Ultra Motorsports

Ultra Motorsports was a NASCAR Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck Series racing team.

7 Chevrolet Monte Carlo and its driver Michael Waltrip, and kept the team's sponsorship with construction equipment rental service NationsRent.

In 2001, Ultra went back to fielding Fords and signed Mike Wallace to replace Waltrip.

4 Kodak car for Morgan-McClure Motorsports but was himself fired and replaced by Kevin Lepage early in the season, to drive the No.

Gordon contended for the win most of the day, finally placing second and giving Ultra its best ever finish.

As the previous season was drawing to a close, Evernham Motorsports announced it had signed Jeremy Mayfield to drive for the team.

Leffler returned to the Truck Series and Smith hired Jimmy Spencer to pilot the No.

26 Kmart-sponsored Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports to take over for Leffler at Chip Ganassi Racing at the end of 2001, only to be replaced by Casey Mears as driver of the No.

Ultra even expanded to field a second car for Ted Musgrave in selected races, carrying Sirius sponsorship and No.

Ted Musgrave drove the Mopar-sponsored Dodge to a 22nd-place finish after suffering water pump failure.

After another near miss at the title in 2004, Musgrave took only one win in 2005 but finally won the championship, the first in Ultra's history.

Ultra Motorsports made its official Truck debut in the series' first race, the Copper World Classic at Phoenix.

08 Ford F-150 driven by Mike Bliss, and sponsored by Smith's company, Ultra Custom Wheels.

His crew chief Barry Dodson won 1989 Winston Cup championship with Rusty Wallace In 1996, Team ASE Racing came on board as sponsor, and Bliss picked up two more wins and moved into fifth in points.

After another top-five finish in 1997, Bliss slipped to tenth in the standings, and left for Roush Racing.

Smith replaced him with Mike Wallace, who won in the first race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

In addition to switching to Dodge Rams in 2001, Smith hired Scott Riggs to drive the No.

Leffler returned to Ultra in 2003, and picked up a victory at the MBNA Armed Forces Family 200, but was fired for what was called a violation of his contract; Winston Cup owner Gene Haas had hired Leffler to temporarily take over the No.

0 NetZero Pontiac for Haas CNC Racing after regular driver Jack Sprague was fired and Smith dismissed him shortly thereafter.

The equipment and owner's points for this team were sold to Evernham Motorsports' ride for Erin Crocker.

02 Wolverine Vinyl Siding Ford for five races, his best finish being 13th at Watkins Glen International.

12 at the season opening Florida Dodge Dealers 400K, but exited early due to a vibration.

Leffler drove one race at IRP in 2000, the last extra entry Ultra would field for three years.

This drew fire from fans and drivers, especially points leader Brendan Gaughan, who accused Smith as using the trucks as roadblocks to help Musgrave, who could overtake Gaughan for the points championship if he finished far enough ahead, take the championship.