The deal centered on finances and involved one high-spending team that wants to go to the World Series again and one low-budget team that is building for the future.
By the end of the 1998 season, only a handful of low-budget teams were using the Infiniti.
It was a dismal run for the low-budget team as Isaacs' best finish on the year ended up being a trio of 30ths (at Memphis, Nashville and Phoenix.
(Certain low-budget teams do not provide any monetary benefit.)
Instead of just one or two low-budget teams fighting for a playoff spot, a handful of them are.
For one day, the Mets' world was righted against a low-budget team they had struggled against last season.
This low-scoring, low-budget team must sign or trade Doug Weight, a restricted free agent.
He would record one other top-20 finish at Pikes Peak, trying to do his best with the low-budget team.
He did well, finishing all but one race with the low-budget team.
The low-budget team struggled, but hung around.
