Kerry Micks

Kerry Micks (born January 10, 1961) is a Canadian race car driver who competed in the NASCAR Pinty's Series.

CASCAR Super Series

Micks and his wife Susan formed Micks Motorsports in 1992 to compete in the CASCAR Super Series. From 1990 to 2006, he drove in CASCAR, where is the all-time leader in starts with 165 and second in wins with 24 in the series. Micks won his first and only CASCAR Super Series Championship in 1993.

Micks was the first Canadian driver to race a Ford when Ford of Canada came on board for the CASCAR Super Series in 1995.^[1]

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

After NASCAR completed their buyout of CASCAR in 2007, Micks began to race in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He has had three wins: Montreal and Trois-Rivières (2007); Mosport Park (2008) as well as four poles Barrie (2007); Montreal (2008), Autodrome St-Eustache (2010), Mosport Park (2013). In 2009, he had little success, but in 2010, things looked promising. However, he lost on the last lap to D. J. Kennington after winning the pole and leading most of the laps in July at Autodrome St-Eustache and had six top-fives finishing fourth in the final point standings.

In 2012, Micks stopped competing full-time on the Canadian Tire circuit, splitting the races with fellow veteran driver and 1994 CASCAR Champion Mark Dilley.^[2] Micks raced the road courses in the No. 02, while Dilley raced the oval circuits, other than one oval at Riverside International Speedway, entering the team's road course car renumbered as 56. Micks retired from the race after just 4 laps, giving him his only DNF on the season.

Micks continued his part-time schedule in 2013, racing six races for Micks Motorsports, while adding an additional two races in the No. 98 Ford owned by Canadian NASCAR pioneer Jim Bray. Micks did not finish four of his races entered in 2013, including both in Bray's cars. Micks substituted for Dilley at the oval at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, surprising the field by winning the pole and leading 86 laps before dropping out with ignition failure.^[3]

For the third season in a row, Micks split 2014 driving duties with Mark Dilley. Micks again entered his road course car into two oval races, at Riverside and Barrie Speedway, this time numbered as the 9. Micks entered a Dodge at Barrie, making it one of the only times in Micks career he would race something other than a Ford.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Busch Series

Pinty's Series

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

References

1. ^ "Kerry Micks 02". NASCAR Media Group. Archived March 4, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
2. ^ "Dilley And Micks Team Up For 2012". NASCAR Media Group. Archived May 21, 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
3. ^ "Qualifying: Micks Surprise Pole Winner". NASCAR Media Group. Archived March 4, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Team Website
• Nascar Driver Page