2002 Racing Season
2002 would turn out to be Ricky's last year racing.
In the March 2nd race at Las Vegas Ricky was injured and required shoulder surgery, he returned May 3rd for the race at Richmond International Raceway but ultimately retired on October 10th 2002 citing physical and mental health reasons.
Ricky step into a car ownership role and developing upcoming talent like Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch and others. Vickers would step into Ricky's car in 2003 and win the NASCAR Busch Series Championship.
NASCAR Busch Series 2002
| RACE NUMBER | DATE | TRACK | RACE NAME | START | FINISH | LAPS | STATUS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16-Feb-02 | Daytona Beach, FL | EAS / GNC Live Well 300 | 9 | 27 | 110 of 120 | running | ||
| 2 | 23-Feb-02 | Rockingham, NC | 1-866RBCTerm.com 200 | 17 | 21 | 196 of 197 | running | ||
| 3 | 02-Mar-02 | Las Vegas, NV | Sam's Town 300 | 9 | 37 | 117 of 200 | crash | ||
| 4 | 16-Mar-02 | Darlington, SC | darlingtonraceway.com 200 | DNS - Injured | |||||
| 5 | 23-Mar-02 | Bristol, TN | Channellock 250 | DNS - Injured | |||||
| 6 | 06-Apr-02 | Fort Worth, TX | O'Reilly 300 | DNS - Injured | |||||
| 7 | 13-Apr-02 | Lebanon, TN | Pepsi 300 | DNS - Injured | |||||
| 8 | 20-Apr-02 | Talladega, AL | Aaron's 312 | DNS - Injured | |||||
| 9 | 27-Apr-02 | Fontana, CA | Auto Club 300 | DNS - Injured | |||||
| 10 | 03-May-02 | Richmond, VA | Hardee's 250 | 26 | 15 | 250 of 250 | running | ||
| 11 | 11-May-02 | Loudon, NH | New England 200 | 25 | 15 | 200 of 200 | running | ||
| 12 | 19-May-02 | Nazareth, PA | Nazareth 200 | 23 | 30 | 147 of 200 | oil leak | ||
| 13 | 25-May-02 | Concord, NC | Carquest Auto Parts 300 | 39 | 22 | 198 of 200 | running | ||
| 14 | 01-Jun-02 | Dover, DE | MBNA Platinum 200 | 17 | 25 | 195 of 200 | running | ||
| 15 | 08-Jun-02 | Lebanon, TN | Inside Traxx 300 | 11 | 15 | 225 of 225 | running | ||
| 16 | 16-Jun-02 | Sparta, KY | Meijer 300 | 14 | 8 | 200 of 200 | running | ||
| 17 | 30-Jun-02 | West Allis, WI | GNC Live Well 250 | 12 | 15 | 249 of 250 | running | ||
| 18 | 05-Jul-02 | Daytona Beach, FL | Pepsi 400 | 15 | 20 | 100 of 100 | running | ||
| 19 | 13-Jul-02 | Joliet, IL | Tropicana Twister 300 | 7 | 21 | 197 of 200 | running | ||
| 20 | 20-Jul-02 | Madison, IL | Charter Pipeline 250 | 33 | 24 | 199 of 200 | running | ||
| 21 | 27-Jul-02 | Fountain, CO | Eminem 200 | 9 | 22 | 248 of 250 | running | ||
| 22 | 03-Aug-02 | Brownsburg, IN | Kroger 200 | 36 | 7 | 200 of 200 | running | ||
| 23 | 17-Aug-02 | Brooklyn, MI | Cabela's 250 | 14 | 23 | 125 of 125 | running | ||
| 24 | 23-Aug-02 | Bristol, TN | Food City 250 | 13 | 29 | 215 of 250 | running | ||
| 25 | 31-Aug-02 | Darlington, SC | South Carolina 200 | 21 | 33 | 56 of 74 | running | ||
| 26 | 06-Sep-02 | Richmond, VA | Funai 250 | 39 | 17 | 249 of 250 | running | ||
| 27 | 21-Sep-02 | Dover, DE | MBNA All-American Heroes 200 | 21 | 27 | 197 of 200 | running | ||
| 28 | 28-Sep-02 | Kansas City, KS | Mr. Goodcents 300 | 27 | 38 | 56 of 200 | crash | ||
| 29 | 12-Oct-02 | Concord, NC | Little Trees 300 | 9 | 22 | 248 of 250 | running | ||
| 30 | 20-Oct-02 | Millington, TN | Sam's Town 250 | 22 | 19 | 200 of 200 | running | ||
| 31 | 26-Oct-02 | Hampton, GA | Aaron's 312 | 36 | 7 | 200 of 200 | running | ||
| 32 | 02-Nov-02 | Rockingham, NC | Pop Secret 400 | 25 | 16 | 197 of 197 | running | ||
| 33 | 09-Nov-02 | Avondale, AZ | Outback Steakhouse 200 | 14 | 23 | 125 of 125 | running | ||
| 34 | 16-Nov-02 | Homestead, FL | Ford 300 | 29 | 20 | 134 of 134 | running | ||