RC to make his Nationwide Series Debut THIS WEEKEND!

FreshTopEnd wrote:

Good to see Gibby super pumped for the off season.

Tbteam wrote:

Surprised Carmichael pumped about debut at Kansas By Sporting News Wire Service, NASCAR.COM 1 hour, 44 minutes ago Email Print One would think that nothing much...

Surprised Carmichael pumped about debut at Kansas
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One would think that nothing much surprises Ricky Carmichael anymore. After all, he is nicknamed GOAT, as in Greatest of All Time.

But the 15-time American Motorcyclist Association champion was taken aback when team owner Steve Turner called to let him know he could be making his Nationwide Series debut at Kansas Speedway this weekend.

Turner, who owns the team for which Carmichael and James Buescher drive in the Truck Series, was completing the purchase of the Braun Racing Nationwide team last week and needed a driver for the No. 10 Toyota.


“It has been really quick. Never expected it to come this quick,” Carmichael said. “I got a call from our team owner last week, and he said, ‘Hey, there’s a possibility we might be able to run you in the Nationwide race next weekend in Kansas. Would you be up for it?’ “

Carmichael chuckled when he thought about how long it took him to say yes—about a second.

“First, I couldn’t believe the things that I was hearing,” Carmichael said.

But, yes, it was true.

“Yeah, no problem,” Carmichael told Turner. “I’d love to, as long as it doesn’t interfere with anybody else.”

It didn’t.

“I was like, ‘Man, that’s pretty awesome,’ ” Carmichael said.

Carmichael’s move to stock cars came in 2008, when he raced in ARCA and the K&N Pro Series. He moved to the Truck Series last year and now will race in the Nationwide Series three times this year, including trips to Phoenix and Homestead later this year.

But he’s never taken a lap in a Nationwide car. Needless to say, he’s bent the ears of a lot of drivers, trying to inquire about what it takes to get a Nationwide vehicle around the track.

“I’ve talked to quite a few people about it,” Carmichael said. “They explain things to you and give you a little bit of information here and there. You’ve just got to try to apply it when you get out there. Everybody’s telling me all these things, but it’s hard to grasp it until you get out there and drive the car.”

Still, Carmichael is confident he can do it, though he’ll take a cautious approach to Kansas.

“I’m going to go there and try to learn and not set the world on fire and let things come to me,” Carmichael said. “I think I should be fine. I’ve been to Kansas before. It’s one of the flatter mile-and-a-halfs. We’ll just go there and do the best we can.”

Tbteam wrote:

Surprised Carmichael pumped about debut at Kansas By Sporting News Wire Service, NASCAR.COM 1 hour, 44 minutes ago Email Print One would think that nothing much...

Surprised Carmichael pumped about debut at Kansas
By Sporting News Wire Service, NASCAR.COM
1 hour, 44 minutes ago


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One would think that nothing much surprises Ricky Carmichael anymore. After all, he is nicknamed GOAT, as in Greatest of All Time.

But the 15-time American Motorcyclist Association champion was taken aback when team owner Steve Turner called to let him know he could be making his Nationwide Series debut at Kansas Speedway this weekend.

Turner, who owns the team for which Carmichael and James Buescher drive in the Truck Series, was completing the purchase of the Braun Racing Nationwide team last week and needed a driver for the No. 10 Toyota.


“It has been really quick. Never expected it to come this quick,” Carmichael said. “I got a call from our team owner last week, and he said, ‘Hey, there’s a possibility we might be able to run you in the Nationwide race next weekend in Kansas. Would you be up for it?’ “

Carmichael chuckled when he thought about how long it took him to say yes—about a second.

“First, I couldn’t believe the things that I was hearing,” Carmichael said.

But, yes, it was true.

“Yeah, no problem,” Carmichael told Turner. “I’d love to, as long as it doesn’t interfere with anybody else.”

It didn’t.

“I was like, ‘Man, that’s pretty awesome,’ ” Carmichael said.

Carmichael’s move to stock cars came in 2008, when he raced in ARCA and the K&N Pro Series. He moved to the Truck Series last year and now will race in the Nationwide Series three times this year, including trips to Phoenix and Homestead later this year.

But he’s never taken a lap in a Nationwide car. Needless to say, he’s bent the ears of a lot of drivers, trying to inquire about what it takes to get a Nationwide vehicle around the track.

“I’ve talked to quite a few people about it,” Carmichael said. “They explain things to you and give you a little bit of information here and there. You’ve just got to try to apply it when you get out there. Everybody’s telling me all these things, but it’s hard to grasp it until you get out there and drive the car.”

Still, Carmichael is confident he can do it, though he’ll take a cautious approach to Kansas.

“I’m going to go there and try to learn and not set the world on fire and let things come to me,” Carmichael said. “I think I should be fine. I’ve been to Kansas before. It’s one of the flatter mile-and-a-halfs. We’ll just go there and do the best we can.”

Cigaro wrote:

Didn't Clint Boyer also ride motocross? Of course his brother did,but I'm pretty sure I've seen pics of Clint on a bike also.

level wrote:

Go RC. I got it on the DVR waiting to watch later.

JB 19 wrote:

Was watching off road trucks last night (TORC?) and was thinking how cool it was seeing RJ running battling for the lead in his Red Bull...

Was watching off road trucks last night (TORC?) and was thinking how cool it was seeing RJ running battling for the lead in his Red Bull truck. He's almost a legend in the truck world now.

Motocrossers make the best pure racers. ......some many things that are learned in motocross are never touched in other forms are racing.