Richard Brickhouse
Born (1939-10-27) October 27, 1939
Rocky Point, North Carolina
NASCAR Cup Series career
39 races run over 5 years
Best finish25th - 1969 Grand National Series season
First race1968 Carolina 500 (Rockingham)
Last race1982 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 (Rockingham)
First win1969 Talladega 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 13 0

Richard Brickhouse (born October 27, 1939, in Rocky Point, North Carolina) is a retired NASCAR driver. He is best known for winning the inaugural Talladega 500 in 1969 after a boycott of the top stars of the sport at the time because concerns with tire wear with the high rate of speeds at the racetrack.[1][2] Though Brickhouse ran his final race in 1982, he did attempt a comeback in 1995 at age 55 at Rockingham driving for former driver Dick Skillen. The comeback was cut short, as Brickhouse crashed his No. 14 Chevy in qualifying. Brickhouse concluded his career with one win, four top fives and 13 career top 10s in 39 races.[2] He held the Guinness book of world records for fastest time on a closed circuit for many years.

Motorsports results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 NGNC Pts Ref
1968 Dub Clewis 03 Plymouth MGR MGY RSD DAY BRI RCH ATL HCY GPS CLB NWS MAR AUG AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH MGR SMR BIR CAR
4		 GPS DAY
17		 ISP OXF FDA TRN BRI
36		 SMR NSV ATL
32		 CLB BGS AWS SBO LGY DAR
11		 HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS AUG CLT
40		 CAR
9		 JFC 45th 514 [3]
1969 MGR MGY RSD DAY
10		 DAY DAY
12		 CAR
25		 AUG BRI ATL
8		 CLB HCY GPS RCH NWS
26		 MAR
33		 AWS DAR
23		 BLV LGY
13		 CLT
39		 MGR
18		 SMR MCH
37		 KPT GPS NCF DAY
7		 DOV
29		 TPN
5		 TRN
7		 BLV
20		 BRI NSV SMR ATL 25th 1660 [4]
Bill Ellis 14 Dodge MCH
7		 SBO BGS AWS
10		 DAR HCY RCH MAR
40		 NWS
7
Ray Nichels 99 Dodge TAL
1		 CLB TWS
33
Bill Ellis 88 Dodge CLT
37		 SVH AUG CAR
31		 JFC MGR
1970 14 Plymouth RSD DAY DAY
5		 DAY
6		 RCH CAR SVH ATL BRI 58th 181 [5]
Tom Pistone 59 Ford TAL
37		 NWS CLB DAR BLV LGY CLT
32		 SMR MAR MCH RSD HCY KPT GPS DAY AST TPN TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB ONA MCH TAL
48		 BGS SBO DAR HCY RCH DOV NCF NWS CLT MAR MGR CAR LGY

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1979 Jimmy Edwards 16 Olds RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
39		 NWS CAR ATL ONT 127th 46 [6]
1982 Tom Goff 78 Pontiac DAY RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT
27		 MAR CAR
21		 ATL
DNQ		 RSD 89th 82 [7]
1995 Skillen Racing 14 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR
DNQ		 PHO ATL N/A 0 [8]
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1969 Dub Clewis Plymouth 21 12
1970 Bill Ellis Plymouth 10 6

References

  1. ↑ Scuffs, Tom. "A Talladega anniversary – and that scary-fast Dodge". thatsracin. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 "NASCAR statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Richard Brickhouse – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Richard Brickhouse – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Richard Brickhouse – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Richard Brickhouse – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Richard Brickhouse – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Richard Brickhouse – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
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