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Rick Carelli

Born	November 9, 1955 (1955-11-09) (age 54)
Hometown	Arvada, Colorado
Awards	1993 Winston West champion 1992 NASCAR Winston West Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series statistics
134 races run over 8 years
First race	1995 Copper World Classic (Phoenix)
Last race	2002 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 (Daytona)
First win	1996 Coca-Cola 200 (Bristol)
Last win	2000 Kroger 200 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles 4 60 0

Rick Carelli (born November 9, 1955) is a race car driver from Arvada, Colorado. He was nicknamed "The High Plains Drifter. He won multiple times in the #6 Craftsman Truck Series truck.

Carelli began competing in the NASCAR Winston West Series in 1992, and he was named the series Rookie of the Year. He returned to the series in 1993, capturing the series championship and Most Popular Driver award.

He was one of the original drivers in the Craftsman Truck Series, starting at the series' first race at Phoenix in 1995. Carelli raced every series race until he suffered near-fatal injuries when his truck hit the wall during a race at Memphis Motorsports Park in 1999. He recovered and returned to win another race at Richmond International Raceway in 2000 with an underfunded team that he was the crew chief for. He also made 9 Winston Cup starts from 1992 to 1994. He is now the team manager for Kevin Harvick Incorporated.

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