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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Sums Up His Rise From Sprint Cars to NASCAR

Stenhouse said his rise “happened overnight.” After years in go-karts and skipping micro/midget racing to save money, the Hyak driver jumped into a sprint car at 15. Four seasons later, he joined Tony Stewart’s team and soon signed an ARCA deal. “Every door kept opening,” he said, stunned by how quickly NASCAR became real, eventually winning the famed Daytona 500.