Rick Carelli
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Carelli in 1997 | |||||||
| Born | Richard Dean Carelli November 9, 1954 Arvada, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 1993 NASCAR Winston West Series Champion 1991 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion | ||||||
| Awards | West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2009) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 9 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 49th (1994) | ||||||
| First race | 1992 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sears Point) | ||||||
| Last race | 1994 Slick 50 300 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 119th (2003) | ||||||
| First race | 1998 Lycos.com 250 (Pikes Peak) | ||||||
| Last race | 2003 TrimSpa Dream Body 250 (Pikes Peak) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 134 races run over 8 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 6th (1995) | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
| First win | 1996 Coca-Cola 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
| Last win | 2000 Kroger 200 (Richmond) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 38 races run over 8 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1993) | ||||||
| First race | 1991 Motorcraft 500 (Evergreen) | ||||||
| Last race | 2001 Pontiac Widetrack Grand Prix 200 (Fontana) | ||||||
| First win | 1992 Vons 300 (Mesa Marin) | ||||||
| Last win | 1994 Talk N' Toss 200 (Portland) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of May 21, 2025. | |||||||
Richard Dean Carelli (born November 9, 1954) is an American former race car driver from Arvada, Colorado. He was nicknamed the "High Plains Drifter". He won multiple times in the No. 6 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series truck. He is the spotter for Erik Jones in the NASCAR Cup Series.