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FILMAR Racing is a former NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Winston Cup and Busch Series
Busch Series

The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit , and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big league" circuit, the Sprint Cup....
 team. It was owned by Fil Martocci and crew chief
Crew chief

The term crew chief can refer to several different things:*In auto racing, a crew chief is the head person on a pit stop. The crew chief's primary duties include developing car setups, configuring pit strategies, and receiving feedback from his driver about the car's handling....
 Gil Martin. The team was sold in 1999
1999 in NASCAR

The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett was crowned the champion....
 to the Pinnacle Motorsports Group and then to Davis & Weight Motorsports.

AR began racing in 1990
1999 in NASCAR Busch Series

The 1999 NASCAR Busch Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the season points championship....
 when they fielded the #8 Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile was a brand name of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory....
 driven by Bobby Hamilton
Bobby Hamilton

Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship....
 in the Busch series. Originally unsponsored, they picked up sponsorship from TIC Financial Industries midway through the season.






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FILMAR Racing is a former NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Winston Cup and Busch Series
Busch Series

The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit , and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big league" circuit, the Sprint Cup....
 team. It was owned by Fil Martocci and crew chief
Crew chief

The term crew chief can refer to several different things:*In auto racing, a crew chief is the head person on a pit stop. The crew chief's primary duties include developing car setups, configuring pit strategies, and receiving feedback from his driver about the car's handling....
 Gil Martin. The team was sold in 1999
1999 in NASCAR

The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett was crowned the champion....
 to the Pinnacle Motorsports Group and then to Davis & Weight Motorsports.

Beginnings

FILMAR began racing in 1990
1999 in NASCAR Busch Series

The 1999 NASCAR Busch Series season began on February 13 and ended on November 13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the season points championship....
 when they fielded the #8 Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile was a brand name of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory....
 driven by Bobby Hamilton
Bobby Hamilton

Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship....
 in the Busch series. Originally unsponsored, they picked up sponsorship from TIC Financial Industries midway through the season. Hamilton had seven top-fives and finished eleventh in points, but departed for the Winston Cup series and was replaced by David Green
David Green (NASCAR)

David A. Green is a NASCAR driver. His two younger brothers, Jeff Green and Mark Green also compete on the NASCAR circuit. He currently drives the #07 SK Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series....
. Despite missing a pair of races early in the season, Green won the pole for the season-opening Goody's 300 and won at Lanier Raceway. He finished thirteenth in points and finished runner-up to Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon

Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
 for Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Rookie of the Year

The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each year....
 honors. At the end of the season, Green was replaced by Jeff Burton
Jeff Burton

Jeffrey Brian Burton also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a Sprint Cup Series driver. He drives the #31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing....
. Burton had four top-fives, including a win at New Hampshire International Speedway
New Hampshire International Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as open wheel car during the 1990s....
, and finished ninth in points.

In 1993
1993 in NASCAR Busch Series

The 1993 NASCAR Busch Series season began February 13 and ended November 13, with Steve Grissom of Grissom Racing Enterprises winning the championship....
, Baby Ruth
Baby Ruth

Baby Ruth is a candy bar that is made of chocolate-covered peanuts, caramel, and nougat, though the nougat found in it is more like fudge than is found in many other American candy bars....
 became the team's sponsor as they switched to Ford, and despite winning at Myrtle Beach Speedway
Myrtle Beach Speedway

The Myrtle Beach Speedway, originally named Rambi Raceway, was built in 1958 and is located on US 501 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.The speedway is a .538 mile semi-banked asphaltic oval track....
, Burton and the team dropped to fourteenth in points. The team also made its Cup debut that year with Burton at New Hampshire, starting 6th but finishing 37th after their #0 Ford wrecked near the midway point of the race.

Kenny Wallace years

After Burton left to run for Stavola Brothers Racing
Stavola Brothers Racing

Stavola Brothers Racing was a NASCAR racing team, owned by Bill and Mickey Stavola, and operating NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series teams from 1984 through 1998....
's Cup program, Kenny Wallace
Kenny Wallace

Kenny Wallace is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver who currently drives the #28 United States Border Patrol Chevrolet in the Nationwide series....
 was hired as the team's new driver for 1994
1994 in NASCAR Busch Series

The 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 19 and ended October 22. David Green of Labonte Motorsports won the championship.See also: 1994 in NASCAR...
. Wallace won a pole at Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth Speedway

Nazareth Speedway was an auto racing track in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania which operated from the 1910s to 2004. The track is often associated with local drivers Mario Andretti and Michael Andretti....
 and won at Bristol
Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track motor racing located in Bristol, Tennessee....
, Martinsville
Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville, Virginia....
, and Richmond
Richmond International Raceway

Richmond International Raceway is a 3/4-mile , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County, Virginia....
 late in the year and finished fourth in points. They also ran a Cup race at Michigan
Michigan International Speedway

Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than near Brooklyn, Michigan, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan....
, finishing nineteenth in the #81 car.

