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  • Ricky Craven named honorary pace car driver for Mobil 1 301 at New Hampshire
    • Ricky Craven named honorary pace car driver for Mobil 1 301 at New Hampshire
    Ricky Craven, two-time NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) race winner and Newburgh, Maine native, will get behind the wheel of the official Toyota GR Supra pace car as he leads 36 of NASCAR‘s best to the green flag for the Mobil 1 301 NCS race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). “I‘ve been looking forward to […]...2025
  • Ricky Craven buys Speedway 95
    • Ricky Craven buys Speedway 95
    Speedway 95 Promotions Inc., situated in Hermon, Maine, has proudly operated as a family-owned track since the 1960s. Delano Merritt has held the position of sole owner of Speedway 95 for the past 15 years. Mr. Merritt started at Speedway 95 in 1968 and has worked his way through many positions at the track over […]...2025
  • • Kyle Busch’s Brother Kurt Reveals the NASCAR Moment That Surpasses His Championship Win
    Kurt Busch recently described his runner-up finish behind Ricky Craven at Darlington in 2003 as his most memorable moment in NASCAR....2025
  • Mature Kansas Speedway produced remarkable NASCAR Cup racing on Sunday
    • Mature Kansas Speedway produced remarkable NASCAR Cup racing on Sunday
    Move over, Ricky Craven. Move over, Jimmie Johnson. And thank you, Bill Braniff. On Sunday night, in a race that started more than three hours after its scheduled time because of rain, Kyle Larson erased the names of Craven and Johnson from the NASCAR Cup Series record book. Larson‘s winning margin of 0.001 seconds over […]...2024
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  • Ricky Craven ‘passing the torch’ after Kyle Larson, Chris Buescher break record for closest NASCAR finish ever
    • Ricky Craven ‘passing the torch’ after Kyle Larson, Chris Buescher break record for closest NASCAR finish ever
    Last night, Kyle Larson and Chris Buescher went 1-2 during the closest finish in NASCAR history, just 0.001 seconds separated them at the line. Heartbreak for Buescher, elation for Larson....2024
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  • Darlington Throwback: Ricky Craven, Kurt Busch duel in closest finish in NASCAR history
    • Darlington Throwback: Ricky Craven, Kurt Busch duel in closest finish in NASCAR history
    With it being Throwback Weekend, we thought we’d get this Kurt Busch throwback out in the closest finish in NASCAR history....2023
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  • 2025
    "Ricky Craven buys Speedway 95"

  • 2024
    "Move over, Ricky Craven."

  • 2023
    "Darlington Throwback: Ricky Craven, Kurt Busch duel in closest finish in NASCAR history"

  • 2021
    "A few years ago I interviewed former NASCAR Cup driver Ricky Craven."

  • 2020
    "Ricky Craven has worked for Fox since last season."

  • 2019
    ""NASCAR Race Hub's" Ricky Craven, Andy Petree and Regan Smith talk about comparing Kyle Busch to Richard Petty."

  • 2018
    "Participating in the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America for the first time, Ricky Craven is blown away by the event's detail, dedication, friendliness and mission."

  • 2017
    "(AP) Former NASCAR driver Ricky Craven says the window for Danica Patrick to win a Cup race is starting to dwindle in a career he says is ''getting long in the tooth."

  • 2016
    "Kenseth's retro Number 20 Toyota honors three-time NASCAR Premier Series champion and FOX NASCAR analyst Darrell Waltrip, Ricky Rudd and Ricky Craven."

  • 2015
    "The three-car team also introduced rookie Ricky Craven to the organization, replacing Ken Schrader in the Number 25 Chevrolet."

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  • • Ricky Craven Says Danica Patrick’s Window Of Relevance Is Closing
    Despite never having won Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race, Danica Patrick arguably is the most-popular driver in the field. Former NASCAR driver Ricky Craven, however, doesn’t think that will remain the case for long. Speaking during a press conference for Kentucky Speedway, Craven said he’s “a big fan” of Patrick, but as she nears her 35th birthday, her window of relevance won’t remain open much lo...2017

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  • • Throwback Thursday Theater – Darlington Provides NASCAR’s Closest Finish Ever
    By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor With Darlington next up on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, it’s time again for another edition of “Throwback Thursday Theater”. Our “Lady in Black” edition will recap the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington that many will recall as the photo finish between Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch. Darlington has always been known for its rough and tumble st...2016
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  • • Matt Kenseth to bring back 'Tide Ride' for Darlington's Southern 500
    The throwback paint schemes for the Sept. 4 Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway keep on coming.Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing were the latest to reveal their Darlington retro look at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Uptown Charlotte on Tuesday. The car features Tide as a primary sponsor and will bring back the iconic orange, yellow and white paint scheme.Kenseth's retro No. 20 Toyota honors...2016
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  • • Craven's Corner: Atlanta gets 'real'
    The Daytona 500 counts in the record book and the standings, but drivers like to say the "real" racing starts this Sunday at Atlanta. Ricky Craven breaks down the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500....2015

