Ricky Carmichael, a six-time AMA 250 motocross champion and the winningest rider with 129 victories, has already tested with one NASCAR team and is making inroads with others. His contract with Suzuki expires in 2007, and Carmichael plans to honor that commitment. “Definitely, I’m interested in NASCAR,” Carmichael said in a telephone interview earlier this week. “I’ve had a good opportunity to talk to some folks and it’s something I’d like to try.” Carmichael has never sat behind the wheel for an auto race. He did, however, test a Late Model, a stock car often used as a steppingstone to NASCAR’s top circuits, for Ray Evernham in August.(USA Today)(11-30-2005)
