ricky craven

NASCAR Nextel Cup veteran Ricky Craven has joined 2004 Nextel Cup Championship winning team Roush Racing for an assault on the 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship.

Following his early exit from Saturday night's Sharpie 500, Ricky Craven's career with PPI Motorsport appears to be at an end following the news that his intended replacement for 2005, Bobby Hamilton Jr, will drive the #32 Tide Chevrolet from next weekend onwards.

Ricky Craven returns to the Bristol Motor Speedway for the 16th time in his NASCAR career looking to improve on his best finish of eighth place last season.

Michigan International Speedway may not be the best NASCAR Nextel Cup venue for Ricky Craven to start a season-turnaround with the #32 PPI Motorsports Tide team for in 14 career NASCAR Cup starts at the two-mile venue, he has but one top five and two top ten finishes.

Ricky Craven, driver of the #32 Tide Chevrolet, returns to North Carolina Speedway this weekend - the track where he made his very first NASCAR Cup start on October 20, 1991. Craven has scored one pole, six top-fives and nine top-10s in 18 starts at the 1-mile track.