[citation needed] Ritch made his only career Winston Cup start at Dover International Speedway in 1995.
He would finish 34th in the 40-car field, falling out of the race just before the halfway mark after an engine failure.
Ritch made sporadic Busch Series starts between 1992 and 1999, often on short tracks in Virginia and The Carolinas.
[1] Ritch competed in the USAR Pro Cup Series both before and after his tenure in NASCAR, between 1998 and 2009.
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.