- John Mickel
Pickup Truck driver
Name = John Mickel
Nationality = flagicon|ENG
Caption = John Mickel
Nickname =
Car number = 5
Team = Torquespeed
Engine = Vauxhall C20XE
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
First year = 2008
Best position = 15th
Last Season = n/a
Crew Chief = TBA
Spotter = TBAJohn Mickel (born
January 28 ,1971 , inCambridge, England ), is astock car racer and commentator. He has raced inASCAR ,NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series andPickup Truck Racing withTorqueSpeed . He is also a color commentator forSky Sports ' coverage of NASCAR racing.Career
Mickel, a second-generation driver, began racing at the age of ten in
Mini Stock s and won his first championship two years later. He soon moved toSuperstox where he was named both World and European champion. He joined the SCSA-Europe tour in its inaugural year in 2001, where he won the series' first championship.In 2002, he began racing part-time in the
United States . After failing to qualify for two races in the Craftsman Truck Series, he began racing in theAmerican Speed Association in 2004. He also planned to drive the 66 car part-time forTravis Carter Motorsports in theNEXTEL Cup Series that season, but the deal fell through. In 2005, he made his NASCAR debut in the Truck Series atTexas Motor Speedway , driving the #4Dodge Ram forBobby Hamilton Racing , starting 35th and finishing 29th. The next season, he ran the final five races of the Truck Series schedule leasing owner's points and equipment from the #07Green Light Racing Chevrolet. His best finish was 20th atAtlanta Motor Speedway .He was scheduled to run with Green Light full-time in 2007, but instead
Tim Sauter got the ride. During testing atDaytona International Speedway ,SPEED Channel had reported that Mickel will bring sponsorship to the #63MB Motorsports ride, allowing him to run the full season, but that never came to happen.For 2008, Mickel will be racing in selected rounds of the
UK Pickup Truck Racing series. He has purchased the multi-race winning truck ofPaul Poulter .Career History
*2001-2006 SCSA-Europe Inaugural Champion in 2001
*2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Atlanta Motorspeedway Texas Motorway Speedway
*2004 ASA races Charlotte & Atlanta Raced British built SCSA car (shipped from the UK)
*1999-2001 Legends Car Championships Champion - World and British Legends Cars Champion - World Series Legends Cars World Legends Champion (Sears Point, CA)External links
* [http://www.torquespeed.com/driver.aspx Driver Profile at TorqueSpeed]
* [http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=mickejo01 Career Statistics at Racing-Reference.info]
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