Rod Fuller

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  Published on: 9/23/2007    Last Visited: 12/3/2008  

  News From David Powers Motorsports FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ted Yerzyk, David Powers Motorsports (317) 892-5040, office (760) 207-9767, cell ted@davidpowersmotorsports.com FULLER RACES HOLT CAT CAR TO QUARTERFINAL FINISH AT DALLAS ENNIS, Texas (Sept. 23, 2007) - Rod Fuller drove his David Powers-owned HOLT CAT dragster to a quarterfinal finish Sunday at Texas Motorplex.
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  Fuller qualified his HOLT CAT dragster fourth for the third time this season with a run of 4.552 seconds on Friday evening at the Motorplex. He defeated four-time series champion Tony Schumacher in the first round before falling to two-time champion Larry Dixon in round two. In a monster of match-up between the Nos. one and two ranked drivers in the standings entering the Dallas race, Fuller used a starting line advantage in the HOLT CAT rail and never looked back. The Las Vegas racer used Rob Flynn horsepower to clock a run of 4.591 seconds at 323.55 to earn the win light in the left lane. Schumacher's black rail lost traction immediately and slowed to a run of 6.158 at 178.80. The win leapfrogged Fuller over Schumacher in the Countdown to the Championship standings.
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  Facing off against Dixon for the fifth time this season, Fuller used a stout .057 of-a-second reaction time, but the HOLT CAT rail overpowered the track and slowed to a run of 5.424 at 215.55.
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  Fuller is now 2-3 versus Dixon this season.
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  It is the second straight race that Fuller has been defeated in the second round. "It was a frustrating day," Fuller said.
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  Fuller drove to a runner-up finish at the Richmond race last Oct. R1 FULLER (.076) 4.591 ET, 323.55 MPH def. Schumacher (.096) 6.158 ET, 178.80 MPH R2 Dixon (.083) 4.670 ET, 275.00 MPH def. FULLER (.057) 5.424 ET, 215.55 MPH -30- www.holtcat.com www.davidpowersmotorsports.com If you do not wish to receive e-mails from David Powers Motorsports, please respond to ted@davidpowersmotorsports.com.

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  Published on: 8/13/2007    Last Visited: 8/13/2007  

  Rod Fuller Qualifies Seventh At 26th Annual Brainerd Race With A Run Of 4.605-Seconds
  
  Auto Racing Daily
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  Rod Fuller Qualifies Seventh At 26th Annual Brainerd Race With A Run Of 4.605-Seconds
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  Rod Fuller maintained his position atop the NHRA Top Fuel standings on Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway despite falling in the opening round of eliminations for just this fourth time this season.
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  Fuller qualified seventh at the 26th annual Brainerd race with a run of 4.605-seconds on Saturday.It was only the second time this season he has qualified lower than fourth.In the opening round of eliminations, he was matched against six-time IHRA champion Clay Millican for the fourth time this season.Two of the better leavers in the Top Fuel division, they used nearly identical reaction times, but Fuller's all-white dragster dropped a cylinder and lost traction forcing the five-time winner to pedal.The Las Vegas racer slowed to a pass of 4.793 seconds at 322.65 mph, while Millican's rail sped to a solid run of 4.602 at 314.68.Fuller hadn't lost in the first round since the Topeka race on June 3.It was his 25th career opening-round defeat.
  
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  "I'm lucky, " Fuller said.

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  Published on: 4/12/2009    Last Visited: 4/13/2009  

  Needing ride, Fuller starts own team
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  ROGERS - It's all up to Rod Fuller now.
  
  At 38, Fuller probably hasn't quite hit his prime as a professional drag racer, but he still found himself without a ride and a sponsor as the 2009 National Hot Rod Association season began in February.
  
  So, one of the more successful Top Fuel drivers on the circuit has decided to do it himself, announcing Friday that he intends to start his own team, Hot Rod Fuller Racing.
  
