ðə sˈʌn ʌv ˌoʊklɐhˈoʊmə sˈɪɾi mˈeɪɚ ɹˈɑːn nˈoːɹɪk, lˈæns nˈoːɹɪk bɪɡˈæn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪn mˈɑːɾəkɹˌɔs, bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈuːvɪŋ tə fˈɔːɹmjʊlə fˈoːɹd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈoʊpənwˈiːl kˈɑːɹz, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌzɐ tˈiːmeɪt tə ðə sˈʌn ʌv dʒˈɑːni ɹˈʌðɚfɚd, bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈuːvɪŋ tə ðə nˈæskɑːɹ kɹˈæftsmən tɹˈʌk sˈɪɹiz fɚðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks sˈiːzən.
The son of Oklahoma City mayor Ron Norick, Lance Norick began his career in motocross, before moving to Formula Ford 2000 open-wheel cars, where he was a teammate to the son of Johnny Rutherford, before moving to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the 1996 season.