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  Tim Richmond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tim Richmond (June 7, 1955 - August 13, 1989) was a NASCAR race car driver who had his career cut short when he contracted HIV and died of complications from AIDS.
Richmond was born in Ashland, Ohio and, unlike many other NASCAR drivers, was born into wealth and didn't grow up with auto racing.
Tim Richmond finally retired to West Palm Beach, Florida where he lived in seclusion with his mother until his death on August 13, 1989.
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 Tim Richmond -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Richmond was born in (additional info and facts about Ashland, Ohio) Ashland, Ohio and, unlike many other NASCAR drivers, was born into wealth and didn't grow up with auto racing.
Tim Richmond finally retired to (additional info and facts about West Palm Beach, Florida) West Palm Beach, Florida where he lived in seclusion with his mother until his death on August 13, 1989.
Richmond was inducted into the (additional info and facts about International Motorsports Hall of Fame) International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2002.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ti/tim_richmond.htm   (853 words)

  
 Tim Richmond Two By Matt McLaughlin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Tim Richmond gave the fans who were lucky enough to see him race, whether at the track or on TV, some thrilling afternoons that can never be forgotten.
Rick Hendrick saw Tim's abundant talent, and guessed correctly given competitive cars that were around at the end of a race, not on the trailer, and a little coaching Tim Richmond could be a superstar.
It seemed Tim's hot summer streak was doomed when he was caught in the pits when a caution flag flew and wound up a lap down as the rest of the field pitted under the yellow.
www.netpitpass.com /tim_richmond/tim_richmond_two_by_matt_mclaugh.htm   (3669 words)

  
 Tim Richmond (6/7/55 -8/13/89)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Tim Richmond was one of the most dynamic individuals who ever lived.
Tim was a wonderfully talented individual and doesn't deserve to be forgotten.
Tim's story reads almost like a fairy tale, except there were no "happily ever afters." The more research I do on him, the more fascinated I become.
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 Nascar Racing: Auto Racing, Nascar News, Racing News, Nascar Online, Nascar 2005, Nascar Drivers, Nascar, Racing, Dale ...
Tim was so ill prepared for his debut at the wheel of a race car, he showed up wearing cowboy boots and had to borrow a driver's uniform and a helmet just to be able to run a few laps on what was supposed to be a lark.
Tim was finally able to land a well funded ride after Rockingham, which was the good news, but the bad news he would be driving for mercurial millionaire and con artist JD Stacy.
Richmond had landed a ride with Raymond Beadle's new Blue Max team, which was buying out the equipment of MC Anderson, who had announced he was quitting racing all together, because his driver, Cale Yarborough, wanted to remain running a partial schedule rather then contend for the Winston Cup.
www.racingone.com /column.asp?artnum=17729   (3029 words)

  
 Tim Richmond, all but forgotten
Richmond thrived in the spotlight, and in 1986 he was in it like never before.
Richmond never won a Winston cup championship, but had a tuxedo custom-made for the occasion, with a silk shirt patterned like a checkered flag.
"Tim was such a vain guy, I don't think he could stand it for anybody to see him that way." Wheeler says, "Tim tended to be a perfectionist, and at the time, this was the most imperfect way to die.
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 Remembering Tim Richmond
Tim began driving full time in Winston Cup in 1981 for DK Ulrich, then moved on to other teams during that year.
Tim was so sick that he missed most of the early part of the season.
Tim never did get a ride for the Busch Clash in 1988, instead he hired a plane to fly over Daytona displaying a banner that read "Fans, I miss you -Tim Richmond." Tim died on August 13, 1989 in south Florida.
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 "EAT MORE POSSE" - Tim Richmond
Johnson and Richmond visited briefly, and Richmond provided a tour of the boat that the manufacturer had given him in return for being a spokesman for the company.
Tim and I pull up under the parking deck and I open the door and I've got one leg out, turning to say good-bye and that I was looking forward to working with him.
Tim goes and sits at the head of the table and throws his leg up on the table.
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 Tim Richmond
Tim was second on the pole, they dropped the green flag, he took off, but slowed
Tim had me as a loyal follower throughout his career.
This was the last time that I saw Tim at a track.
members.tripod.com /~Cosmic_Mariner/Tim_Richmond.html   (719 words)

  
 Tim Richmond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Tim Richmond's career started in open wheel cars and then went to Indy racing.
In 1986, Tim joined Hendrick's racing, and he won seven races in the last 17 races.
The whole thing was covered up, but later it was announced that Tim Richmond had AIDS.
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 Auto Racing Articles: Nascar Online, Nascar News, Auto Racing, Nascar, Racing, History Of Nascar, Nascar Odds, Nascar ...
Tim showed Earnhardt he didn't like being pushed around and as Dale tried to pass him Tim cut the wheel hard left and gave him a solid shot.
Tim Richmond was assigned driving duties for the 25 car out of Hendrick's stables carrying Proctor and Gambles Folger's coffee sponsorship.
Tim dedicated the Father's Day victory to his dad, Al Richmond, and once again the crowd celebrated the highly emotional win with a fan favorite.
www.racingone.com /article.asp?artnum=20360   (3412 words)

  
 Everybody Loses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Richmond's dream was to be a movie star, and he did have a bit part in the film Stroker Ace with Burt Reynolds, but his real talent was driving a race car.
Richmond was afraid of what would happen to his family, of getting kicked out of his condo in Deerfield Beach and other negative repercussions that would stem from his having AIDS.
Richmond was the first driver to wear a firesock as well as a closed-face helmet, which he brought to NASCAR from his days in open-wheel racing.
members.cox.net /papiotom/tim/tim4.html   (2330 words)