  Fuller, a Rogers native, plans to get on the track at some point this season and is negotiating for a major sponsor for what he expects to be a modest but hungry race team.
  
  "I know I can amass a team that can win races," Fuller said.
  
  Fuller was the Top Fuel overall runner-up in 2007 and finished sixth overall last year. He figured it was business as usual last December, but his team owner, Houstonbased David Powers Motorsports, decided to shut down and ended its sponsorship ties with Caterpillar.
  
  That left Fuller as the odd man out with other teams already hooked up for 2009.
  
  The season began with one of the more popular Top Fuel drivers out of action. Friends even sent him a cell phone picture that he's saved of a fan wearing a "Hire Rod Fuller" shirt at the Gator Nationals in Gainesville, Fla., last month. It was just the kind of motivation Fuller needed.
  
  "When you're comfortable and doing well, it's hard to make a move like this," Fuller said.
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  Fuller also is being backed by local companies like Crossland Construction of Rogers and Transplace, a Lowell-based transportation logistics and technology company.
  
  Others around the area and state have vowed to help as well and perhaps serve as partners as Fuller has spent much of the past few months working his cell phone and attending business meetings. Fuller said starting an NHRA team from scratch commands an operating cost of about $3.5 million.
  
  "When I get back on track, it's going to be because of my ties to Arkansas," said Fuller, who could be ready for the Chicago stop in June if everything works to plan.
  
  There are only three part-time Top Fuel drivers who are operating their own teams against larger and more powerful teams. Fuller said he'll employ about 12 to 15 full-time staff members in the beginning, compared to 100 or more used by the most wealthy teams.
  
  Fuller compared his fledgling organization to a small-market baseball club trying to compete with large-market teams. Just think of Fuller as the Kansas City Royals and five-time defending series champion Tony Shumacher as the New York Yankees.

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  Published on: 5/7/2007    Last Visited: 5/7/2007  

  David Powers Motorsports teammates "Hot Rod" Fuller and Whit Bazemore were third and fourth with identical 4.498s.
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  3 5 Rod Fuller, Las Vegas NV, Hadman-TFX 4.498 328.94 328.94
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  Local favorite "Hot Rod" Fuller, the current NHRA POWERade Series points leader, is third in his all-white David Powers Homes dragster after a 4.498 at 328.94 mph, the final 4.4-second car in the field.
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  3 5 Rod Fuller, Las Vegas NV, Hadman-TFX 4.498 328.94 328.94
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  > Hometown heroes Rod Fuller (Top Fuel Dragster) and Jon Capps (Funny
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  > Rod Fuller 7-to-2

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  Published on: 8/29/2007    Last Visited: 8/30/2007  

  Rod Fuller, the NHRA Top Fuel points leader, races for David Powers Motorsports which is moving to Plainfield from Houston. - Auto Imagery / AP
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  David Powers Motorsports fields the two-car Top Fuel operation of drivers Whit Bazemore and Rod Fuller.Fuller leads the NHRA Top Fuel points standings heading into this weekend's NHRA U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis' O'Reilly Raceway Park, while Bazemore, a 20-time NHRA winner, ranks seventh in the class.

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  Published on: 9/29/2008    Last Visited: 2/10/2009  

  Rod Fuller, David Powers Motorsports

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  Published on: 7/28/2007    Last Visited: 7/29/2007  

  Rod Fuller: "We still have a shot to be No. 1 tomorrow"
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  Rod Fuller: "We still have a shot to be No. 1 tomorrow"
  
  NHRA: Rod Fuller
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  Rod Fuller and his Peterson CAT team are in an unfamiliar position - on the outside looking in.The current NHRA Top Fuel points leader missed the cut Friday at Infineon Raceway during the opening day of qualifying for the FRAM-Autolite Nationals.
  
  Fuller, who enters the race with a 134-point lead over Brandon Bernstein, made two passes on Friday, but failed to make a run in the four-second range.
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  Fuller sits 18th in the Top Fuel order with two qualifying sessions remaining.Only eight cars made passes before the track's 10 p. m. curfew rule went into effect.
  
