Ricky Sanders (racing driver)

Ricky Sanders (born July 30, 1966) is an American former stock car racing driver. He raced part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series from 2000 to 2003.

Ricky Sanders
Born (1966-07-30) July 30, 1966 (age 58)
Stockbridge, Georgia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish145th (2001)
First race2001 South Carolina 200 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
27 races run over 4 years
Best finish27th (2001)
First race2000 Pronto Auto Parts 400K (Texas)
Last race2003 Federated Auto Parts 200 (Nashville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Racing career

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Busch Series

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Sanders only ran one career NASCAR Busch Series race. It came in 2001, when Jimmy Means allowed Sanders to pilot his #52 in a start-and-park deal. Sanders started 39th, but parked six laps into the race. He finished 41st.

Craftsman Truck Series

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Sanders made his Truck debut in 2000, driving for Walsh Racing. He made his first start in the #9 Walsh Ford at Texas, where he started 32nd and wound up 30th. He also added on a 22nd at Kentucky before moving onto the #27 Hastings Filters 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, 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. After a 32nd at Las Vegas, Sanders managed a 21st at California, 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.

 
Sanders racing in a 2017 ARCA race at Road America

Sports car racing

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Today, Sanders is a competitor in SCCA's Trans-Am competition, in TA2. He drives for his own single-car team which he self-sponsors through his company Pitboxes.com.[1]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NBSC Pts Ref
2001 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR
41
RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 145th 40 [2]

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2000 Ricky Sanders Racing 19 Ford DAY
DNQ
HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM
DNQ
PPR EVG MCH
DNQ
IRP NSV
DNQ
36th 667 [3]
Raptor Performance Motorsports 9 Ford TEX
30
KEN
22
GLN MLW NHA NZH
CJ Racing 27 Ford CIC
26
RCH
31
DOV
DNQ
TEX
16
CAL
2001 Ricky Sanders Racing 19 Ford DAY
DNQ
HOM
34
MMR MAR
34
GTY
25
DAR
32
PPR
34
DOV
22
TEX
24
MEM MLW KAN
35
KEN
25
NHA IRP NSH
20
CIC
21
NZH
23
RCH SBO
31
TEX LVS PHO CAL 27th 1091 [4]
2002 DAY
19
DAR
DNQ
MAR GTY PPR
DNQ
DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN
DNQ
NHA MCH IRP NSH RCH TEX SBO LVS
32
CAL
21
PHO
DNQ
HOM 58th 273 [5]
2003 DAY
DNQ
DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX
17
MEM MLW KAN
30
KEN
19
GTW
20
MCH
22
IRP NSH
27
BRI RCH NHA CAL
DNQ
LVS
DNQ
SBO TEX MAR PHO HOM 41st 573 [6]

ARCA Racing Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ARSC Pts Ref
1992 18 Buick DAY FIF TWS TAL
16
TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL 148th - [7]
2003 Mark Gibson Racing 56 Chevy DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN
35
MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 185th 55 [8]
2006 Hixson Motorsports 23 Chevy DAY
DNQ
MCH
30
TAL
22
16th 3270 [9]
Pontiac NSH
DNQ
SLM
17
WIN
DNQ
KEN
37
TOL
DNQ
POC
37
MCH
39
KAN
36
KEN
16
BLN
14
POC
17
GTW
26
NSH
37
ISF
23
MIL
30
TOL
18
DSF
24
CHI
21
SLM
17
IOW
29
2007 TC Motorsports 35 Chevy DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL
DNQ
185th 25 [10]
2008 DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR
45
KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJM TAL TOL 156th 30 [11]
2017 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford DAY
7
NSH SLM ROA
18
DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 47th 420 [12]
08 TAL
29
TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF

References

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  1. ^ "Getting to Know: Ricky Sanders". V8 Road Racing Series. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ricky Sanders – 2001 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ricky Sanders – 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ricky Sanders – 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ricky Sanders – 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Ricky Sanders – 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Ricky Sanders – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Ricky Sanders – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Ricky Sanders – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ricky Sanders – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  11. ^ "Ricky Sanders – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  12. ^ "Ricky Sanders – 2017 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
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