  
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Richmond's driving was worth paying to see, especially in qualifying runs or on road courses, where he'd sling the car so hard into the corners it'd exit sideways with all four tires off the ground.
Richmond appears to be the only driver to have taken NASCAR's drug test before or since, according to information gathered from interviews with drivers and others in racing.
Richmond filed his lawsuit against NASCAR and Tennant in April 1988, seeking $15 million in actual damages and $5 million in punitive damages for defaming him through the drug test.
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 Programming Tutorials - Books : Tim Richmond: The Fast Life and Remarkable Times of NASCAR's Top Gun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Tim Richmond was, fellow NASCAR driver Kyle Petty said, 'a stranger in time.' In one regard, the flashy, flamboyant driver from Ashland, Ohio, was years ahead of the trends in a sport that would soon enjoy explosive growth in popularity.
Richmond believed he could use his stardom in racing as a springboard to a second career as an actor, and he had the Hollywood good looks to make that a realistic dream.
Tim Richmond: The Fast Life and Remarkable Times of NASCAR's Top Gun tells the memorable story of a born racer and how he raced headlong through life with the throttle wide open and his wheels burning rubber at almost every turn.
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 Tim Richmond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Tim Richmond was a dominant force in the Winston Cup series in the late 80's.
Tim missed much of 1988, but returned midseason for a handful of starts, winning two of them before retiring.
Tim Richmond died in 1989 due to complications from AIDS.
www.elon.edu /student/emorse/Sports/nascar/drivertribute/tim/tim.html   (61 words)

  
 Racing Forums - Tim Richmond
Tim Richmond passed away 13 years ago, on August 13 1989.
Tim was as skilled a driver as I ever saw.
Tim was the only driver I ever saw that could "out-Earnhardt" the master.
www.racing-forums.com /vb/showthread.php?t=1465   (374 words)

  
 Tim Richmond, all but forgotten
"It's something that a lot of people in racing would like to forget happened-that there even was a Tim Richmond, that Tim Richmond died the way he died," says Humpy Wheeler, president of Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Winning racing was Richmond's adrenaline, but he fed on anything fast from a Harley- Davidson with a suicide clutch to helicopters, speedboats, water skis and airplanes.
He ran in wildly different circles that rarely intersected: bikers, actors, musicians, truck dirvers and a millionaire businessman named Bob Tezak, his first major sponsor, who's in federal prison today for pleading guilty to two counts of arson.
members.tripod.com /~bigspages/timarticle.html   (4509 words)

  
 Tim Richmond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Fans of Tim Richmond may help keep his memory alive by sending their Holiday Wish that will appear in the NASCAR Winston Cup Scene magazine in the December 14
Sandy with the portrait "Racer Above All" by Jeanne Barnes of Charlotte, NC During 1988 while Tim was recovering from a bout with double pneumonia and feuding with NASCAR officials, he took time out to travel to Daytona for Bike Week with friend and photographer Bob Jones, Jr.
Hi Diana, I finally got the name and address of the company that flew the Tim Richmond banner over Daytona this year that I mentioned to you that Amy Snodgrass said it was ok to use but hoped you would give the company the credit due.
www.netpitpass.com /tim_richmond   (1117 words)

  
 Tim Richmond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Kyle Petty, a friend and fellow racer, sums it up this way:"If the good die young-- and everyone from James Dean to Marilyn Monroe to Alan and Davey are those guys-- when they die, there's an instant shrine.
His parents were nearby, but he was cut off and shut out from nearly everyone in racing.
But the build-up, well, that was as entertaining as Richmond himself.
members.cox.net /papiotom/tim   (520 words)

  
 Tim McGrath - Richmond Football Club
On that "First Saturday in September" in 2002 the career of one of Richmond’s greatest came to a close.
A Richmond scout, who happened to be lost, passed through Shepparton on a trip from Mildura to Melbourne and stumbled onto a cow paddock in Shepparton where Timmy was playing a game in the local league.
Phyllis’s next door neighbour, and equally ardent Richmond supporter, Glenda Evans, 62, was also there for Timmy’s first game and recalls his early days.
www.bcfooty.com /coodabeen_1.htm   (1021 words)

  
 TimRichmond
Tim started driving race cars at a relatively advanced age-by the standards of today.
Tim missed the 1987 Daytona 500, with what was called "double pneumonia." He returned to racing in Spring of 1987, triggering a
Tim tried to run the 500 miles, but could not last more than 127.
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 Tim Richmond - International Motorsports Hall of Fame Member   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Tim Richmond, a native of Ashland, Ohio, began his career in open wheel cars, racing USAC sprints and the Silver Crown Series.
In 1986, when he joined Hendrick Motorsports, Richmond and crew chief Harry Hyde got off to a rocky start before mutual respect set in and they began to win.
Tim ran eight races that year, winning at Pocono and Riverside, but raced for the last time at Michigan in August.
www.motorsportshalloffame.com /halloffame/2002/Tim_Richmond_main.htm   (193 words)

  
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 Encyclopedia: Tim Richmond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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 NASCAR.com - Tim Richmond - February 6, 2002
NASCAR.com - Tim Richmond - February 6, 2002
Although his NASCAR career lasted just seven years, Richmond's on-track performances made an impression on the competition.
Richmond started just eight races in 1987, winning two races, one pole position, tallying three top-five and four top-10 finishes.
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 Tim Richmond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Watkins Glen
The CART Championship stayed on another year but after that The Glen faded somewhat.
In the mid-1980s it was bought by the International Speedway Corporation and NASCAR racing arrived in 1986 with victory for the wild Tim Richmond.
The Budweiser at the Glen became a major event with thousands of stock car fans turning up in their camper vans to watch the action.
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