Bud Moore Engineering was a championship-winning NASCAR team. It was owned and operated by mechanic Bud Moore and ran out of Spartanburg, South Carolina. While the team was a dominant force in the 60's and 80's, the final years were tumultuous due to lack of sponorship and uncompetitive race cars. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Little Bud Moore was born in Charleston, South Carolina on December 7th, 1941. ... Downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina. ...

60's

Bud Moore Engineering debuted in 1961, at a qualifying race for the Daytona 500. The team won its debut with Joe Weatherly driving the #8 Pontiac. Weatherly drove for the team for most of the season, and won eight races. Bud Moore Engineering became on the first multi-car teams in NASCAR history, fielding the#18 for five races. Bob Welborn, Fireball Roberts, Cotton Owens, and Tommy Irwin drove that car. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Joe Weatherly is a former NASCAR driver. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Edward Glenn Fireball Roberts, Jr. ...

In 1962, Weatherly returned and had a phenomenal year, winning five races and that year's Grand National championship. David Pearson drove the second car(#08) at Atlanta Motor Speedway, finishing 11th. The Grand National is the premier horse race over fences in the United Kingdom. ... David Pearson David Pearson (born December 22, 1934 in Whitney, South Carolina) is a former American racecar driver. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ...

1963 saw Weatherly and Moore repeating as champions, despite winning only three races and running just over half of the schedule. Welborn returned to the second car(#06) at Lowe's Motor Speedway, finishing 29th, Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte. ...

Weatherly was considering retirement going into 1964, and he drove only a couple of races for Moore, until tragedy struck. While racing Moore's #8 Mercury at Riverside International Raceway, Weatherly began setting up for Turn 6 when he lost control and struck the concrete barrier, then slid across the racetrack where his car came to a stop. Weatherly was dead when workers got to his car. He died when his car hit the barrier, as his head slid out the window and hit the wall, suffering major head injuries. Moore retired #8 and switched to#1, and hired Billy Wade, the 1963 NASCAR Rookie of the Year, to drive. Wade had a strong year, winning four consecutive races and finishing fourth in points. Bobby Johns, Johnny Rutherford, and Darel Dieringer also saw time in the car, with Dieringer winning at Augusta Speedway. Mercury is an automobile brand name of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 to market semi-luxury cars slotted between entry-level Ford and luxury Lincoln models. ... Riverside International Raceway (Sometimes known as RIR or Riverside Raceway) was a racing track or road course in Riverside, California. ... Billy Wade had a brief yet successful stint in NASCAR. He was the 1963 NASCAR Rookie of the Year, and won four consecutive races the following year. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season. ... Johnny Rutherford (born March 12, 1938 in Coffeyville, Kansas) was a U.S. automobile racer. ...

Sadly, Wade himself died in a tire test at Daytona International Speedway. Moore retired #1 and fielded the #15 and#16 for Earl Balmer and Dieringer, respectively. Dieringer had another win and a third-place points finish, while Balmer had three top-fives. After that season, Moore cut down to Dieringer's car and ran a limited schedule, with Dieringer nailing down two more victories. Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...

At the end of the season, Dieringer moved on and Moore had a rotation of drivers in his #16, Bobby Allison, Gordon Johncock, Sam McQuagg, Cale, and LeeRoy Yarborough all drove, most of whom finished in the top-ten one. In 1968, Cale returned for one race, and Tiny Lund drove for thirteen races, finishing in the top ten seven times. BME only ran one race in 1969, with Don Schissler finishing 36th at the inaugural Talladega 500. Bobby Allison (born December 3, 1937) was one of the first NASCAR drivers and was named one of NASCARs 50 greatest drivers. ... Gordon Johncock (born 5th August 1937, Coldwater, Michigan) is a former racing driver, best known as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and 1976 Champcar champion. ... William Caleb Cale Yarborough (born March 27, 1939) in Timmonsville SC, near the Famous Darlington Speedway, is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. ... LeeRoy Yarborough (17 September 1938) – 7 December 1984) was an American stock car driver. ... Born DeWayne Louis Lund in Harlan, Iowa, he was a large man given the affectionate nickname Tiny because of his size. ... At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Talladega 500: For the race at Talladega Superspeedway from 1969 to 1987, see UAW Ford 500 For the race at Talladega Superspeedway in 2001, see Aarons 499 This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with...

