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Ricky Sanders (born July 30, 1966) is an American former
Ricky Sanders Racing
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, Ricky 1966 births ARCA Menards Series drivers Living people NASCAR drivers People from Stockbridge, Georgia Racing drivers from Atlanta Racing drivers from Georgia (U.S. state)
stock car racing
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driver. He raced part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of thr ...
from 2000 to 2003.
Racing career
Busch Series
Sanders only ran one careerNASCAR Busch Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...
race. It came in 2001, when Jimmy Means
James Means (born May 29, 1950) is a retired American racing driver and owner, who competed in the Winston Cup Series as an owner-driver. He is currently an adviser for Front Row Motorsports and owns his own team, Jimmy Means Racing.
He compet ...
allowed Sanders to pilot his #52 in a start-and-park
Start and park is a term used in auto racing, particularly in NASCAR-sanctioned races, to describe the practice of racing teams starting races but pulling the car off the track after just a few laps in order to collect prize money while avoiding e ...
deal. Sanders started 39th, but parked six laps into the race. He finished 41st.
Craftsman Truck Series
Sanders made his Truck debut in 2000, driving for Walsh Racing. He made his first start in the #9 Walsh Ford atTexas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
, where he started 32nd and wound up 30th. He also added on a 22nd at Kentucky
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before moving onto the #27 Hastings Filters
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east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west at ...
Ford for three more starts. After finishes of 26th and 31st, Sanders set his season best finish of 16th in his return to Texas. It would wind up being his best career finish.
Sanders ran 13 races in 2001, en route to 27th in points. It was a miserable year for Sanders, who joined the #19 James Murphy Ford team. He only managed a best finish of 20th at Nashville
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, although he did finish in the top-25 in half of his starts. Sanders struggled with finishing races, as his team only completed 7 of their 13 starts.
Sanders' low-budget team only managed to make three starts in 2002. However, Sanders had a productive year. He was 19th in the season opener at Daytona Daytona refers to the city of Daytona Beach, Florida, or things named after it.
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. After a 32nd at Las Vegas
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, Sanders managed a 21st at California
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, earning two top-21s in three 2002 starts.
Sanders' team made six starts in 2003. It was a decent year for Sanders and his team, as they earned top-20 finishes in half of their starts. Their best was a 17th at Texas, 19th at Kentucky and 20th at Gateway. However, the budget issue finally bit. Sanders and team had to close up shop following the Nashville race.
Sports car racing
Today, Sanders is a competitor inSCCA
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional r ...
's Trans-Am
The Trans-Am Series is a sports car racing series held in North America. Founded in 1966, it is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA).
Primarily based in the United States, the series competes on a variety of track types includin ...
competition, in TA2. He drives for his own single-car team which he self-sponsors through his company Pitboxes.com.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
Craftsman Truck Series
ARCA Racing Series
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
References
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Ricky Sanders Racing
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, Ricky 1966 births ARCA Menards Series drivers Living people NASCAR drivers People from Stockbridge, Georgia Racing drivers from Atlanta Racing drivers from Georgia (U.S. state)