Rip Michels (born May 3, 1965) is an American professional

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driver and crew chief who last competed part-time in the

ARCA Menards Series West The ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series and NASCAR Camping World West Series, is a regional stock car racing series ow ...

, driving the No. 71 Ford for Jan's Towing Racing.

Racing career

Michels previously competed in series such as the

NASCAR Southwest Series The NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series (originally NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour) was a late model stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR that was held in the Southwestern United States. The original NASCAR Southwest Tour beg ...

, where he won the championship in the series' final season in 2006, the SRL Spears Southwest Tour Series, the United States Late Model Association, and the Rocky Mountain Challenge Series. In 2024, it was revealed that Michels would make his debut in the

at Madera Speedway, driving the No. 71 Ford for Jan's Towing Racing. He had previously served as the crew chief for the team, and was a replacement for regular driver Nick Joanides, who was recovering from pneumonia. After placing seventh in the lone practice session, he qualified in tenth and finished on the lead lap in ninth place.

Motorsports results

ARCA Menards Series West

( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

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