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  • • Ricky Craven buys Speedway 95
    2025
  • • Kyle Busch’s Brother Kurt Reveals the NASCAR Moment That Surpasses His Championship Win
    2025
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  • • Race Hub crew reacts to latest update on status of Ryan Newman following Daytona 500 wreck
    Per Roush Fenway Racing, Ryan Newman is awake and speaking with family and doctors. Brad Keselowski and Ricky Craven react to what happened at the end of the Daytona 500....2020
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  • • Hendrick Motorsports throws incredible Hall of Fame induction party
    It’s only fitting that a record 12-time championship-winning car owner gets one hell of a party thrown for him after being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.That’s exactly what happened for Class of 2017 inductee Rick Hendrick Saturday night, as Hendrick Motorsports held an induction party for the man they call, “Mr. H.”Among those in attendance included seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson and ...2017
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  • • Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott Showdown finish reminiscent of 2003 Darlington thriller
    Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott had an entertaining battle for the win in the third and final Sprint Showdown segment last Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.After hard racing throughout the final few laps, Larson narrowly beat rookie Elliott to the checkered flag, but not without some contact heading to the finish line -- as another rookie, Ryan Blaney, finished a close third.The ending of this o...2016
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  • • The Bottom Line: Martinsville
    Winning at Martinsville is one of the toughest tasks in NASCAR, but the reward -- the Grandfather clock trophy -- is unique and gratifying. Ricky Craven owns one, and he breaks down the keys to winning....2015

Top Ricky Craven news

  • • Matt Kenseth to bring back 'Tide Ride' for Darlington's Southern 500
    2016
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  • • Matt Kenseth to bring back 'Tide Ride' for Southern 500 at Darlington
    Matt Kenseth will honor Darrell Waltrip, Ricky Rudd and Ricky Craven by bringing back the "Tide Ride" for the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway....2016
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  • Ricky Craven announces his retirement
    • Ricky Craven announces his retirement
    Ricky Craven has worked for Fox since last season. In a Facebook post Thursday night, he announced that he was retiring from NASCAR: I want to share that this will be my final Season with NASCAR in any capacity. NASCAR has been, and will be… a Love of my Life. In the last 3 or […]...2020
  • • Counting down Jeff Gordon's five best races; No. 4: 1997 Daytona 500
    Editor's note: As the final week of Jeff Gordon's NASCAR Sprint Cup career continues, FOXSports.com is counting down the four-time champion's top five Sprint Cup wins.No. 4: 1997 Daytona 500 at Daytona International SpeedwayBy the 1997 season, 25-year-old Jeff Gordon had already made a big impact by winning 19 races, the 1995 Sprint Cup championship and finishing second to teammate Terry Labonte i...2015
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  • • Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott Showdown finish reminiscent of 2003 Darlington thriller
    Watch and listen as Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott's close Sprint Showdown finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway is eerily similar to the 2003 thriller at Darlington Raceway between Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch -- the closest finish in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history....2016
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  • • Kurt Busch Goes Back at Darlington
    Kurt Busch has come close to winning at Darlington Raceway before but none so tight as his historic battle with Ricky Craven in 2003....2015
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  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr. needs time and space to heal from concussion, former driver Ricky Craven says
    2016
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  • • Race Hub crew reacts to latest update on status of Ryan Newman following Daytona 500 wreck
    2020
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Ricky Craven schedule, game

  • • Ricky Craven named honorary pace car driver for Mobil 1 301 at New Hampshire
    2025
  • • Mature Kansas Speedway produced remarkable NASCAR Cup racing on Sunday
    2024
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  • • Only Yesterday: Revisiting a Wild Darlington Finish … No, Not THAT One
    Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch put on a show at Darlington in 2003, but the Busch Series race one day later provided a finish just as classic. Source...2023
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  • • The Frontstretch 5: Forgotten Fantastic Finishes
    “It’s going to be a drag race. They touch, they touch…” NASCAR fans can all remember that finish on March 16, 2003, as one of the most memorable finishes. The finish between Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch was the closest in NASCAR Cup Series history until Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson tied it at Talladega … The post The Frontstretch 5: Forgotten Fantastic Finishes appe...2020
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  • • Ricky Craven: The Silver Fox made me, NASCAR better
    David Pearson taught an eager racer in 1993 how to handle Darlington Raceway, and it's just one of the many lessons and memories the sport's greatest driver leaves behind....2018
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  • • What are NASCAR's four majors? (Hint: Daytona 500 excluded by some)
    When it comes to which races fit under the category of NASCAR's Grand Slam, drivers young and old see it differently. Bob Pockrass and Ricky Craven report on their findings....2018
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  • • SHR reveals Kurt Busch’s 2018 Darlington paint scheme (Photos)
    Fifth-teen years ago Kurt Busch lost a race to Ricky Craven at Darlington Raceway by just 0.002 seconds. It remains the closest finish in the Monster Energy Cup Series, matched only by the 2011 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega. Now Stewart-Haas Racing has released rendered photos of what Busch’s 2018 Darlington throwback paint scheme will look […]...2018
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  • • Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch relive iconic Darlington race 15 years later
    Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch sat down to relive the iconic 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway. Craven got the better of Busch by a Cup Series record 0.002 seconds, a mark that was tied in the 2011 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega. The race happened 15 years ago on March 16 at the […]...2018
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  • • NASCAR Cup: Stewart-Haas Racing unveils Kurt Busch’s Darlington throwback
    Stewart-Haas Racing is the first Monster Energy NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team to unveil a throwback paint scheme for the 2018 Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, scheduled for Sept. 2, unveiling the special paint scheme for the No. 41 Ford driven by Kurt Busch. Busch’s paint scheme for this year’s Southern 500 will be a throwback to one of his own paint scheme — that of the No. 97 Roush Fen...2018
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  • • Ricky Craven Says Danica Patrick’s Window Of Relevance Is Closing
    2017
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