Ricky Carmichael
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Carmichael in May 2007
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November 27, 1979 Clearwater, Florida, United States |
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 8 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2011 position | 113th | ||||||
| Best finish | 84th (2010) | ||||||
| First race | 2010 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2011 Wypall 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 68 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2011 position | 16th | ||||||
| Best finish | 13th (2010) | ||||||
| First race | 2009 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2011 Ford 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of July 17, 2012. | |||||||
Ricky Carmichael (born November 27, 1979 in Clearwater, Florida) is a racer known for his success in . His unrivaled successes in the sport of motocross have given him the nickname "The GOAT"; standing for Greatest of All Time.
After a dominant amateur career, Carmichael made his pro debut for the (Splitfire Pro Circuit) Kawasaki team in 1997. He was fast but erratic in Supercross; winning several main events. Crashes and inconsistency cost him the title to Suzuki's Tim Ferry. Outdoors, Carmichael was much more in his element, and he beat defending champion Steve Lamson for the win at the first round. Carmichael was very dominant and won the overall title in his rookie year.
He more than made amends for his rookie-season loss in Supercross by winning all 8 main events of the 1998 125cc East Region. He won the East/West shootout as well. Outdoors, he defended his title easily despite early challenges from Lamson, John Dowd, and Mike Brown.
Carmichael jumped to the 250 class for Supercross in 1999 with the Factory Kawasaki team. It started off reasonably well with some top 5 finishes, but had a violent crash in the early rounds and was forced to take time off. The rest of the year was filled with crashes and disappointing results and Carmichael failed to finish in the top 10 overall. He raced 125 outdoors once again with Pro Circuit, and again dominated that series for his third title in a row.
In 2000, Carmichael jumped to the 250 class full-time. He was much more consistent this year with regular top 5 finishes, including his first win at Daytona. He finished 5th overall behind eventual champion Jeremy McGrath; the latter's final title. Outdoors, Carmichael had no such trouble adapting the bigger bike and was the class of the field. He had some close battles with Sebastien Tortelli, but ended up winning the 250 National Championship in his first try.
By 2001, Carmichael had showed a new commitment to his fitness and preparation. After some early series battles with McGrath, Carmichael took a chokehold of the points lead and won 13 out of 15 Supercross races as well as the championship. After another battle with Tortelli and Kevin Windham outdoors, Carmichael won that title again as well.
Carmichael switched to Honda for 2002. He suffered a horrendous endo at round one of Supercross; earning no points. He mounted a furious comeback by winning 11 races from 16 and the title over David Vuillemin.
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