| Richard Brickhouse | |||||||
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| Born | October 27, 1939 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) | ||||||
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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]
- ^ Scuffs, Tom. "A Talladega anniversary – and that scary-fast Dodge". thatsracin. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ a b "NASCAR statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved 1 February 2010.