Richard Brickhouse

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. 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. He held the Guinness book of world records for fastest time on a closed circuit for many years.^{[citation needed]}

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)