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 56) Stockbridge, Georgia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	145th (2001)
First race	2001 South Carolina 200 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
27 races run over 4 years
Best finish	27th (2001)
First race	2000 Pronto Auto Parts 400K (Texas)
Last race	2003 Federated Auto Parts 200 (Nashville)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Racing career

Busch Series

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

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

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

NASCAR

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

Busch Series

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
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

Craftsman Truck Series

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
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
	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
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
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

ARCA Racing Series

(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
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	-
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
2006	Hixson Motorsports	23	Chevy	DAY DNQ														MCH 30							TAL 22		16th	3270
			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
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
2017	Kimmel Racing	69	Ford	DAY 7	NSH	SLM												ROA 18	DSF	SLM	CHI	KEN	KAN				47th	420
		08					TAL 29	TOL	ELK	POC	MCH	MAD	IOW	IRP	POC	WIN	ISF

References

1. "Getting to Know: Ricky Sanders". V8 Road Racing Series. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

External links

• Ricky Sanders Racing
• Ricky Sanders driver statistics at Racing-Reference