Ricky Carmichael will make his fifth career start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) this Saturday at Kansas Speedway in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250. He has two top-10 starts and a career-best finish of eighth at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. in the series so far this season.
In the history of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), no other rider has won as many championships (15) and races (150) as Carmichael, earning him the nickname the GOAT (Greatest of All-Time). Carmichael was a record five-time AMA “Rider of the Year.â€
Ricky Carmichael Quotes: “Oh man, each race weekend is like a new movie for me… Details
All rise, NASCAR traffic court is now in session. The Honorable U. Will B. Caught presiding.
“Thank you, please be seated.”
“Before I call our most recent offender, Mr. Kyle Busch, I would like to explain how we determine if you were in fact speeding on pit road.”
During my early years on the bench, pit road did not have a speed limit. Cars could enter and exit pit road as fast as they wanted.
As racing speeds became faster and faster, so did speeds on pit road. A few minor mishaps over the years didn’t seem to make a difference.
Being a pit crew member was…Â Details
One by one the visitors filed into Victory Lane, eager to pay their respects to Mark Martin.
Jimmie Johnson pushed past a throng of fans to get there, while NASCAR president Mike Helton weaved through the grandstands and across the track. Tony Stewart set aside his disappointment from finishing second to make his visit, and Jack Roush stopped by with heartfelt happiness.
Race fans annually vote Dale Earnhardt Jr. as NASCAR’s most popular driver, but after Martin’s win Saturday night at Phoenix International Raceway, it was obvious the honor truly belongs to the beloved veteran.
“There’s nobody that dislikes Mark,” said second-place finisher Stewart. “Mark has taught us all a lot about what it takes to be not only a good driver in this series, but a good competitor and somebody that everybody respects.”…Â Details
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A year ago, Danica Patrick was in Japan, recording the first victory by a woman in an Indy Racing League event. This weekend, she will be in a seaside suburb of Los Angeles, driving in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. But the question so often on the lips of American motor racing’s chattering classes is, where will she be a year from now?
Patrick is the hard-charging driver/cover girl/swimsuit model who turned the venerable Indianapolis 500 on its ear in 2005, at age 23, by leading the race for 19 laps and finishing fourth, unprecedented achievements by a woman. Since then, she has become the face of the I.R.L., its most marketable asset and a driver for perhaps the best team, Andretti Green…Â Details