Ricky Miller (racing driver)

Oliver W. Miller III[1] (born March 21, 1970 – October 22, 2004) was an American professional stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour from 1993 to 2001. He is best known for winning the final Modified Tour race at Riverside Park Speedway in 1999 before the tracks closure.[2]

Ricky Miller
NationalityUnited States American
Born(1970-03-21)March 21, 1970
Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedOctober 22, 2004(2004-10-22) (aged 34)
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour
Years active1993–1994, 1999–2001
Starts27
Wins1
Poles0
Best finish19th in 2001

Miller died at the age of 34 on October 22, 2004, as a result of being involved in a racing accident the previous day.[3]

Miller also competed in was is now the ARCA Menards Series East.[4]

Motorsports results

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NASCAR

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

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch 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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NBSC Pts Ref
1990 Donald Miller 06 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA
DNQ
SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR N/A 0 [5]

Featherlite Modified Tour

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NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour 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 NFMTC Pts Ref
1993 Emmarino Racing 9 Chevy RCH STA TMP NHA
15
NZH STA RIV NHA
17
RPS HOL LEE RIV STA TMP TMP STA 49th 118 [6]
91 TMP
24
1994 Mario Fiore 44 Pontiac NHA STA TMP NZH STA LEE TMP RIV TIO NHA RPS HOL TMP RIV NHA STA SPE TMP
29
NHA STA TMP N/A 0 [7]
1999 N/A 12 Chevy TMP RPS
25
STA RCH STA RIV JEN NHA NZH HOL TMP NHA RIV GLN STA RPS
1
TMP NHA STA
15
MAR
DNQ
TMP N/A 0 [8]
2000 N/A 42 Chevy STA RCH STA RIV SEE
11
NHA NZH TMP RIV GLN TMP STA
23
WFD
9
NHA STA
35
MAR TMP 46th 481 [9]
2001 Mario Fiore 44 Chevy SBO TMP
35
STA
16
WFD
11
NZH
29
STA
21
RIV
DNQ
SEE
DNQ
RCH
20
NHA
11
HOL
14
RIV
DNQ
CHE
21
TMP
3
STA
10
WFD
20
TMP
6
STA
24
MAR
32
TMP
9
19th 1961 [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Oliver W. Miller III". Rutland Herald. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ricky Miller To Be Remembered". Yankee Racer. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Modified Racing Series to race for two good causes this weekend". Mass Live. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ricky Miller". The Third Turn. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ricky Miller – 1990 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ricky Miller – 1993 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Ricky Miller – 1994 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ricky Miller – 1999 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "Ricky Miller – 2000 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ricky Miller – 2001 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
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