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Ray Ciccarelli

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Ray Ciccarelli

| image = Truck series drivers (42003516590) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Ciccarelli at Pocono Raceway in 2018

| birth_name = Raymond J. Ciccarelli

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|1|20}}

| birth_place = Ellicott City, Maryland, U.S.

| achievements =

| awards =

| Total_Truck_Races = 33

| Years_In_Truck = 5

| Truck_Car_Team =

| Prev_Truck_Pos = 67th

| Prev_Truck_Year = 2021

| Best_Truck_Pos = 33rd (2019)

| First_Truck_Race = 2017 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2021 UNOH 200 (Bristol)

| First_Truck_Win =

| Last_Truck_Win =

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 1

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = December 30, 2021

}}

Raymond J. Ciccarelli (born January 20, 1970) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 49 Chevrolet Silverado for his own team, CMI Motorsports. He has also competed in what are now the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East in the past.

Racing career

=ARCA Racing Series=

Ciccarelli drove part-time in the series in 2014, 2015, and 2016 for teams Carter 2 Motorsports, Kimmel Racing, Hamilton-Hughes Racing, and Hixson Motorsports. He started his own team, Ciccarelli Racing, for 2017. The team's first race came in the season-opener at Daytona where Ciccarelli finished 21st in his No. 38 Ford after a solid seventh-place qualifying run. The team returned at Talladega, although they used owner points from the full-time Hixson Motorsports No. 3 car to have a better shot of qualifying for the race (which they successfully did). Using that number instead of the No. 38 (which had only run Daytona), they picked up a thirteenth-place finish in the race. Ciccarelli had driven for the Hixson team in a few races in 2016.

=Truck Series=

File:Ray Ciccarelli Homestead 2018.jpg at Homestead in 2018.]]

File:Ray ciccarelli (46248425035).jpg in 2019.]]

In 2017, Ciccarelli made his Truck Series debut in the Eldora Dirt Derby, driving the No. 10 truck for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing. He started 32nd and finished 22nd. After that, he start-and-parked the No. 0 truck for the same team in 4 races at Michigan, New Hampshire, Texas, and Phoenix. He finished 26th, 29th, 28th, and 26th respectively. He returned to the No. 10 truck at Homestead. He qualified 31st, but an engine malfunction before the green flag waved gave him a 32nd-place finish.{{Cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/jayski/trucks/2017/story/_/id/20055146/ciccarelli-makes-nascar-camping-world-truck-series-debut-jjcr-eldora |title=Ciccarelli makes NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut with JJCR at Eldora |work=ESPN.com |access-date=2018-03-01 |date=July 14, 2017}}{{Cite news |first=Cole |last=Frederick |url=https://altdriver.com/racing/truck-series-ray-ciccareli-nascar/ |title=Truck catches fire during NASCAR practice at Phoenix and driver has to evacuate fast |date=2017-11-10 |work=alt_driver |access-date=2018-03-01 |language=en-US}}

In 2019, Ciccarelli acquired trucks, equipment, and owner points from the closed Premium Motorsports No. 49 truck{{cite web |first=Brock |last=Beard |title=PREVIEW: The ARCA invasion beefs up Truck Series entry list while the XFINITY Series struggles |url=http://brock.lastcar.info/2019/02/preview-arca-invasion-beefs-up-truck.html |website=LASTCAR |date=February 14, 2019 |access-date=February 15, 2020}} and restarted his own team, now under the name CMI Motorsports, which stood for "Ciccarelli Moving & Installation", a company owned by Ciccarelli and which is one of the team's sponsors. After running the first two races of the season, Ciccarelli and the CMI Motorsports team skipped the third round at Las Vegas with a planned comeback for the fourth round at Martinsville.{{cite web |last1=Beard |first1=Brock |title=PREVIEW: "Something old and something new" the theme of Las Vegas entry lists |url=http://brock.lastcar.info/2019/02/preview-something-old-and-something-new.html |website=LASTCAR |access-date=1 March 2019 |date=February 28, 2019}} Later in the year, he would score a career-best 9th-place finish at Michigan.

