▁B ondo / Mar - Hy de ▁Series ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁at ▁Atlanta ▁Motor ▁Speed way , ▁starting ▁ 1 1 th ▁and ▁finishing ▁ 1 5 th ▁in ▁a ▁family - owned ▁car . ▁He ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁series ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁race ▁at ▁S alem ▁Speed way , ▁qual ifying ▁a ▁career ▁best ▁ 8 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 1 - car ▁field ▁and ▁finishing ▁a ▁then - care er ▁best ▁ 1 3 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁His ▁career ▁best ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁would ▁occur ▁just ▁over ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁at ▁Po cono ▁Race way , ▁when ▁he ▁finished ▁ 9 th . ▁After ▁compet ing ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 1 ▁races , ▁Stre eter ' s ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁AR CA ▁season ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁half way ▁through ▁the ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁one ▁top ▁ten ▁finish , ▁an ▁average ▁finish ▁of ▁ 1 7 . 1 , ▁and ▁ranked ▁ 2 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁point ▁stand ings . ▁ ▁After ▁sp ending ▁a ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁W inst on ▁West ▁Series , ▁Stre eter ▁returned ▁to ▁AR CA ▁two ▁seasons ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family - owned ▁team ▁competed ▁sp aring ly ▁for ▁three ▁seasons . ▁The ▁team ▁w ound ▁up ▁failing ▁to ▁qual ify ▁in ▁the ▁majority