Ricky Bobby

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Ricky Bobby is a former American race car driver.

Early Career

Ricky Bobby started his career in NASCAR in 1988 as a jack man on the #54 Chevrolet driven by Cale Parsons. In 1991, Ricky Bobby moved over to the #26 Chevrolet driven by Terry Cheveaux. In 1995, Cheveaux was feeling ill and decided to sit out the race. However, not enough time was given to pick a proper driver so Ricky Bobby was picked at random to drive the car. Ricky Bobby qualified 32nd and was able to finish 12th in his first start. Ricky Bobby continued to drive the car for two more weeks finishing 7th and 8th.

This caught the eye of Sadler Racing and signed Bobby to a contract starting the next year. Bobby recorded 6 wins and placed as high as eighth in the final standings.

1998-2003

In 1997, Bobby was signed with Hendrick Motorsports to drive the #25 Chevrolet sponsored by GMAC. Ricky Bobby won one race in 1999 and two in 2000.

For the 2000 season, Wonder Bread came on board as sponsor for Bobby's car. Hendrick also signed a new teammate, Cal Naughton Jr. to drive the #47 Old Spice car. Ricky and Cal soon became best friends and created the "Shake and Bake" move. Bobby's career took of in 2001 when he recorded 7 wins in one season and won the championship. 2002 was much the same and recorded 8 wins and won the championship just ahead of Cal Naughton Jr.