Rico Abreu
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Abreu (right) being interviewed at Angell Park Speedway in 2013
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January 30, 1992 St. Helena, California |
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| Achievements | 2014 USAC Midget national champion 2015, 2016 Chili Bowl winner 2015 Pepsi Nationals Winner 2014 Belleville Midget Nationals Champion |
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 25 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| 2016 position | 13th | ||||||
| Best finish | 13th (2016) | ||||||
| First race | 2015 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 18, 2016. | |||||||
Rico Emanuel Abreu (born January 30, 1992) is an American professional driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 98 Toyota Tundra for ThorSport Racing. Abreu won the 2014 USAC Midget car championship, and previously competed in the K&N Pro Series East in 2015.
Abreu first began racing dirt bikes, but after watching an Outlaw kart race in Vallejo, California, started to race shifter karts. When he turned 15, he was given his first Outlaw kart. To support his career, his father built a 1⁄8th-mile asphalt oval in his backyard. On January 24, 2009, Abreu made his Outlaw kart debut at Lakeport Indoor Speedway, finishing fourth, and scored his first Outlaw win at Cycleland Speedway. During the year, local driver Kyle Larson met Abreu at a charity karting event held at Abreu's backyard oval, and in 2011, introduced him to sprint cars. During the year, he made his Chili Bowl Nationals debut, along with running his first World of Outlaws sprint car race. He would eventually win the 2011 360 Winged Sprint Car Series Rookie of the Year Award. In 2012, Abreu raced in the USAC National Midget Series, clinching Rookie of the Year, while qualifying for the A-main at the Chili Bowl. The next year, he won the Belleville Midget Nationals, the Johnny Key Classic at Ocean Speedway, the 4 Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway and the USAC Gold Crown at Tri City Speedway. In 2014, he won his first WoO race at the Thunderbowl Raceway, and later won the USAC Honda Midget Series national title.
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