| Lance Norick | |||||||
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 Norick in 1997 | |||||||
| Born | (1968-09-20)September 20, 1968 (age 56) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||
| NASCARXfinity Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 64th (2003) | ||||||
| First race | 2003O'Reilly 300 (Texas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2003Tropicana Twister 300 (Joliet) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 154 races run over 7 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 11th (2001) | ||||||
| First race | 1996Florida Dodge Dealers 400 (Homestead) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002Ford 200 (Homestead) | ||||||
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Lance Norick (born September 20, 1968) is an Americanstock car andsprint car racing driver, and a professionalremote control car racer. A former competitor in theNASCARBusch Series andCraftsman Truck Series, he is the son of former Oklahoma City mayorRon Norick.
The son of Oklahoma City mayor Ron Norick,[1] Lance Norick began his career inmotocross,[2] before moving toFormula Ford 2000 open-wheel cars, where he was a teammate to the son ofJohnny Rutherford,[3] before moving to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the 1996 season.[4]
Driving the No. 19Dodge Ram forWalker Evans Racing with sponsorship fromMacklanburg-Duncan, Norick made his NASCAR debut in 1996 at theMiami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, qualifying and finishing eighteenth in his first race in the series.[5] Norick posted his best finish of the season, ninth, atBristol Motor Speedway in theCoca-Cola 200 in June;[6] midway through the season Norick's father purchased the team from Evans, switching to the No. 90 and Ford with sponsorship from theOklahoma City Chamber of Commerce; now namedL & R Motorsports,[4] they completed the season with a best finish in the second half of 13th atSears Point Raceway, and Norick finished eighteenth in the final season points standings.[7]
For 1997 Norick ran just fifteen races but gained financial backing from theNational Hockey League, which arranged for a different team to be featured on the truck at each event.[8] Norick posted a best finish of the season at Homestead, in the second race of the year and the first with NHL sponsorship, finishing tenth; Norick finished the season 25th in series points.[9] The NHL returned with a full season's sponsorship for 1998; Norick's team, based inBlythe, California, added a second truck for veteranButch Miller, with sponsorship fromDana.[10] Norick had a best finish of seventh atSears Point International Raceway, a new career best, but failed to qualify for two races; he finished 23rd in the series standings at the end of the year.[11] Norick also competed in six events in the NASCARWinston West Series during the 1998 season, posting a best finish of seventh atCalifornia Speedway in July.[12][13]
Norick started 1999 with sponsorship from Oklahoma City-based Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce; the company ran into issues with its racing program,[14] and the sponsorship deal was dropped after eight races of the 24-race schedule, leaving Norick's team, once again a single-truck effort, to run most of the year unsponsored. Norick's best finish of the year was ninth atWatkins Glen; he finished 20th in series points.[15] At Watkins Glen, Norick was the first Truck Series driver to operate his vehicle under racing conditions while using rain tires, when practice sessions were run under sprinkly conditions.[16] His team also switched from Dodge toChevrolet during the season, although it also ran a Ford in a race atGateway International Raceway.[15]
In 2000 with backing fromAventis Behring,[17] Norick qualified for every race on the Truck Series season schedule for the first time in his career, and finished sixteenth in points.[18] Norick was involved in a major wreck at the season-openingDaytona 250 atDaytona International Speedway, suffering burns to his neck.[19]
In 2001 Norick posted his best career finish overall in the Craftsman Truck Series, finishing third at the short-livedChicago Motor Speedway;[20] finishes of fourth in the season-opening race at Daytona and fifth in October atTexas Motor Speedway proved to be the only other top five finishes he would score in his career in the series, pointing the way to Norick's scoring a career best in the series points standings, finishing eleventh at the end of the season.[21] Norick returned to the series in 2002 with sponsorship fromExpress Personnel Services;[22] he scored five top-ten finishes during the season, finishing 13th in points;[23] however additional funding for continuing in the series failed to materialise, and Norick's team closed at the end of the year, the team being sold off.[24]
In 2003 Norick ran a limited schedule in the NASCARBusch Series, signing withCarroll Racing to co-drive withKevin Grubb with sponsorship from Express Personnel Services.[25] He also signed withMorgan-Dollar Motorsports to compete in the24 Hours of Daytona endurance race, co-driving aChevrolet Corvette in the GTS class withCharles andRob Morgan andJim Pace.[26] The team led the GTS class for 23 of the 24 hours, before mechanical issues dropped them to finish second in class, and tenth overall in the event.[27] Norick and Morgan co-drove a Corvette in the following event on theGrand American Sports Car schedule atHomestead-Miami Speedway, finishing eleventh.[28]
Norick's debut in Busch Series competition was originally scheduled to be atBristol Motor Speedway in March, but due to a lack of testing time his debut was moved back one week to theO'Reilly 300 atTexas Motor Speedway.[29] Norick's best finish with Carroll Racing came atNashville Superspeedway in April, where he finished 17th;[30] after five races with the team, and a DNQ atCharlotte Motor Speedway, Norick moved toBraun Racing for the final two events of his 2003 season, finishing 31st at Daytona and 29th atChicagoland Speedway in July;[31] these were the final NASCAR-sanctioned events that Norick would compete in.
Norick currently is a professionalradio-controlled car driver, also producing parts and equipment for the sport, operating tracks, and organizing professional competitions.[32] He is also the former owner ofVictory Lane Indoor Karting Center inCharlotte, North Carolina, which he founded and operated before selling toFred Ogrim in 2007, prior to a move to Arizona,[33] where Norick occasionally competes in localsprint car andshort track racing events.[34]
Norick currently resides in Oklahoma; he is married to Darcey, who also races remote-control cars, and both are involved inmounted shooting events.[35] He is also involved in the construction industry, and in 2011 jointly applied to operate a medicinalmarijuana dispensary inScottsdale, Arizona.[36] He opened ahardware store in North Oklahoma City in 2018.[37] He also competes in regionalsprint car competition.[38]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARBusch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2003 | Carroll Racing | 90 | Dodge | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX 35 | TAL | CLT DNQ | DOV | 64th | 577 | [39] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | NSH 17 | CAL 35 | RCH | GTY | NZH | NSH 23 | KEN 18 | MLW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braun Racing | 30 | Dodge | DAY 31 | CHI 29 | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | CAR | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(key)Bold – Pole Position. (Overall Finish/Class Finish).
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| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Morgan-Dollar Motorsports | 46 | Chevrolet Corvette | DAY (10/2) | HOM (11/4) | PHO | ALA | FON | WGL | MOH | DAY | WGL | CMT | VIR | DAY | 18th | 60 | [47] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Class | No | Team | Car | Co-drivers | Laps | Position | Class Pos. | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | GTS | 46 |  Morgan-Dollar Motorsports | Chevrolet Corvette | Charles MorganRob MorganJim Pace | 639 | 10 | 2 | [48] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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