In 1995, FILMAR and Wallace split time between the Cup and Busch Series. In Cup, the team ran 11 races, finishing in the top-30 three times. In Busch, the team ran fifteen races with sponsorship from Red Dog
Red Dog

Red dog, also known as red dog poker or yablon, is a game of chance played with card game. It is a variation of Acey Deucey or Acey Deucey ....
 and won at Richmond and finished 27th in points. In addition to winning again at Richmond in 1996, the team moved up to the Cup series full-time with sponsorship from Square D
Square D

Square D is an United States manufacturer of equipment used to control and distribute Electricity headquartered in Palatine, Illinois.First formed in 1903 as the McBride Manufacturing Company, they subsequently changed their name to the Detroit Fuse and Manufacturing Company with their logo being a "D" enclosed in a square....
. Wallace had a seventh place finish at North Carolina Speedway
North Carolina Speedway

Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located in Rockingham, North Carolina....
 and finished 28th in points. The following season, FILMAR ran its last Busch race at Richmond as the #12 Graybar Ford, starting 27th and finishing 26th. That year, Wallace won his first two career poles in Cup at Martinsville and Bristol. Despite two top-tens, Wallace and the team dropped to 33rd in the standings.

In 1998
1998 in NASCAR

The 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 8. Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon was crowned champion for the third time in four years....
, Wallace posted seven top-tens but failed to qualify twice, finishing 31st in points.

Davis & Weight

Towards the end of 1998, Wallace announced he and Square D would be departing FILMAR and join Andy Petree Racing
Andy Petree Racing

Andy Petree Racing is a former NASCAR team. Its ownership changed hands several times over the years, with three different owners from its beginning to its close in 2004 in NASCAR....
. After rumors spread that Todd Bodine
Todd Bodine

Todd Bodine is a stock car racer. Todd is the younger brother of former racers Geoff Bodine and Brett Bodine. Bodine is known for his aggressive driving style and bald head, which has given him the nickname The Onion....
 or Willy T. Ribbs
Willy T. Ribbs

William "Willy" Theodore Ribbs, Jr. is an African-American racecar driver who competed in many forms of auto racing. After retiring, he became a sport shooting in the National Sporting Clays Association....
 would be the team's new driver for 1999, Marcotti sold the team to an originization called the Pinnacle Motorsports Group. The team planned to run that year's Daytona 500
Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida....
 with Morgan Shepherd
Morgan Shepherd

Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver since 1977 in NASCAR. He has also raced in the Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series....
 driving, but failed to qualify. The group was sold again to Davis & Weight Motorsports late in the season. The team made its Busch debut at the Food City 250
Food City 250

The Food City 250 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place each August under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is held the night before the Sprint Cup Series Sharpie 500....
 with Brandon Sperling driving the #55 Pontiac Grand Prix
Pontiac Grand Prix

The Pontiac Grand Prix was an automobile produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors. First introduced as part of Pontiac's full-size model offering for the 1962 model year, the Grand Prix name was also applied to cars in the personal luxury car market segment and the mid-size offering, slotting below the large Pontiac Bonneville in th...
 with sponsorship from the University of Florida
University of Florida

The University of Florida is a Public university land-grant university, sea grant colleges, Space grant colleges major research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States....
. He started and finished 27th. Michael Ritch ran a pair of races for D&W that year, at Rockingham and Memphis Motorsports Park
Memphis Motorsports Park

Memphis Motorsports Park is a race track located in just across the Loosahatchie River from Memphis, Tennessee, approximately ten miles south of Millington, Tennessee....
, his best finish a 35th.

D&W hired Ritch to compete full-time in the Busch Series in 2000
2000 in NASCAR Busch Series

The 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 19 and ended on November 11. Jeff Green of ppc Racing was crowned series champion.See also: 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series...
 competing for Rookie of the Year honors. In addition, they announced they would run the #81 in Cup in five races that season to move up full-time in 2001
2001 in NASCAR

The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 at the Daytona International Speedway. With the Daytona 500 and ended on November 23 at the New Hampshire International Speedway....
. Ritch made 21 starts that season and had five top-twenty finishes in the UoF/Kleenex
Kleenex

Kleenex is a brand name for a variety of products such as facial tissue, bathroom tissue, paper towels, and diapers. Kleenex is a registered trademark of Kimberly-Clark....
 Ford Taurus
Ford Taurus

The Ford Taurus is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. Originally introduced in the 1986 model year, it has remained in near continuous production for more than two decades, making it the fourth oldest nameplate that is currently sold in the Ford lineup....
, and finished 33rd in points, but the team did not attempt any Cup races. In 2001
2001 in NASCAR Busch Series

The 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 17 and ended November 10. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing was crowned the series champion....
, Mark Green
Mark Green (NASCAR)

Marcus Green is a veteran of the NASCAR Busch Series and is the brother of fellow NASCAR drivers , Jeff Green and David Green . He currently races the #70 Foretravel Motorcoaches Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the Busch Series....
 took over, and had a best finish of sixteenth at Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed the "Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition"....
 when the team announced it was closing it's Busch program to focus on Cup. After announcing they would attempt the Brickyard 400, the team laid off all of its employees and did not attempt a race again.

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