Rick Scribner (born February 10, 1952) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He primarily competed in the NASCAR Winston West Series, racing in the series between 1989 and 1998.
Racing career Scribner attempted races in the World of Outlaws Copenhagen/Skoal Shootout in 1985 and 1987, failing to qualify in both attempts. In 1989, Scribner began competing in the NASCAR Winston West Series, debuting in his self owned No. 15 Chevrolet at Redwood Acres Speedway, where he finished fifteenth due to a crash. He returned at Mesa Marin Raceway, finishing fourteenth after retiring with engine issues. He then drove the No. 41 for Sara Vincent at Sears Point International Raceway, finishing twelfth. He attempted the season finale, a combination race with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, but failed to qualify. He returned in 1990, running at Evergreen Speedway and all the rest of the season's races. He again failed to qualify at Phoenix, but scored his first top ten, a ninth-place result at Mesa Marin. Scribner began competing full time in 1991, finishing in the top ten in five of the seven races he qualified for, finishing sixth in the final standings. He failed to qualify for the combination races at Sears Point and Phoenix. He returned for another full time season in 1992, this time qualifying for the combination races. He scored his first top five of his career, coming at Portland Speedway. In his Winston Cup debut, Scribner finished in thirty-sixth in the forty-three car field. At Phoenix, he finished in forty-first after retiring from the event only seven laps in with engine issues. Scribner ended the season seventh in the standings. Scribner attempted twelve of the fourteen races in 1993, scoring a career best fourth-place finish at Tucson Speedway, along with five other top ten results. He failed to qualify for the combination races, but tied his career best points finish of sixth. Scribner scaled back in 1994, only competing in six races and failing to finish all of them due to crashes or mechanical issues. He only made one start in 1995, finishing twentieth at Tucson after retiring with engine issues. He competed in two races in 1996, scoring a top ten at Altamont Motorsports Park. In four starts in 1997, Scribner scored one top five, ultimately the final top five and final top ten of his career. He also attempted the Cup race at Sonoma, failing to qualify. His final appearances came in 1998, where he failed to qualify for the season opener at Tucson before running the following two races, his final start coming at Phoenix where he finished twelfth.
In 2019, Scribner made fourteen starts in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series at All American Speedway, scoring six top tens and finishing nineteenth in the regional standings. He made ten starts in the renamed NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series at the track in 2021, scoring eight top tens and finishing sixteenth in the standings. He made a start in the Wild West Super Series presented by JM Environmental in 2023, finishing sixth.
Personal life Scribner has a wife and a son. He runs Scribner Plastics, which he founded in 1978, with his son, Chris. Transmission containers produced by the company are used by several OEMs, including Subaru, Toyota, General Motors, and Chrysler, the latter of which gave him an Environmental Excellence Award in 1986. The company appeared as a sponsor on his West Series car in 1997 and 1998. Rick and Chris both compete in racing when not busy working at the company.
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.)
Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series resultsYearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132PtsRef1989Scribner Racing50ChevyDAYCARATLRCHDARBRINWSMARTALCLTDOVSONPOCMCHDAYPOCTALGLNMCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARCLTNWSCARPHODNQATL131st0199061DAYRCHCARATLDARBRINWSMARTALCLTDOVSONPOCMCHDAYPOCTALGLNMCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARNWSCLTCARPHODNQATL127th0199115DAYRCHCARATLDARBRINWSMARTALCLTDOVSONPOCMCHDAYPOCTALGLNMCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARNWSCLTCARPHODNQATL117th0199251DAYCARRCHATLDARBRINWSMARTALCLTDOVSON36POCMCHDAYPOCTALGLNMCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARNWSCLTCAR72nd9561PHO41ATL199351DAYCARRCHATLDARBRINWSMARTALSONDNQCLTDOVPOCMCHDAYNHAPOCTALGLNMCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARNWSCLTCARPHODNQATL108th01997Scribner Engineering15WChevyDAYCARRCHATLDARTEXBRIMARSONDNQTALCLTDOVPOCMCHCALDAYNHAPOCINDGLNMCHBRIDARRCHNHADOVMARCLTTALCARPHOATL84th0
Winston West Series NASCAR Winston West Series resultsYearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415PtsRef1989Scribner Racing15ChevyMADMMRRAS15SONPORTCREVGMMR14SGS22nd475Sara Vincent41SON12Scribner Racing50PHODNQ199015MMRSONSGSPOREVG11RAS11TCR13MMR917th64016PHODNQ199115EVG7MMR10SGS10POR11EVG7SSS11MMR7PHODNQ6th121116SONDNQ199215MMR7SGS6SHA9POR5EVG12SSS7CAJ11TWS17MMR247th151751SON3661PHO41199315TWSMMR12SGSTUS4SHA8EVG6POR15CBS6SSS6CAJ12TCR11MMR66th167651SONDNQPHODNQ199415MMR22TUS21SONSGS15YAKMMRPORINDCAJ13TCRLVSMMR21PHO23rd636Scribner EngineeringTUS221995TUS20MMRSONCNSMMRPORSGSTUSAMPMADPORLVSSONMMRPHO53rd1031996TUSAMP8MMRSONMADPORTUSEVGCNSMADMMRSON13MMRPHOLVS35th2661997TUSAMPSONTUSMMR17LVSCALEVGPORPPRAMP5SON13MMR11LVS25th5211998TUSDNQLVS11PHO12CALHPTMMRAMPPORCALPPREVGSONMMRLVS39th339
ARCA SuperCar Series ARCA SuperCar Series resultsYearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021PtsRef1992Scribner Racing15WChevyDAYFIFTWSTALTOLKILPOCMCHFRSKILNSVDELPOCHPTFRSISFTOLDSFTWS17SLMATLNANA
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