70's

Bud Moore Engineering took a three-year hiatus until 1972, when David Pearson piloted the #15 Ford to a 26th place finish at Riverside. LeeRoy Yarborough, Dick Brooks, and Donnie Allison also drove that year. In 1973, Bobby Isaac climbed on board with Sta-Power Industries sponsoring. Isaac had six top-ten finishes until the Talladega 500, when he radioed in to Moore and told him he was quitting. When he got out of the car, Isaac announced he was retiring. Some reports surfaced saying Isaac quit because voices in his head had told him to. His replacement was an unpolished rookie named Darrell Waltrip, who had a top-ten at Darlington Raceway. Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Dick Brooks (14 April 1942 – 1 February 2006) was an American NASCAR driver. ... Donnie Allison is a former driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. ... Bobby Isaac (born August 1, 1932 or 1934, the exact year is disputed - 1977) is a former NASCAR Grand National (now Nextel Cup) Series champion. ... At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Talladega 500: For the race at Talladega Superspeedway from 1969 to 1987, see UAW Ford 500 For the race at Talladega Superspeedway in 2001, see Aarons 499 This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with... Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip (born February 5, 1947 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a NASCAR driver, active from 1972 to 2000, who won three Nextel Cup titles (1981, 1982, 1985), the 1989 Daytona 500, 1992 Southern 500, and is the undisputed Memorial Day major race record holder, having won an unprecedented... Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. ...

In 1974, George Follmer drove the car with R.C. Cola as sponsor, but was released after Riverside, and Buddy Baker drove for the rest of the year, and won two poles. Baker stayed on for 1975, and won four races and finished 15th in the championship standings. Baker won one race in 1976 and finished seventh in the points, but did not visit victory lane in 1977. He left at the end of the year. George Follmer was a Formula One driver from the United States. ... Royal Crown Cola has gone through several renamings throughout its history, but is now known again as RC Cola. R.C. Cola (or Royal Crown Cola) is a cola soft drink developed in 1905 by Columbus, Georgia pharmacist Claude A. Hatcher. ... For the American composer, see Buddy Baker (composer). ...

Baker's replacement was Bobby Allison. Allison won five races each over the next two seasons, and finished second and third in the points, respectively. By the end of the 70's, Bud Moore Engineering had returned to prominance. Bobby Allison (born December 3, 1937) was one of the first NASCAR drivers and was named one of NASCARs 50 greatest drivers. ...

80's

After Allison won four races in 1980 and finished sixth in points, Allison left for other opportunities. He was replaced by Benny Parsons, who won three races and finished tenth in points. He too, decided to move on after that season. Moore hit paydirt in 1982 by hiring a hotshoe young superstar named Dale Earnhardt and signed Wrangler Jeans as primary sponsor. Earnhardt had one win in his first year, and finished 12th in points. After only improving slightly the next year, Earnhardt departed for Richard Childress Racing, and was replaced by Ricky Rudd. After a demoralizing start that resulted in Rudd flipping over several times in a crash in the Bud Shootout, Rudd won at Richmond and finished seventh in points. Armed with new sponsor Motorcraft, Rudd won five more races from 1985-1987, and had a best finish of fifth. Benny Parsons (born July 12, 1941 in Detroit) was an American motorsports driver in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now known as the Nextel Cup Series. ... Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. ... Wrangler is one of the oldest and most popular jeans brands in the world. ... Richard Childress Racing is a NASCAR team fielding Chevys for Kevin Harvick (#29 Goodwrench), Clint Bowyer (#07 Jack Daniels), Kerry Earnhardt (#33 Bass Pro Shops) and Jeff Burton (#31 Cingular) in the Nextel Cup series, as well as the #2 AC Delco Chevy for Clint Bowyer and the #21... Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd racing at the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. ... The Budweiser Shootout is an annual NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event held at Daytona International Speedway in February, the week before the Daytona 500. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ...

After 1987, Rudd departed for King Racing, and a new young driver named Brett Bodine to drive the car. Compared to the teams' previous success, Bodine's performance was dissapointing, and he left, ironically enough, to replace Rudd at King. Bodine poses with his Ralphs Ford Sponsor a Driver. ...

