DragChamp Racer Spotlight: Zac Fulcher

Zac Fulcher is in this week’s DragChamp Racer Spotlight. Learn all about this DragChamp Pro Member in his spotlight below!

MAYFIELD, KY- Zac Fulcher of EDR Motorsports has been involved in racing since the age of 7. For Zac, racing is more than a hobby, it’s a family tradition spanning over three decades. His grandfather, Gary Fulcher, began drag racing at just 14 years old alongside his two older brothers. Together, they enjoyed several years before venturing into dirt track racing. Although their dirt track racing career was brief, it was highly successful, with the team winning the majority of the races they entered.

Gary’s passion for motorsports extended to go-kart racing, demolition derbies, and even motocross, but nothing compared to his love for drag racing. He eventually returned to his roots and never looked back. Gary passed on his love for the sport to Zac, introducing him to drag racing at Gleason Raceway Park, known as the “Playground of Power.” From that point on, they spent nearly every weekend at the track, fueling Zac’s lifelong passion for racing.

Zac now competes in big money bracket races, including events like the Flings, TB Promotions, and the Millions. When he’s not racing out of town, he runs the Super Pro class at his home track, Beacon Dragway, in Paducah, Kentucky.

Learn more about Zac below!

Race Cars

EDR Motorsports has several different cars in the fleet, but two of Zac’s personal favorites are the 2024 M&M Dragster and the Chevy Nova wagon. In 2024, M&M Race Cars built a brand-new dragster for their team. After installing their driveline combo and a GET’M Carb, the car immediately delivered, winning its very first race and running 4.70s. The team also has a 1966 Chevy II Nova, which underwent a heart transplant early in the 2024 season. It runs 4.80s and is an absolute blast to drive.

Outside of Racing

When Zac isn’t behind the wheel of his race car, he works at his family-owned business, Southern Termite and Pest Control, where he is a fifth-generation exterminator. He’s also passionate about investing in real estate. In his free time, Zac enjoys waterfowl and turkey hunting during the off-season, but his main focus is often on brainstorming investments or strategies to improve their businesses.

His favorite movie is Smokey and the Bandit, and his favorite music artists are Three Days Grace and Nirvana. One thing people may not know about him is that in high school, he competed in waterfowl calling competitions. These weren’t just casual “here ducky, ducky” calls—he used custom-made calls that required tuning and skill to compete in various classes.

Accomplishments

• 2020 Super Pro Champion at Beacon Dragway
• 2021 $25,000 Runner-up
• 2023 Made it to 10 cars in the MILLION at Vegas
• 2023 Winner and Runner-up of TB Promotions 50k at Kil-Kare
• 2024 Winner of TB Promotions 50k at Beech Bend
• 2024 Winner of TB Promotions 50k at Kil-Kare
• Multiple home track wins

Zac’s Q&A

What’s on your bucket list, future goals, what do you hope to achieve?

• Win the Million
• Win the Flings
• Generate more revenue to our sponsors than the year prior

What is your favorite race car, and why?

My favorite car has to be the Chevy II. My grandfather got it when I was around 5-6 years old and didn’t run it until I was 12. Although I was just enjoying being around him and the car I had no idea how much he was teaching me about things like work ethic, patience, persistence, and getting an idea in your head and going for it.

Who has made the biggest impact on your racing success?

My Grandpa Gary, and my uncle Josh they both have been my mentor from the beginning and help me weekend and week out in the shop and on the business side of racing also My wife, Lindsay for pushing me.

How do you support your racing, side hustle, sponsor, partner, etc.?

It wouldn’t be fair for me to say I could do this without my sponsors, they are the biggest supporters of my operation. MRCOOL signed a contract with EDR Motorsports in 2021 and that partnership has allowed the possibility for these opportunities to race the way we do along side our other great partners!  

MRCOOL |Moser Engineering | Hoosier Tire|Chase Motorsports RV and Trailer sales | Stroud Safety | Cargomate Trailers by Forrest river | GET’M Performance carbs | Competitive Suspension | Abruzzi Transmission | M&M Race Cars | RBZ Billet | Oakley Motorsports

Who do you hate to see in the other lane, and why? 

No one,  “It’s not who you run its when you run them.”

What’s the hardest part of drag racing?

Being away from home when I’m on the road. 

What’s your most embarrassing moment in a race car?  

One time in my S-10 I used to have, I staged it with the back tires in Bowling Green.

What are you saying to yourself just before you stage the car?

“Cars in low, nitrous on, let’s get it!”

What do you enjoy the most at the racetrack?

When I’m at the track with my Family and Friends, there is nothing like the racing community.

Do you love to win or hate to lose? 

Hate to lose

Which are you better at the starting line or the finish line? 

Finish line

What motivates you to continue racing? 

My Family

If money were no object, what would your racing operation look like?  Car, trailer, class, race schedule, etc.

A huge shop with majority of things in-house and multiple different teams in different facets of motorsports top fuel, dirt super late model, and dirt sprint car all under one roof. I probably would step back from driving as much and manage all of them.

How often do you use a practice tree? 

During the off-season, probably a few times a week. During season once a month, and every morning at the track.

What is your daily driver?

2020 Chevy Silverado

Where do you spend the most time on the internet?

Facebook and Tiktok, follow our page at @EDRmotorsports

What is your favorite sport?  Favorite team?

Favorite sport is drag racing, Favorite team Clay Millican and Antron Brown

What are you really good at? 

Something I feel like I’m good at is making good decisions in high pressure situations. 

Would you rather hang out with a crowd or have a quiet evening at home?

Have a quiet evening at home

Who would you like to thank, who helps you the most?

I have to thank God for everything without him none of us would have any of things we have. Also my wife Lindsay, my granddad Gary and uncle Josh, my entire family, our amazing team at Southern Termite & Pest Control, everyone at MRCOOL, and all of our sponsors. On the racing side MRCOOL supports and believes in us the most making it possible for us to race the way we do and I’m grateful for the relationship and friendship that we have made over the years. 

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