Ricky Navarro

Richard Navarro (born November 24, 1981 in Mission Viejo, California, better known as Ricky Navarro) is an American race car driver who is currently a free agent. He formerly competed in the ARLA Elite Series and Formula Overdrive.

Navarro is known to be an avid skater and surfer, and while he seems to be skilled at surfing, it should be noted that he has crashed into people while skating through the garage area on more than one occasion.

His father Garrett Navarro owns The Masked Lobsterman, a small chain of surf shops in California. The elder Navarro is supposedly not fond of his son's racing endeavors, and refuses to put his company's name on a car.

ARLA
Navarro is one of several drivers that scored their maiden ARLA victory at the Daytona International Speedway from 2001 to 2010, as he won the 2005 season-opener. Unfortunately, he also is an apparent victim of the Daytona Curse, as he was unable to win another race for the remainder of his career.

Despite the lack of results, Navarro was still fast. He would often run near or at the front of the field, but due to one factor or another, especially bad luck, he was never able to score a second victory. His relationship with the Riggs family kept him with a ride until 2012, after which Riggs Motorsports merged with M&J Racing. With fewer seats remaining at M&J, Navarro was left without a ride for 2013.

Formula Overdrive
Unable to secure a ride in ARLA, Navarro migrated to Hanmore Formula Overdrive for the 2013 season. Navarro competed in the Izumi-powered #30 car alongside teammate Hamilton Porteau for the McSwain Technical Academy team. Navarro accomplished little during the season, with a best finish of 7th at Pocono Raceway, finishing 21st in the points standings. He was not retained by McSwain, who decided to move to the FARC Elite Series, and did not secure a ride with another team.