Ricky Craven News

Mast to the #50? UPDATE 2 Looks like Mast:

Mast to the #50? UPDATE 2 Looks like Mast:

January 4, 2001
Mast to the #50? UPDATE 2 Looks like Mast: hearing Rick Mast is talking to the #50 MidWest Transit team about driving for them in 2001 as Ricky Craven has left the team (to go to the #32 Tide ride). Other possibilites include Hut Stricklin and Kevin Lepage UPDATE:

Craven to the #32? UPDATE 7 It’s Official:

Craven to the #32? UPDATE 7 It’s Official:

January 3, 2001
Craven to the #32? UPDATE 7 It's Official: hearing from very good sources that Ricky Craven will leave the #50 Midwest Transit team and take over the wheel of the #32 Tide Ford at PPI Motorsports. No word on who will drive the #50 Chevy in 2001 AND see story at the

Craven to the #32? UPDATE 5:

Craven to the #32? UPDATE 5:

December 24, 2000
hearing from very good sources that Ricky Craven will leave the #50 Midwest Transit team and take over the wheel of the #32 Tide Ford at PPI Motorsports. No word on who will drive the #50 Chevy in 2001 AND see story at the Fayetteville Observer: Craven looks for Winston

Mast to the #50? UPDATE:

Mast to the #50? UPDATE:

December 22, 2000
hearing Rick Mast is talking to the #50 MidWest Transit team about driving for them in 2001 as Ricky Craven has left the team (to go to the #32 Tide ride). Other possibilites include Hut Stricklin and Kevin Lepage UPDATE: Rick Mast looms as odd man out as the final

#7 Driver, latest UPDATE:

#7 Driver, latest UPDATE:

November 22, 2000
#7 Owner Jim Smith seems in no hurry to get a replacement for Michael Waltrip. Among the candidates: Kevin LePage, Ricky Craven and Mike Wallace, the odds-on favorite(Daily Press), but I hear sponsor Nations Rent nixed Wallace(11-21-2000) UPDATE: Rick Mast and car

Craven to stay with the #50:

Craven to stay with the #50:

November 22, 2000
Ricky Craven, encouraged by his #50 Midwest Transit Co. teams strong finish, will return to the Winston Cup team next season and intends to run the full 36-race schedule. The team didnt have a primary sponsor this season so Craven was only able to run in 16 of the

#4 Driver? UPDATE 6 It’s Gordon OFFICIALLY:

#4 Driver? UPDATE 6 It’s Gordon OFFICIALLY:

November 19, 2000
#4 car owner Larry McClure is close to making a decision on his new driver, and team sources say the decision is between Kevin Lepage and Robby Gordon with Ricky Craven suddenly only a long-shot(PitNow)(11-6-2000) UPDATE: hearing Robby Gordon is now the front runner

Craven Honored:

Craven Honored:

November 15, 2000
NASCAR driver Ricky Craven receives The Governors Service Award from Angus King, Governor of Maine. #50 Midwest Transit driver Ricky Craven received the award for the countless hours he gives to four different charities....The Children's Miracle Network, The Bone Marrow

Mayfield to Leave #12? NO UPDATE 3 – #4 Close to naming a driver?:

Mayfield to Leave #12? NO UPDATE 3 – #4 Close to naming a driver?:

November 6, 2000
still hearing a ton of rumors that Jermey Mayfield will leave the #12 Mobil One Penske Racing LLC team and go to the #4 Kodak Morgan-McClure team but was leaving it alone since there were also so many stoires out there with quotes from Mayfield saying he is staying

#4 Announcement postponed UPDATE 7 add Wallace:

#4 Announcement postponed UPDATE 7 add Wallace:

October 17, 2000
have heard from quite a few sources that Jeremy Mayfield will drive the #4 Kodak Chevy is he can get out of his contract with Penske Racing LLC(which I hear he can't and won't) UPDATE: confliction of sources - also being told Kevin Lepage has the gig with the #4 and

Midwest Driver?

Midwest Driver?

October 7, 2000
hearing that if Ricky Craven leaves the #50 Midwest Transit Chevy team, the following drivers are under consideration: Hank Parker Jr, Kevin Grubb(thought he was signed with Brewco thru 2001), Jeff Purvis and Hut Stricklin(but will probably stay in the #90)(10-7-2000

Craven to run BGN at Lowes:

Craven to run BGN at Lowes:

October 2, 2000
Craven to run BGN at Lowes: David Ridling, team owner for Emerald Performance Group, has made a decision to place Ricky Craven in the #19 Yellow Freight/Pameco Chevy at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the BGN race. Ridling has also purchased one of Craven's Busch cars and

Craven to run BGN at Lowes:

Craven to run BGN at Lowes:

October 2, 2000
David Ridling, team owner for Emerald Performance Group, has made a decision to place Ricky Craven in the #19 Yellow Freight/Pameco Chevy at Lowe's Motor Speedway in the BGN race. Ridling has also purchased one of Craven's Busch cars and a PCCW motor for this weekend

#4 Driver? UPDATE 4 Craven?:

#4 Driver? UPDATE 4 Craven?:

October 1, 2000
#4 Kodak Chevy team owner Larry McClure said he may take a gamble with his next driver, picking someone unusual. The most logical two picks on McClure's list are Geoff Bodine and Ricky Craven. Ron Hornaday and Jimmie Johnson are also potential candidates(PitNow). Note

#50 Paint:

#50 Paint:

September 29, 2000
Ricky Craven will have the same paint scheme as was on the #50 Chevy at Loudon at Martinsville - black body w/red trim - but w/o the name of Craven's store on the hood(9-29-2000)