Ricky Elliott (born October 9. 1965) is a retired American Kart, Dirt Modified, and Late Model racing driver. Elliott has 245 feature events wins from 15 tracks in the Mid-Atlantic (United States).[2][3]
| Ricky Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rick T. Elliott October 9, 1965 |
| Retired | 2018 |
| Debut season | 1970 |
| Late model | |
| Years active | 2005-2018 |
| Car number | 88 |
| Championships | 1 |
| Wins | 106 |
| Previous series | |
| 1987-2004 Car number Championships Wins 1970-1986 Wins | Modified racing 0,1,19D,30,45,85,91 6 139 Kart racing 135 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1991, 1992 Delaware State Fair Champion[1] 1985 World Karting Association Gold Cup | |
Racing career
editRicky Elliott began racing karts at an early age, winning 135 World Karting Association events, including both Maryland and Delaware state championships and the national Horstman Gold Cup. He then began racing modifieds and in 1987 claimed his first feature win at the Delaware International Speedway (DIS).[4]
Elliott won often in his home state, including the state fairgrounds, and claimed back to back track championships at both DIS and Georgetown Speedway in 1990 and 1991, repeating at Georgetown in 1993 and 1994[5] He also competed regularly at New Jersey's East Windsor and Bridgeport Speedways, and found success at major events held at North Carolina's Charlotte Motor Speedway dirt track and the Syracuse Mile in New York.[4][6][7]
In 2005 Elliott then turned his attention to the Late Model race cars, winning at many of the same tracks he conquered with his modified.[3][5] He also claimed victories at Allegany County Speedway and Potomac Speedway in Maryland, New Egypt Speedway in New Jersey, Halifax County Motor Speedway in North Carolina, and a World of Outlaws win at Brewerton Speedway in New York.[8][9] Elliott capped off his career by retiring after winning the 2018 DIS track championship.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Tracks, Series & Organizations – Harrington and Delaware State Fair". Auto Racing Research Associates. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "Cars, Drivers & Events – Ricky Elliott". Auto Racing Research Associates. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c Culver, Chad; Culver, Wayne (2019). Legends of Delaware Auto Racing. The History Press. p. 157 "et seq.". ISBN 1467138290.
- ^ a b Brown, Dave (August 20, 1989). "Blu Hen brings new attitude for Elliott". Salisbury MD: The Daily Times. p. B10. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Finney, Mike (July 11, 2013). "Legend of Ricky Elliott grows at Delaware speedway". Wilmington DE: The News Journal. p. NC 10. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elliott wins Bridgeport modified feature". Camden NJ: Courier-Post. May 28, 1990. p. 2C. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hill, John (April 5, 2004). "Elliott wins Lowes dirt race". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, NY. p. C2. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ Felton, Matt (October 9, 2007). "Ricky Elliott repeats at Big Kahuna VII Champion". Cumberland Times-News. MD. p. 4B. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ Williams, Roury (August 25, 2010). "Deleware's Ricky Elliott gets World of Outlaws win at Brewerton Speedway". Syracuse, NY: The Post-Standard. Retrieved July 27, 2024.