Ray Ciccarelli
Ray Ciccarelli | |||||||
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![]() Ciccarelli at Pocono Raceway in 2018 | |||||||
Born | Raymond J. Ciccarelli January 20, 1970 Ellicott City, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
33 races run over 5 years | |||||||
2021 position | 67th | ||||||
Best finish | 33rd (2019) | ||||||
First race | 2017 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora) | ||||||
Last race | 2021 UNOH 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of December 30, 2021. |
Raymond J. Ciccarelli (born January 20, 1970) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 49 Chevrolet Silverado for his own team, CMI Motorsports. He has also competed in what are now the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East in the past.
Racing career
[edit]ARCA Racing Series
[edit]Ciccarelli drove part-time in the series in 2014, 2015, and 2016 for teams Carter 2 Motorsports, Kimmel Racing, Hamilton-Hughes Racing, and Hixson Motorsports. He started his own team, Ciccarelli Racing, for 2017. The team's first race came in the season-opener at Daytona where Ciccarelli finished 21st in his No. 38 Ford after a solid seventh-place qualifying run. The team returned at Talladega, although they used owner points from the full-time Hixson Motorsports No. 3 car to have a better shot of qualifying for the race (which they successfully did). Using that number instead of the No. 38 (which had only run Daytona), they picked up a thirteenth-place finish in the race. Ciccarelli had driven for the Hixson team in a few races in 2016.
Truck Series
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In 2017, Ciccarelli made his Truck Series debut in the Eldora Dirt Derby, driving the No. 10 truck for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing. He started 32nd and finished 22nd. After that, he start-and-parked the No. 0 truck for the same team in 4 races at Michigan, New Hampshire, Texas, and Phoenix. He finished 26th, 29th, 28th, and 26th respectively. He returned to the No. 10 truck at Homestead. He qualified 31st, but an engine malfunction before the green flag waved gave him a 32nd-place finish.[1][2]
In 2019, Ciccarelli acquired trucks, equipment, and owner points from the closed Premium Motorsports No. 49 truck[3] and restarted his own team, now under the name CMI Motorsports, which stood for "Ciccarelli Moving & Installation", a company owned by Ciccarelli and which is one of the team's sponsors. After running the first two races of the season, Ciccarelli and the CMI Motorsports team skipped the third round at Las Vegas with a planned comeback for the fourth round at Martinsville.[4]
Planned departure from NASCAR announcement
[edit]Ciccarelli announced in June 2020 his retirement from NASCAR as a driver and a team owner at the end of the 2020 season. His announcement, which came in the form of a post on his Facebook page on June 10, was made on the same day as NASCAR's decision to ban the display of the Confederate flag from their events, a decision they made in the midst of the George Floyd protests due to the flag's longtime association with white supremacist groups. While many NASCAR drivers praised the ban, Ciccarelli decried it, as he believed that it and other recent decisions by the sanctioning body ventured into the realm of politics.[5][6]
However, Ciccarelli's team, CMI Motorsports, posted on their Twitter account on October 30 that "We're not done yet. See you all in 2021", signaling he would not close down his team after the 2020 season as planned.[7] On November 19, when it was revealed on TobyChristie.com that Tim Viens was to continue as a driver for CMI, Ciccarelli told the website that he planned on driving in three to four races in 2021.[8]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Camping World Truck Series
[edit]NASCAR Camping World 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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
2017 | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD 22 | POC | HOM 32 | 38th | 59 | [9] | ||||||||||
0 | MCH 26 | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA 29 | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX 28 | PHO 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
2018 | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD DNQ | TAL DNQ | MAR DNQ | TEX | PHO | HOM 25 | 61st | 31 | [10] | ||||||||
Beaver Motorsports | 50 | POC 27 | MCH | BRI | MSP 28 | LVS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | CMI Motorsports | 49 | DAY 28 | ATL 26 | LVS | MAR DNQ | TEX 16 | DOV 24 | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN DNQ | POC 19 | ELD | MCH 9 | BRI | MAR 21 | PHO | HOM 31 | 33rd | 130 | [11] | ||||
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | 0 | MSP 29 | LVS | TAL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | CMI Motorsports | 49 | DAY DNQ | LVS | CLT | ATL | HOM 29 | POC 27 | KAN 32 | KAN 24 | RCH 31 | BRI | LVS 26 | TAL 27 | 40th | 111 | [12] | ||||||||||||
83 | KEN 32 | TEX | MCH 34 | DAY | DOV | GTW | DAR | KAN 26 | TEX 22 | MAR 25 | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 49 | DAY DNQ | DAY | LVS | ATL DNQ | BRI | RCH | KAN | DAR DNQ | COA | CLT | 67th | 20 | [13] | |||||||||||||||
Toyota | TEX 32 | NSH | POC 23 | KNX | GLN | GTW | DAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ford | BRI 39 | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO |
Busch East Series
[edit]NASCAR Busch East Series results | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | NBESC | Pts | Ref |
2006 | Glidden Motorsports | 83 | Ford | GRE | STA | HOL | TMP | ERI | NHA | ADI 16 | WFD 15 | NHA 31 | DOV DNQ | LRP | 35th | 331 | [14] |
ARCA Racing Series
[edit]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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
2014 | Carter 2 Motorsports | 97 | Dodge | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP 19 | POC | 44th | 390 | [15] | |||||||
40 | BLN 19 | ISF 22 | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | |||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Kimmel Racing | 68 | Ford | DAY | MOB | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC 32 | MCH | CHI | WIN | IOW | IRP | 90th | 200 | [16] | |||||||
Carter 2 Motorsports | 97 | Dodge | POC 20 | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | Hamilton-Hughes Racing | 63 | Dodge | DAY DNQ | NSH 33 | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | 74th | 300 | [17] | ||||||||||||||
Hixson Motorsports | 2 | Chevy | POC 26 | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP 24 | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | ||||||||||
2017 | Ciccarelli Racing | 38 | Ford | DAY 21 | NSH | SLM | 66th | 290 | [18] | |||||||||||||||||
3 | TAL 13 | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | MAD | IOW | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ciccarelli makes NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut with JJCR at Eldora". ESPN.com. July 14, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Frederick, Cole (November 10, 2017). "Truck catches fire during NASCAR practice at Phoenix and driver has to evacuate fast". alt_driver. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Beard, Brock (February 14, 2019). "PREVIEW: The ARCA invasion beefs up Truck Series entry list while the XFINITY Series struggles". LASTCAR. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ Beard, Brock (February 28, 2019). "PREVIEW: "Something old and something new" the theme of Las Vegas entry lists". LASTCAR. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ Heim, Mark (June 10, 2020). "NASCAR's Ray Ciccarelli posts he's done at end of season, disagrees with Confederate flag policy". AL.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Bubba Wallace praises NASCAR's Confederate flag ban but one driver says he's quitting over decision". CBS News. June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. CMI Motorsports. October 30, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
We're not done yet. See you all in 2021.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (November 19, 2020). "Timothy Viens returning to CMI Motorsports for full-time campaign in Truck Series". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
In addition, Ciccarelli has confirmed to TobyChristie.com that he expects to run three to four races himself in a second entry.
- ^ "Ray Ciccarelli – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Ray Ciccarelli – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Ray Ciccarelli – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Ray Ciccarelli – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "Ray Ciccarelli – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Ray Ciccarelli – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Ray Ciccarelli – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Ray Ciccarelli – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Ray Ciccarelli – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Ray Ciccarelli – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
External links
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- Ray Ciccarelli driver statistics at Racing-Reference