Mid to late 90's

In 1990, Moore chose Morgan Shepherd to be his new driver, Shepherd had a strong year, winning the Atlanta Journal 500 and finishing a career-best fifth in points. When Shepherd dropped seven points in the standings in 1991, he left for Wood Brothers Racing, and Moore selected Geoff Bodine, older brother of Moore's former driver Brett, to be his new pilot. Despite two wins and eleven top-ten finishes, Bodine finished just 16th in points. Bodine had another win with Moore in 1993, but he left in the final part of the season to start his own team after purchasing the assets of the late Alan Kulwicki. Lake Speed took over for him, and his best finish was an 11th at the Mello Yello 500. Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977. ... The Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. ... Wood Brothers It is family owned and family run. ... Geoffrey Bodine (born April 18, 1949 in Chemung, New York) is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers (Brett Bodine and Todd Bodine) who are all NASCAR drivers. ... Alan Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 - April 1, 1993) was a Polish-American NASCAR driver. ... One of the more fitting names in NASCARs history was driver Lake Speed. ...

Speed returned in 1994, this time with Ford as the sponsor. He had four top five finishes and an eleventh place finish in points. At the end of the year, Speed departed for Melling Racing, and popular veteran Dick Trickle took over. After a dissapointing seasons that yielded just one top-ten, Trickle left the team. Wally Dallenbach Jr. signed on with Hayes Communications in 1996, but only had three top-ten finishes. He and Hayes left the team at the end of the year. Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Dick Trickle (born October 27, 1941 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin) is an American auto racer. ... Wally Dallenbach, Jr. ... Hayes Communications was a U.S.-based manufacturer of modems. ...

Final years

After the dissapointment of 1996, Bud Moore Engineering did not make a race in 1997, when an attempt to make the fall race at Charlotte with Greg Sacks bombed. In 1998, Moore began developing three-time ARCA champion Tim Steele for a run at Winston Cup. Steele had been recovering from injuries, and with the help of his father and sponsor Rescue Engine Formula, Steele would seek Rookie of the Year honors in 1999. Soon though, the deal fell apart. Loy Allen Jr. attempted the Brickyard 400, but failed to qualify. The team did start two races with Ted Musgrave, both races resulting in DNF's. Greg Sacks(born November 3, 1952, in Mattiuck, New York, is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ... Arsk (Tatar: Ar a //; Russian: Арск /arsk/) is a town in northern-eastern Tatarstan, Russia. ... The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... Loy Allen Jr. ... The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard is an annual 400 mile (644 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup points race held each August at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... Ted Musgrave from Franklin, WI was born December 18, 1955. ...

After a failed attempt with Jeff Green to qualify for the 1999 Daytona 500, Moore was apporached by a California family, Robert, Sue, and Randy Fenley, who were operating a successful NASCAR West Coast team and wanted to expand into Cup. Moore sold the operation to them but remained onboard as a consultant. They attempted their first race at that year's Brickyard 400 as the #62 with Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce as sponsor. Jeff Davis and Lance Hooper shared the driving duties, but they did not qualify for the race. Nevertheless, the team began preparing for 2000. Late in the year, the team announced they would hire Derrike Cope would drive the#15 until the end of 2001. Although no sponsor was named, the team assured Cope that there was enough financial stability for him to run for the entirety of his contract. Cope qualified at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the team in 1999, finishing 35th. Things looked promising for 2000, as Cope had a strong Speedweeks. However, the team soon started to skip races because of financial difficulties. Things went from bad to worse as Moore left the team. Soon afterwards, Cope quit the team in disgust because he felt that he was lied to when he was told the orginization was financially secure. Ted Musgrave at Talladega and finished 35th. After that the team, dissapered as it moved to North Carolina. It changed its number to 16 and was hoping to run the ARCA series until they could afford NASCAR again. That never came to be, and the team soon shut down and sold its equipment. Jeff Green (born September 6, 1962 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver who drives the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Charger for the Petty Enterprises team, and a part-time Busch Series driver in the #25 U.S. Marines Ford Taurus for Team Rensi Motorsports. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Big Daddys BBQ Sauce NASDAQ: BIGD is a company that produces barbecue sauce. ... Although no longer a full-time driver, Cope is still well known for his win at the 1990 Daytona 500. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte. ...

External links

• Bud Moore owner stats