Ricky Sanders

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.

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 No. 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 No. 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 No. 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 No. 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 seven 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.

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.

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 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 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 Pts Ref 2000 Ricky Sanders Racing 19 Ford DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG MCH IRP NSV 36th 667 Raptor Performance Motorsports 9 Ford TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH CJ Racing 27 Ford CIC RCH DOV TEX CAL 2001 Ricky Sanders Racing 19 Ford DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL 27th 1091 2002 DAY DAR MAR GTY PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP NSH RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM 58th 273 2003 DAY DAR MMR MAR CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA CAL LVS 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 Pts Ref 1992 18 Buick DAY FIF TWS TAL16 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 KAN35 MCH LER POC POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 185th 55 2006 Hixson Motorsports 23 Chevy DAYDNQ MCH30 TAL22 16th 3270 Pontiac NSHDNQ SLM17 WINDNQ KEN37 TOLDNQ POC37 MCH39 KAN36 KEN16 BLN14 POC17 GTW26 NSH37 ISF23 MIL30 TOL18 DSF24 CHI21 SLM17 IOW29 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 TOLDNQ 185th 25 2008 DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR45 KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJM TAL TOL 156th 30 2017 Kimmel Racing 69 Ford DAY7 NSH SLM ROA18 DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 47th 420 08 TAL29 TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF