Career
He also competed in 165 Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series races between 1998 and 2009, winning 15 races and the 2007 Southern Division Championship. Ritch began his racing career when he was 9 years old when he raced BMX bikes. He would eventually move to late model race cars.
Winston Cup Series Ritch made sporadic starts between 1992 and 1999, often on short tracks in Virginia and The Carolinas.
After the season, Ritch was released and never attempted another race after that. Craftsman Truck Series After being released from his ride, Ritch drove a limited schedule in the Craftsman Truck Series for Ware Racing Enterprises in 2001.
He made seven starts for the team in a 2-year period, with a best finish of 16th coming at Gateway in 2001. Ritch competed in the both before and after his tenure in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, between 1998 and 2009.
In that period he made 165 starts with 15 wins (including seven in 1998), 9 poles, and winning the series" Southern Division Championship in 2007.
He followed up his championship campaign with a runner-up finish the year after, before switching teams and only running a partial schedule in 2009. He made his final series start at Concord Speedway on September 5, 2009.