 He was the first ARCA driver to make over $1,000,000 USD in his career, surpassing Bobby Bowsher's previous record of $952,535 USD in 1998.In 1994, Steele competed in five Winston Cup Series races in a car owned by Bobby Allison only managing a best finish of 33rd at Pocono.He attempted to qualify for the inaugural Brickyard 400 but failed.