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  "It was not a great day, " Fuller said.

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  Published on: 12/3/2008    Last Visited: 12/3/2008  

  News From David Powers Motorsports FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ted Yerzyk, David Powers Motorsports (317) 892-5040, office (760) 207-9767, cell ted@davidpowersmotorsports.com FULLER SCORES RUNNER-UP FINISH AT READING, FINALLY READING, Pa. (Aug. 22, 2007) - After waiting for nearly two full days, NHRA Top Fuel point leader Rod Fuller posted a runner-up finish Wednesday morning at Maple Grove Raceway in his Ransome CAT dragster.
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  After sitting on pole for the fourth time this season with a 4.521-second pass on Friday evening, Fuller edged teammate Whit Bazemore on Sunday morning before the first wave of rain showers came through the area.
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  Last month, Fuller knocked off Bazemore in the final round at Denver in the first 1-2 finish for David Powers Motorsports. Bazemore used a slight starting line advantage, but Fuller used Rob Flynn horsepower to clock low elapsed time of the round, 4.526 seconds at 324.20 mph, to advance to round two. Bazemore drove the Matco Tools rail to a lap of 4.556 at 328.78. Fuller is now 4-0 against Bazemore. It was Fuller's 30th round win of the season. After Sunday's racing action was halted due to rain showers following the first round of Top Fuel eliminations, Fuller and his Ransome CAT team enjoyed a festive team dinner at Buca di Beppo in Wyomissing, Pa. On Monday morning under overcast skies, Fuller raced to the semifinals for the 12th time in 17 races this season by knocking off Todd. Fuller's Ransome CAT dragster shook the tires, but Fuller pedaled the throttle and got his rail to recover and sped to a run of 4.703 at 322.43.
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  Fuller powered his yellow-and-black dragster to the win with a pass of 4.550 at 324.05 to barely edge Lucas' 4.567-second effort to move to the final round for the fifth time this year.
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  Fuller's elapsed time was the quickest of the semifinals.
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  Fuller now is 5-8 in his 13 career Top Fuel finals. "It's no fun to sit and wait for two days and have it end that way," Fuller said.
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  FULLER (.048) 4.709 ET, 324.98 -30- www.ransome.com www.davidpowersmotorsports.com If you do not wish to receive e-mails from David Powers Motorsports, please respond to ted@davidpowersmotorsports.com.

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  Published on: 11/16/2008    Last Visited: 12/3/2008  

  After qualifying for his 85th consecutive race with an elapsed time of 3.862-seconds on Saturday afternoon at the historic Pomona track, Fuller outpaced former NHRA Top Alcohol dragster champion Steve Torrence, edged six-time Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher, and outran European champion Ers Erbacher, before losing a narrow match with two-time series champion Larry Dixon in the final round, the second straight for Fuller.
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  After qualifying for his 85th consecutive race with an elapsed time of 3.862-seconds on Saturday afternoon at the historic Pomona track, Fuller outpaced former NHRA Top Alcohol dragster champion Steve Torrence, edged six-time Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher, and outran European champion Ers Erbacher, before losing a narrow match with two-time series champion Larry Dixon in the final round, the second straight for Fuller.
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  Fuller and Torrence were the first pair of drivers to do battle on Sunday morning at the 2008 NHRA season-finale.
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  Torrence got the slight jump out of the gate, but Fuller used a tune-up from crew chief Rob Flynn to post the second quickest lap of the round to score the win.
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  Squaring off against the winningest Top Fuel driver in NHRA history (56 wins), Fuller got the slight jump at the start and scored the narrow holeshot victory to advance to the semifinals for the sixth time this season. Fuller raced the Caterpillar car to a lap of 3.862 at 313.66 to hold off the hard-charging U.S. Army dragster, which clocked a run of 3.853 at 315.56. It was Fuller's first holeshot win of the season and sixth of his career. Fuller finished the 2008 season 3-8 versus the Alan Johnson-tuned dragster. Fuller advanced to his second consecutive final round by knocking off the European champion in the semifinals. Erbacher's orange rail got the jump at the start, but Fuller used Flynn horsepower to drive around and score the win. The Caterpillar car posted a performance of 3.851 at 312.64 to earn lane choice in the final round. Erbacher clocked a lap of 3.991 at 282.36 after advancing to his first career NHRA semifinal round. It was Fuller's 29th round win of the season. Competing in his 18th career Top Fuel final round and fourth of the season, Fuller posted a solid lap of 3.839 at 310.48, but came up just short to Dixon, who clocked a run of 3.833 at 300.03.
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  Fuller ended the season with a record of 29-23, with a win at the St. Louis race in May. He posted three runner-up finishes and earned the pole at the Norwalk, Ohio race in June. Fuller finished sixth in the Countdown to 1 standings and teammate Antron Brown, in his first season in Top Fuel, finished fifth.
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  "It was a great day," Fuller said.
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  Headquartered in Houston with race operations located in Brownsburg, Ind., David Powers Motorsports fields the two-car Top Fuel operation of drivers Rod Fuller and Antron Brown.
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  FULLER (.047) 3.839 ET, 310.48 MPH -30- www.cat.com/dealercareers www.davidpowersmotorsports.com If you do not wish to receive e-mails from David Powers Motorsports, please respond to ted@davidpowersmotorsports.com.

