Richard Joseph Carmichael (born November 27, 1979) is an American former professional motocross and stock car racing driver. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1997 to 2007 and in NASCAR from 2008 to 2011. His unrivaled successes in the sport of motocross earned him the nickname “The GOAT”; standing for Greatest of All Time. He won 15 AMA championships (1st), 10 in Motocross (1st), five in Supercross (2nd); scored 150 wins (1st), 102 in Motocross (1st), 48 in Supercross (4th); had two perfect Motocross seasons; was never beaten in 125 Supercross; and was a five-time winner of the AMA’s Rider of the Year award.
His NASCAR career began with him competing full-time in the East Series in 2008 for Ken Schrader Racing, as well as part-time in what is now the ARCA Menards Series for Kevin Harvick Incorporated. He drove in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series full-time for three years, first with KHI for most of his rookie season in 2009, and then the rest of his time there with Turner Motorsports. He also made select starts in what is now the Xfinity Series as well as ARCA for Turner in 2010 and 2011.
| Occupation | Motocross Rider NASCAR Xfinity Driver NASCAR Truck Series Driver |
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| X-Games Record | Moto X Racing (2007  )Moto X Step UP (2008 & ’09 )Moto X Best Whip (2009  )World of X Real Moto (2019 ) |
| Accomplishments | 5× AMA Supercross 450cc(250cc) Champion 7× AMA Motocross 450cc(250cc) Champion 3× AMA Motocross 250cc(125cc) Champion NASCAR Race by Race Breakdown available at Ultimate Racing History NASCAR Season Stats available at Racing Reference |
| Awards and Honors | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver (2009) Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2015) |
