Michael Ritch was born on February 24,1973 and is an American stock car racing driver who competed in 47 races across NASCAR's top three series between 1992 and 2002.
10 Facts About Michael Ritch
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Michael Ritch competed in 165 Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series races between 1998 and 2009, winning 15 races and the 2007 Southern Division Championship.
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Michael Ritch made his only career Winston Cup start at Dover International Speedway in 1995.
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Michael Ritch made sporadic Busch Series starts between 1992 and 1999, often on short tracks in Virginia and The Carolinas.
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Michael Ritch finished in the top 20 only five times that season, with a best finish of 13th at Talladega, and led five laps at Gateway.
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Michael Ritch's best showing that season came at South Boston Speedway when he was fastest in practice and qualified 3rd for the race, but finished 25th after a rear gear problem late in the race.
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Michael Ritch made seven starts for the team in a 2-year period, with a best finish of 16th coming at Gateway in 2001.
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Michael Ritch competed in the USAR Pro Cup Series both before and after his tenure in NASCAR, between 1998 and 2009.
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Michael Ritch followed up his championship campaign with a runner-up finish the year after, before switching teams and only running a partial schedule in 2009.
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Michael Ritch made his final series start at Concord Speedway on September 5,2009.