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  Published on: 7/7/2007    Last Visited: 7/7/2007  

  To make a living as a professional drag racer, success is a key ingredient to sustaining an extensive career on the quarter mile, and success is something Fuller has become quite familiar with over the past decade.
  
  Fuller, who earned both a Bachelors and Masters degree from the University of Arkansas, has been a fulltime NHRA competitor since 1994.The athletic racer has amassed 16 career NHRA national event victories in four different categories, including three career Top Fuel victories.He also earned 30 NHRA Divisional victories in the Super Gas and Super Comp divisions helping earned NHRA Division 5 championships in 1996 and '98 and a Division 3 title in 2000.Car Craft magazine named Fuller "Super Gas Driver of the Decade" for the 1990s, along with awarding him "8.90 Driver of the Year" honors in 2002 and '05.
  
  Fuller dabbled in the Top Fuel ranks in the mid-1990s, piloting John Mitchell's Montana Express dragster in nine races.
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  Former racer turned businessman David Powers, President of David Powers Homes located in Houston, tabbed Fuller to drive his 8,000 horsepower dragster in 15 races in 2005.
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  After posting a second runner-up finish, this time at Joliet, Ill. in June, Fuller and new crew chief Lee Beard started off on the right foot by knocking off defending NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher under the lights at Memphis Motorsports Park as Fuller captured his first career Top Fuel victory.
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  After posting a second runner-up finish, this time at Joliet, Ill. in June, Fuller and new crew chief Lee Beard started off on the right foot by knocking off defending NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher under the lights at Memphis Motorsports Park as Fuller captured his first career Top Fuel victory.
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  Racing to victory at the season's second race near Phoenix, Fuller proved the David Powers-owned team would be a force in drag racing's elite category.Fuller powered his Beard-tuned rail to a career-best speed, 330.96 mph, at Joliet, Ill. in June, and a week later collected his second win of the season when he halted Larry Dixon's Father's Day streak at five at historic Englishtown, N.J.He went on to capture No. 1 qualifying awards at both St. Louis and Memphis and advanced to three more final-round appearances on the way to a fifth-place finish in NHRA's Top Fuel division.
  
  When not piloting his 330-mph nitro-burning Top Fuel rail, Fuller continues to hone his driving skills by bracket racing.He also is an avid fitness buff that weight trains and cycles on a regular basis.He is single and resides in Las Vegas.
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  Position: Crew Chief - Rod Fuller
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  In his first race with the successful start-up team, Fuller captured his first career Top Fuel victory at the Memphis race.

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