| Ricky Sanders | |
| Birth Date: | 30 July 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Stockbridge, Georgia |
| Total Busch Races: | 1 |
| Years In Busch: | 1 |
| Best Busch Pos: | 145th (2001) |
| First Busch Race: | 2001 South Carolina 200 (Darlington) |
| Busch Wins: | 0 |
| Busch Top Tens: | 0 |
| Busch Poles: | 0 |
| Total Truck Races: | 27 |
| Years In Truck: | 4 |
| Best Truck Pos: | 27th (2001) |
| First Truck Race: | 2000 Pronto Auto Parts 400K (Texas) |
| Last Truck Race: | 2003 Federated Auto Parts 200 (Nashville) |
| Truck Wins: | 0 |
| Truck Top Tens: | 0 |
| Truck Poles: | 0 |
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.
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.
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.
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]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [4] | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| ARCA Racing Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||