NSH
KEN MLW PPR
IRP MCH BRI
DAR RCH
Stanton Barrett Motorsports 97 Chevy DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
PHO
CAR
HOM
91 ATL
2004 NEMCO Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX
NSH
TAL
CAL
GTY
RCH
NZH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
CHI
NHA
PPR
IRP
MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT MEM
ATL
PHO
DAR
HOM
37th 1221
Pontiac DAY
2005 7 Chevy DAY
CAL
MXC DAR
RCH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
GTY
IRP
GLN MCH
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO HOM 51st 929
GIC-Mixon Motorsports 24 Chevy LVS
ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL
2006 Frank Cicci Racing 34 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH
KEN
MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 107th 122
2007 SKI 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
RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 146th 49
2008 Stanton Barrett Motorsports DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV
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
CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP 100th 186
NEMCO Motorsports 87 Chevy IOW
GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM
TEX PHO HOM
2010 97 DAY
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 -

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