Richard Brickhouse

American racing driver

NASCAR driver

Richard Brickhouse

Born|  (1939-10-27) October 27, 1939 (age 85)
Rocky Point, North Carolina
NASCAR Cup Series career
39 races run over 5 years
Best finish| 25th - 1969 Grand National Series season
First race| 1968 Carolina 500 (Rockingham)
Last race| 1982 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 (Rockingham)
First win| 1969 Talladega 500 (Talladega)
| Wins | Top tens | Poles

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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.[citation needed]

## Motorsports results

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### NASCAR

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

#### Grand National Series

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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

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

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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

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Year  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Start  | Finish

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1969 | Dub Clewis  | Plymouth | 21  | 12
1970 | Bill Ellis  | Plymouth | 10  | 6

## References

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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. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Richard Brickhouse driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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