{{short description|American racing driver (born 1939)}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox NASCAR driver |name = Richard Brickhouse |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|10|27}} |birth_place = Rocky Point, North Carolina, U.S. |Best_Cup_Pos = 25th (1969 Grand National Series) |Cup_Top_Tens = 13 |Cup_Wins = 1 |Cup_Poles = 0 |First_Cup_Race = 1968 Carolina 500 (Rockingham) |First_Cup_Win = 1969 Talladega 500 (Talladega) |Last_Cup_Win = |Last_Cup_Race = 1982 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 (Rockingham) |Years_In_Cup = 5 |Total_Cup_Races = 39 }}
'''Richard Brickhouse''' (born October 27, 1939, in Rocky Point, North Carolina) is an American former 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.<ref name="thatsracin">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.thatsracin.com/scuffs/2009/10/a-talladega-anniversary-and-that-scaryfast-dodge.html|title=A Talladega anniversary – and that scary-fast Dodge|last=Scuffs|first=Tom|publisher=thatsracin|accessdate=1 February 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716215920/http://blogs.thatsracin.com/scuffs/2009/10/a-talladega-anniversary-and-that-scaryfast-dodge.html|archivedate=16 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="RacingReferenceCareerStatistics">{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=brickri01|title=NASCAR statistics|publisher=Racing Reference|accessdate=1 February 2010}}</ref> Though Brickhouse ran his final race in 1982, he did attempt a comeback in 1995, at the age of 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 thirteen career top-tens in 39 races.<ref name="RacingReferenceCareerStatistics" /> He held the Guinness book of world records for fastest time on a closed circuit for many years.{{cn|date=September 2023}}
==Motorsports results==
=== NASCAR === (key) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold''' – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.</span>)
==== Grand National Series ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" !colspan=69| 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 ! {{Tooltip|NGNC|NASCAR Grand National classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 1968 ! rowspan=2| Dub Clewis ! rowspan=2| 03 ! rowspan=2| Plymouth | MGR | MGY | RSD | DAY | BRI | RCH | ATL | HCY | GPS | CLB | NWS | MAR | AUG | AWS | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | ASH | MGR | SMR | BIR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR<br>{{small|4}} | GPS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY<br>{{small|17}} | ISP | OXF | FDA | TRN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI<br>{{small|36}} | SMR | NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL<br>{{small|32}} | CLB | BGS | AWS | SBO | LGY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAR<br>{{small|11}} | HCY | RCH | BLV | HBO | MAR | NWS | AUG | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT<br>{{small|40}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAR<br>{{small|9}} | JFC | colspan=5| ! 45th ! 514 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/brickri01/1968/W|title=Richard Brickhouse – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=4| 1969 | MGR | MGY | RSD | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY<br>{{small|10}} | DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY<br>{{small|12}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAR<br>{{small|25}} | AUG | BRI | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL<br>{{small|8}} | CLB | HCY | GPS | RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS<br>{{small|26}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR<br>{{small|33}} | AWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR<br>{{small|23}} | BLV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LGY<br>{{small|13}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT<br>{{small|39}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MGR<br>{{small|18}} | SMR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH<br>{{small|37}} | KPT | GPS | NCF | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY<br>{{small|7}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV<br>{{small|29}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TPN<br>{{small|5}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TRN<br>{{small|7}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLV<br>{{small|20}} | BRI | NSV | SMR | ATL | colspan=18| ! rowspan=4| 25th ! rowspan=4| 1660 ! rowspan=4| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/brickri01/1969/W|title=Richard Brickhouse – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}</ref> |- ! Bill Ellis ! 14 ! Dodge | colspan=36| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH<br>{{small|7}} | SBO | BGS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| AWS<br>{{small|10}} | DAR | HCY | RCH | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR<br>{{small|40}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS<br>{{small|7}} | colspan=7| |- ! Ray Nichels ! 99 ! Dodge | colspan=43| | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TAL<br>{{small|1}} | CLB | colspan=8| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS<br>{{small|33}} |- ! rowspan=2| Bill Ellis ! 88 ! Dodge | colspan=47| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT<br>{{small|37}} | SVH | AUG | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR<br>{{small|31}} | JFC | MGR |- ! rowspan=2| 1970 ! 14 ! Plymouth | RSD | DAY | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY<br>{{small|5}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY<br>{{small|6}} | RCH | CAR | SVH | ATL | BRI | colspan=45| ! rowspan=2| 58th ! rowspan=2| 181 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/brickri01/1970/W|title=Richard Brickhouse – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}</ref> |- ! nowrap| Tom Pistone ! 59 ! Ford | colspan=9| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL<br>{{small|37}} | NWS | CLB | DAR | BLV | LGY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT<br>{{small|32}} | SMR | MAR | MCH | RSD | HCY | KPT | GPS | DAY | AST | TPN | TRN | BRI | SMR | NSV | ATL | CLB | ONA | MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL<br>{{small|48}} | BGS | SBO | DAR | HCY | RCH | DOV | NCF | NWS | CLT | MAR | MGR | CAR | LGY | colspan=6| |}
====Winston Cup Series==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |- !colspan=45| 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 ! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 1979 ! nowrap| 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 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT<br>{{small|39}} | NWS | CAR | ATL | ONT ! 127th ! 46 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/brickri01/1979/W|title=Richard Brickhouse – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 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 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT<br>{{small|27}} | MAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR<br>{{small|21}} | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL<br>{{small|DNQ}} | RSD | ! 89th ! 82 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/brickri01/1982/W|title=Richard Brickhouse – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}</ref> |- ! 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 | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CAR<br>{{small|DNQ}} | PHO | ATL ! N/A ! 0 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/brickri01/1995/W|title=Richard Brickhouse – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 17, 2023}}</ref> |}
=====Daytona 500===== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Year ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Start ! Finish |- | 1969 | Dub Clewis | Plymouth |align=center| 21 |align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 12 |- | 1970 | Bill Ellis | Plymouth |align=center| 10 |align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 6 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Racing-Reference driver|Richard_Brickhouse}}
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