=Planned departure from NASCAR announcement=

Ciccarelli announced in June 2020 his retirement from NASCAR as a driver and a team owner at the end of the 2020 season. His announcement, which came in the form of a post on his Facebook page on June 10, was made on the same day as NASCAR's decision to ban the display of the Confederate battle flag from their events, a decision they made in the midst of the George Floyd protests due to the flag's longtime association with white supremacist groups. While many NASCAR drivers praised the ban, Ciccarelli decried it, as he believed that it and other recent decisions by the sanctioning body ventured into the realm of politics.{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Heim |url=https://www.al.com/motorsports/2020/06/nascars-ray-ciccarelli-posts-not-all-people-who-care-for-confederate-flag-are-racist-says-hes-quitting-sport.html |title=NASCAR's Ray Ciccarelli posts he's done at end of season, disagrees with Confederate flag policy |website=AL.com |date=June 10, 2020 |access-date=June 11, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Bubba Wallace praises NASCAR's Confederate flag ban but one driver says he's quitting over decision |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bubba-wallace-driver-nascar-confederate-flag-ban-black-lives-matter/ |work=CBS News |date=June 11, 2020 |access-date=June 11, 2020}}

However, Ciccarelli's team, CMI Motorsports, posted on their Twitter account on October 30 that "We're not done yet. See you all in 2021", signaling he would not close down his team after the 2020 season as planned.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/CMIMotorsports/status/1322362404118925312 |title=(Twitter post) |website=Twitter |publisher=CMI Motorsports |date=October 30, 2020 |access-date=December 14, 2020 |quote="We're not done yet. See you all in 2021."}} On November 19, when it was revealed on TobyChristie.com that Tim Viens was to continue as a driver for CMI, Ciccarelli told the website that he planned on driving in three to four races in 2021.{{cite web |first=Joseph |last=Srigley |title=Timothy Viens returning to CMI Motorsports for full-time campaign in Truck Series |url=https://tobychristie.com/2020/11/19/timothy-viens-retuning-to-cmi-motorsports-for-full-time-campaign-in-truck-series/ |website=TobyChristie.com |date=November 19, 2020 |access-date=December 14, 2020 |quote="In addition, Ciccarelli has confirmed to TobyChristie.com that he expects to run three to four races himself in a second entry."}}

Motorsports career results

=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==Camping World Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=30| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! {{Tooltip|NCWTC|NASCAR Camping World Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2017

! rowspan=3| Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

! 10

! rowspan=9| Chevy

| DAY

| ATL

| MAR

| KAN

| CLT

| DOV

| TEX

| GTW

| IOW

| KEN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ELD
22

| POC

| colspan=10|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
32

! rowspan=2| 38th

! rowspan=2| 59

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ciccara01/2017/C|title=Ray Ciccarelli – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 1, 2018}}

rowspan=2| 0

| colspan=12|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
26

| BRI

| MSP

| CHI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
29

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHO
26

|

rowspan=2| 2018

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| MAR

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| IOW

| GTW

| CHI

| KEN

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ELD
DNQ

| colspan=5|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL
DNQ

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAR
DNQ

| TEX

| PHO

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
25

! rowspan=2| 61st

! rowspan=2| 31

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ciccara01/2018/C|title=Ray Ciccarelli – 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 16, 2018}}

Beaver Motorsports

! 50

| colspan=13|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
27

| MCH

| BRI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MSP
28

| LVS

| colspan=5|

rowspan=2| 2019

! CMI Motorsports

! 49

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
28

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
26

| LVS

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAR
DNQ

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TEX
16

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DOV
24

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| IOW

| GTW

| CHI

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| KEN
DNQ

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
19

| ELD

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH
9

| BRI

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
21

| PHO

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOM
31

! rowspan=2| 33rd

! rowspan=2| 130

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ciccara01/2019/C|title=Ray Ciccarelli – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=February 15, 2019}}

Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing

! 0

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MSP
29

| LVS

| TAL

| colspan=3|

rowspan=2| 2020

! rowspan=5| CMI Motorsports

! 49

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| LVS

| CLT

| ATL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOM
29

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
27

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN
32

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN
24

| colspan=5|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
31

| BRI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
26

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL
27

| colspan=4|

! rowspan=2| 40th

! rowspan=2| 111

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ciccara01/2020/C|title=Ray Ciccarelli – 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 11, 2020}}

83

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KEN
32

| TEX

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
34

| DAY

| DOV

| GTW

| DAR

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN
26

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
22

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
25

| PHO

rowspan=3| 2021

! rowspan=3| 49

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| DAY

| LVS

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL
{{small|DNQ}}

| BRI

| RCH

| KAN

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAR
{{small|DNQ}}

| COA

| CLT

| colspan=13|

! rowspan=3| 67th

! rowspan=3| 20

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ciccara01/2021/C|title=Ray Ciccarelli – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=December 30, 2021}}

Toyota

| colspan=10|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TEX
{{small|32}}

| NSH

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
{{small|23}}

| KNX

| GLN

| GTW

| DAR

| colspan=6|

Ford

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
{{small|39}}

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| PHO

|

==Busch East Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=18| NASCAR Busch East Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! {{Tooltip|NBESC|NASCAR Busch East Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2006

! Glidden Motorsports

! 83

! Ford

| GRE

| STA

| HOL

| TMP

| ERI

| NHA

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ADI
16

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WFD
15

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
31

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DOV
DNQ

| LRP

! 35th

! 331

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ciccara01/2006/E|title=Ray Ciccarelli – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 1, 2018}}

=ARCA Racing Series=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=27| ARCA Racing Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! {{Tooltip|ARSC|ARCA Racing Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2014

! rowspan=2| Carter 2 Motorsports

! 97

! rowspan=2| Dodge

| DAY

| MOB

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

| NJE

| POC

| MCH

| ELK

| WIN

| CHI

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IRP
19

| POC

| colspan=7|

! rowspan=2| 44th

! rowspan=2| 390

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ciccara01/2014/A|title=Ray Ciccarelli – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 1, 2018}}

40

| colspan=13|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN
19

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF
22

| MAD

| DSF

| SLM

| KEN

| KAN

rowspan=2| 2015

! Kimmel Racing

! 68

! Ford

| DAY

| MOB

| NSH

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

| NJE

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
32

| MCH

| CHI

| WIN

| IOW

| IRP

| colspan=7|

! rowspan=2| 90th

! rowspan=2| 200

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ciccara01/2015/A|title=Ray Ciccarelli – 2015 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 1, 2018}}

Carter 2 Motorsports

! 97

! Dodge

| colspan=13|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
20

| BLN

| ISF

| DSF

| SLM

| KEN

| KAN

rowspan=2| 2016

! Hamilton-Hughes Racing

! 63

! Dodge

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH
33

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

| NJE

| colspan=14|

! rowspan=2| 74th

! rowspan=2| 300

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ciccara01/2016/A|title=Ray Ciccarelli – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 1, 2018}}

Hixson Motorsports

! 2

! Chevy

|colspan=6|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
26

| MCH

| MAD

| WIN

| IOW

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP
24

| POC

| BLN

| ISF

| DSF

| SLM

| CHI

| KEN

| KAN

rowspan=2| 2017

! rowspan=2| Ciccarelli Racing

! 38

! rowspan=2| Ford

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
21

| NSH

| SLM

| colspan=17|

! rowspan=2| 66th

! rowspan=2| 290

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/ciccara01/2017/A|title=Ray Ciccarelli – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=March 1, 2018}}

3

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
13

| TOL

| ELK

| POC

| MCH

| MAD

| IOW

| IRP

| POC

| WIN

| ISF

| ROA

| DSF

| SLM

| CHI

| KEN

| KAN

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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{{CMI Motorsports}}

{{Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing}}

{{MAKE Motorsports}}

{{Kimmel Racing}}

{{Hixson Motorsports}}

{{Carter 2 Motorsports}}

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