2000 Racing Season
The year 2000 was a big year of experience for Ricky.
He competed races in the WINSTON Racing Late Model series along with the NASCAR Busch & Craftsman Truck Series.
On July 7, 2000 Kenny Irwin Jr would tragically pass away in an accident at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Ricky was offered an opportunity to run the Felix Sabates car but chose to focus on his orgional plans of 2000 with gaining more experience before stepping into a Cup car.
On May 25th, Ricky pulled off an impressive 5th place finish at Nashville after starting 34th.
2000 NASCAR Busch Series
| RACE NUMBER | DATE | TRACK | RACE NAME | START | FINISH | LAPS | STATUS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Feb-20-2000 | Rockingham | BellSouth Mobility 320 | DNQ | |||||
| 5 | Mar-18-2000 | Darlington | Autolite / Fram 250 | DNQ | |||||
| 8 | Mar-25-2000 | Nashville | Textilease / Medique 300 | 34 | 5 | 320/320 | running | ||
| 11 | Apr-01-2000 | Richmond | Myrtle Beach 250 | 27 | 28 | 249/250 | running | ||
| 12 | Apr-08-2000 | Loudon | NAPA Autocare 250 | DNQ | |||||
| 15 | Apr-15-2000 | South Boston | Carquest Auto Parts 250 | 35 | 42 | 61/300 | crash | ||
| 16 | Apr-22-2000 | Myrtle Beach | Kroger 200 | 9 | 13 | 250/250 | running | ||
| 18 | Apr-29-2000 | Milwaukee | All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 | DNQ | |||||
| 20 | May-13-2000 | Pikes Peak | Miami 300 | 28 | 26 | 248/250 | running | ||
| 21 | May-20-2000 | Gateway | Sam's Club 200 | 37 | 38 | 101/200 | alternator | ||
| 22 | May-27-2000 | IRP | Sam's Town 250 | 30 | 36 | 142/200 | crash | ||
| 24 | Jun-03-2000 | Bristol | Outback Steakhouse 200 | DNQ | |||||
2000 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK Series
| RACE NUMBER | DATE | TRACK | RACE NAME | START | FINISH | LAPS | STATUS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mar-18-2000 | Phoenix Raceway | Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150 | 22 | 17 | 150 of 150 | running | ||
| 5 | Apr-10-2000 | Martinsville Speedway | NAPA 250 | 5 | 25 | 245 of 250 | running | ||
| 10 | Jun-09-2000 | Texas Motor Speedway | Pronto Auto Parts 400K | 14 | 26 | 129 of 167 | crash | ||
| 15 | Jul-22-2000 | Michigan International Speedway | Michigan 200 | 28 | 18 | 98 of 100 | running | ||
| 16 | Aug-03-2000 | Indianapolis Raceway Park | Power Stroke 200 | 19 | 12 | 200 of 200 | running | ||
| 18 | Sep-07-2000 | Richmond Raceway | Kroger 200 | 14 | 21 | 202 of 200 | running | ||
| 20 | Oct-13-2000 | Texas Motor Speedway | O'Reilly 400 | 13 | 28 | 95 of 100 | running | ||
| 21 | Sep-07-2000 | Richmond Raceway | Kroger 200 | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 22 | Oct-28-2000 | Auto Club Speedway | Motorola 200 | 11 | 27 | 85 of 100 | running |
2000 NASCAR WINSTON Racing Street Stock Series
| Date | Finish | Track | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29 | Unknown | Concord Speedway | |||||||
2000 ARCA Racing
| Date | Track | Start | Finish | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | Charlotte Motor Spedway | 16 | 5 | ||||||