Costly lug nut still bothers Biffle Sep 17, 2008
Kurt Busch lost in a photo finish with Ricky Craven at Darlington in 2003. Tony Stewart led the final lap of this year's Daytona 500, only to get double-teamed in the final mile by Ryan Newman and Busch. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Will new surface make Darlington faster? May 8, 2008
There have only been 10 drivers who have won the 23 races held at Darlington since 1995 - Gordon (7), Dale Jarrett (3), Jeff Burton (2), Ward Burton (2), Johnson (2), Sterling Marlin (2), Biffle (2), Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte and Ricky Craven. New pavement or old pavement, Stewart doesn't think it makes a big difference. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Drivers bracing for 'The Lady in Black' May 8, 2008
2 Dodge, Penske Racing) will never forget his second-place finish in the 2003 event at Darlington, when he and Ricky Craven swapped the lead several times during the final two laps before Craven won by 0. 0002 seconds the closet finish in the history of electronic scoring. (USA Today -- Sports)
ITCHING FOR NO. 1: Veteran seeking first NASCAR victory Apr 17, 2008
Signed by PPI Motorsports, Pruett made 28 of his 39 career Sprint Cup starts in 2000 but was eventually replaced by Ricky Craven. That team, still the last single-car venture to win a Sprint Cup race (in 2003), has since folded and Pruett's few NASCAR dalliances come as a road racing specialist for Ganassi. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Local couple off to the races Feb 16, 2008
Both were fans of Maine s Ricky Craven, back when he was in the Nextel Cup and Busch Series, but since the Newburgh native has taken a back seat to full-time racing, both are now partial to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and hope to see him take home the checkered flag in person Sunday at the historic event. And a brand new Impala would be nice too. (Courier Publications, ME)
Kurt Busch Biography Jan 4, 2008
At Darlington in March, Busch and veteran Ricky Craven battled down to the wire for the victory, which was won by Craven by a mere. 002 seconds. (Suite101.com)
Lack Of Championship Drama Nov 17, 2007
Ward Burton, Michael Waltrip, and Johnny Benson won races, and Joe Nemechek and Ricky Craven were threats to win on several occasions. There was no dominant driver or drivers. (Suite101.com)
Super Teams rule Nextel Cup Nov 9, 2007
No one-car team has won a Cup race since March 16, 2003, when Ricky Craven put owner Cal Wells III into victory lane in Darlington, S.C. In the subsequent, 173-race span, going into Sunday's 20th anniversary Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and other Hendrick Chevrolet drivers have finished first 57 times (33 percent). Roush Ford drivers, including Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth, have won 40 events (23 percent). (AZCentral -- Sports)
SN: Fear and yawning in Talladega Oct 9, 2007
In 2003, it happened twice: Ricky Craven won at Darlington in the closest finish in the electronic scoring era, which also happens to be the first race that made me jump out of my chair and scream at the end. Also, for all the criticism he receives every time he looks cross-eyed at somebody, Kurt Busch has never gotten due credit for the gracious and classy way he congratulated and celebrated with Craven. (MSNBC -- Sports)
A new Support Series Jul 16, 2007
Maybe through guys like Ricky Craven, Steve Park, Sterling Marlin, Kyle Petty, Kerry Earnhardt, Ron Hornaday, Dennis Setzer, Bobby Labonte, Stacy Compton, and heck maybe even James Hylton into the mix. Now for this idea I am not talking about anything fancy. (Suite101.com)
Thoughts on McMurray's breakthrough, Stewart's issues and a father-son fight. Jul 9, 2007
The closest margin involved Ricky Craven, who beat Kurt Busch by. 002 at Darlington in March 2003. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Earnhardt Jr. to choose new home Jun 13, 2007
30-day news archives. Out of respect for Hendrick Motorsports, we're not really sure what's going on yet. (Florida Today)
Behind the scenes at Loudon speedway Jun 10, 2007
Readers who really love racing will really love "Live Free, Drive Fast" because it gives the inside scoop on some famous names in NASCAR. Some of them even I'd heard of: Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon (saw him on Regis and Kelly), Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Ricky Craven. Craven, from Maine, raced out of Concord in the 1990s. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Hit the gas at these high-end driving schools May 30, 2007
NASCAR superstars Jeff Gordon and Ricky Craven are alums, and students get to drive authentic metal (not cheap fiberglass) 3,400-lb, 600-hp Nascar Nextel Cup Ford, Chevy and Dodge race cars that have been in competition. For the $2,400, three-day course, students can expect 3550 laps per day, a third of which are spent racing up to six other student drivers on the track without an instructor as a passenger. (MSNBC -- Travel)
NASCAR notes May 10, 2007
His best finish on the track was second place in a March 2003 battle with Ricky Craven, when Busch lost by only 0. 002 seconds. (USA Today -- Sports)
NASCAR - Nextel Cup - Dodge Avenger 500 Preview May 9, 2007
2003 Ricky Craven, Pontiac, 126. 214 m.p.h.. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Car of Tomorrow still a work in progress Apr 19, 2007
"None of us like change," said Ricky Craven, who won in all three of NASCAR's top divisions and now is an analyst for Yahoo. Sports. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Ricky Craven Mar 30, 2007
One of a handful of drivers to win in all three of NASCAR's top series, Craven, 40, retired after the 2005 season with seven victories (two in Nextel Cup), 48 finishes in the top five and 107 in the top 10. Craven is now writing a column for Yahoo Sports and is a part of Sirius Radio's In the Driver's Seat program. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Johnson feels for suspended guys Feb 18, 2007
Ten years ago Friday, Hendrick Racing cars finished 1-2-3 in the Daytona 500: Jeff Gordon first, Terry Labonte second and Ricky Craven. Owner Rick Hendrick, being treated for leukemia at the time, wasn't at the race. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
Brian Vickers and his Toyota teammates will likely find it difficult to make many friends in the manufacturer's debut year. Feb 8, 2007
It has been almost four years since a driver from a single-car team even won a race (Ricky Craven for owner Cal Wells in March of 2003). The Wood Brothers, BAM Racing and Morgan-McClure Motorsports are among the fewer than 10 single-car teams still making a go of things. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
