dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ðə nˈoʊ. nˈaɪntiːn dˈɑːdʒ ɹˈæm fɔːɹ wˈɔːkɚɹ ˈɛvənz ɹˈeɪsɪŋ wɪð spˈɑːnsɚʃˌɪp fɹʌm mˈæklənbˌɜːɡdˈʌŋkən, nˈoːɹɪk mˌeɪd hɪz nˈæskɑːɹ deɪbjˈuː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks æt ðə maɪˈæmidˈeɪd hˈoʊmstɛd mˈoʊɾɚspˌoːɹts kˈɑːmplɛks, kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ænd fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ ˈeɪtiːnθ ɪn hɪz fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪs ɪnðə sˈɪɹiz.
Driving the No. 19 Dodge Ram for Walker Evans Racing with sponsorship from Macklanburg-Duncan, Norick made his NASCAR debut in 1996 at the Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, qualifying and finishing eighteenth in his first race in the series.