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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.08.2019 - 2:35 pm
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Welcome back Rick!

In early May 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rick Carelli was nearly
killed when a vicious crash at Memphis Motorsports Park left him with a
basal skull fracture and other serious injuries. The "High Plains
Drifter" spent the rest of the year on the mend before making his return
to racing here on his favored stopping grounds at Phoenix in advance of
another full-time Truck Series campaign. Carelli's first race back
didn't just see him back behind the wheel, it saw him back in victory
lane! He jumped past polesitting NASCAR Winston Cup racer Ken Schrader
into the lead on the opening lap and proceeded to lead every lap on his
way to a much needed victory.

Sponsor:
#6 Rick Carelli- Arvada Excavating / RE/MAX (owner was Ed Belec)

Belec was a high school friend of Carelli's and they were going to run
this race as teammates. Belec though failed to qualify for this race
while his other car won it.


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