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Through the first 21 races of the year, the team that fields the No. 14 Pontiac Grand Prix found the going tough. 2002 had not yielded a top 10, which led to a driver change after the July 28th event at Pocono Raceway. The team tabbed Mike Wallace as the man who would finish the year for them, with the exception of the road race at Watkins Glen International. For that event, Foyt took a suggestion from Wallace and acquired P.J. Jones in an attempt to get the team its best possible finish. The move paid huge dividends, as Jones cruised to a fourth-place finish. That run not only stood as a season-best mark, but also as the best result ever posted by A.J. Foyt Racing.
Beginning with that run, the No. 14 Pontiac has posted a top five, two top 10s and Saturday's run at Richmond that saw Wallace sniffing around the top five for the majority of the last half of the race before a late stop for fuel relegated them to a still-respectable 12th. During that five-race stretch, the team - currently ranked 38th in the owners' point standings - has scored the 19th highest number of points in the series.
With their renewed enthusiasm, Wallace and his Foyt Racing teammates are hoping to continue their hot streak this weekend as the Winston Cup Series visits the flat one-mile New Hampshire International Speedway.
Winston Cup Owners' Points - Last Five Races (Current Overall Rank in Parentheses)
1. No. 6 Ford, 673 (2)
2. No. 20 Pontiac, 666 (5)
3. No. 12 Ford, 660 (10)
4. No. 8 Chevrolet, 642 (14)
5. No. 30 Chevrolet, 620 (17)
No. 99 Ford, 620 (13)
7. No. 24 Chevrolet, 616 (4)
8. No. 29 Chevrolet, 613 (19)
9. No. 9 Dodge, 599 (7)
10. No. 2 Ford, 598 (6)
11. No. 48 Chevrolet, 594 (3)
12. No. 17 Ford, 591 (8)
13. No. 40 Dodge, 573 (1)
14. No. 31 Chevrolet, 564 (22)
15. No. 19 Dodge, 563 (28)
16. No. 28 Ford, 557 (9)
17. No. 18 Pontiac, 541 (18)
No. 88 Ford, 541 (11)
19. No. 14 Pontiac, 536 (38)
20. No. 22 Dodge, 528 (25)
Through the first 21 races of the year, the team that fields the No. 14 Pontiac Grand Prix found the going tough. 2002 had not yielded a top 10, which led to a driver change after the July 28th event at Pocono Raceway. The team tabbed Mike Wallace as the man who would finish the year for them, with the exception of the road race at Watkins Glen International. For that event, Foyt took a suggestion from Wallace and acquired P.J. Jones in an attempt to get the team its best possible finish. The move paid huge dividends, as Jones cruised to a fourth-place finish. That run not only stood as a season-best mark, but also as the best result ever posted by A.J. Foyt Racing.
Beginning with that run, the No. 14 Pontiac has posted a top five, two top 10s and Saturday's run at Richmond that saw Wallace sniffing around the top five for the majority of the last half of the race before a late stop for fuel relegated them to a still-respectable 12th. During that five-race stretch, the team - currently ranked 38th in the owners' point standings - has scored the 19th highest number of points in the series.
With their renewed enthusiasm, Wallace and his Foyt Racing teammates are hoping to continue their hot streak this weekend as the Winston Cup Series visits the flat one-mile New Hampshire International Speedway.
Winston Cup Owners' Points - Last Five Races (Current Overall Rank in Parentheses)
1. No. 6 Ford, 673 (2)
2. No. 20 Pontiac, 666 (5)
3. No. 12 Ford, 660 (10)
4. No. 8 Chevrolet, 642 (14)
5. No. 30 Chevrolet, 620 (17)
No. 99 Ford, 620 (13)
7. No. 24 Chevrolet, 616 (4)
8. No. 29 Chevrolet, 613 (19)
9. No. 9 Dodge, 599 (7)
10. No. 2 Ford, 598 (6)
11. No. 48 Chevrolet, 594 (3)
12. No. 17 Ford, 591 (8)
13. No. 40 Dodge, 573 (1)
14. No. 31 Chevrolet, 564 (22)
15. No. 19 Dodge, 563 (28)
16. No. 28 Ford, 557 (9)
17. No. 18 Pontiac, 541 (18)
No. 88 Ford, 541 (11)
19. No. 14 Pontiac, 536 (38)
20. No. 22 Dodge, 528 (25)
