# Richard Brickhouse

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. 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

(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 |
| 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 |
| 1969 | Dub Clewis | 03 | Plymouth | 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 |
| 1969 | Bill Ellis | 14 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 7 | SBO | BGS | AWS 10 | DAR | HCY | RCH | | | MAR 40 | NWS 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 1660 |
| 1969 | Ray Nichels | 99 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 1 | CLB | | | | | | | | | TWS 33 | 25th | 1660 |
| 1969 | Bill Ellis | 88 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 37 | SVH | AUG | CAR 31 | JFC | MGR | | 25th | 1660 |
| 1970 | Bill Ellis | 14 | Plymouth | RSD | DAY | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | RCH | CAR | SVH | ATL | BRI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 58th | 181 |
| 1970 | 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 | | | | | | | | | 58th | 181 | |

#### 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 1969 | Dub Clewis | Plymouth | 21 | 12 |
| 1970 | Bill Ellis | Plymouth | 10 | 6 |