Richard Brickhouse Explained

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. He held the Guinness book of world records for fastest time on a closed circuit for many years.

Motorsports results

NASCAR

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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		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	GPS	DAY	ISP	OXF	FDA	TRN	BRI	SMR	NSV	ATL	CLB	BGS	AWS	SBO	LGY	DAR	HCY	RCH	BLV	HBO	MAR	NWS	AUG	CLT	CAR	JFC						45th	514	[3]
1969				MGR	MGY	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	CAR	AUG	BRI	ATL	CLB	HCY	GPS	RCH	NWS	MAR	AWS	DAR	BLV	LGY	CLT	MGR	SMR	MCH	KPT	GPS	NCF	DAY	DOV	TPN	TRN	BLV	BRI	NSV	SMR	ATL																			25th	1660	[4]
	Bill Ellis	14	Dodge																																					MCH	SBO	BGS	AWS	DAR	HCY	RCH			MAR	NWS
	Ray Nichels	99	Dodge																																												TAL	CLB									TWS
	Bill Ellis	88	Dodge																																																CLT	SVH	AUG	CAR	JFC	MGR
1970		14	Plymouth	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	RCH	CAR	SVH	ATL	BRI																																														58th	181	[5]
	Tom Pistone	59	Ford										TAL	NWS	CLB	DAR	BLV	LGY	CLT	SMR	MAR	MCH	RSD	HCY	KPT	GPS	DAY	AST	TPN	TRN	BRI	SMR	NSV	ATL	CLB	ONA	MCH	TAL	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		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	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	MAR	CAR	ATL	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	PHO	ATL	N/A	0	[8]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1969	Dub Clewis	Plymouth	21	align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"	12
1970	Bill Ellis	Plymouth	10	align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Talladega anniversary – and that scary-fast Dodge. Scuffs. Tom. thatsracin. 1 February 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716215920/http://blogs.thatsracin.com/scuffs/2009/10/a-talladega-anniversary-and-that-scaryfast-dodge.html. 16 July 2011.
2. Web site: NASCAR statistics. Racing Reference. 1 February 2010.
3. Web site: Richard Brickhouse – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 17, 2023.
4. Web site: Richard Brickhouse – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 17, 2023.
5. Web site: Richard Brickhouse – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 17, 2023.
6. Web site: Richard Brickhouse – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 17, 2023.
7. Web site: Richard Brickhouse – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 17, 2023.
8. Web site: Richard Brickhouse – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. April 17, 2023.