Jan 13, 2022 · But at the time, the old-timers still harbored some resistance to change—and into this arena, in 1981, swaggered a charming, handsome, drawl-less, mischievous, supremely talented driver from Ohio who, heaven and Valvoline forbid, had made his name in open-wheel racing at Indy: Tim Richmond.

Mar 4, 1990 · Late in 1986, stock car driver Tim Richmond was hospitalized for pneumonia. It was only then that his illness was diagnosed as AIDS, the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Richmond, 31 at the...

Jun 10, 2019 · Tim Richmond died of AIDS at 34 in 1989, nearly four years before Alex Bowman was born. Bowman acknowledged: “I’m pretty introverted. I kind of stick to myself. I’m not like...

During a career cut short, Tim Richmond was one of the larger-than life characters who demonstrated equal parts phenomenal talent and an outrageous personality. August 13 marks the 31st anniversary of Richmond’s death from AIDS.

Timothy Lee Richmond (June 7, 1955 – August 13, 1989) was an American race car driver from Ashland, Ohio. He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR's Winston Cup Series. Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to NASCAR stock cars full-time, which later became an industry trend. [4]

Aug 13, 2012 · Tim Richmond started driving race cars at a relatively advanced age by the standards of today. He was 21 years old when a friend who owned a sprint car invited him to take some laps in the...

Apr 21, 2019 · Tim Richmond found himself without a Winston Cup ride for the 1982 season. He did not make his first start that year until Rockingham in March, driving the Fast Company Limited Ford to a dismal...

Aug 13, 2014 · Tim Richmond is NASCAR's forgotten legend, losing his battle with AIDS in 1989. He walked with the swagger of James Hunt, drove with the ferocity of Dale Earnhardt, partied...

Aug 12, 2021 · Tim Richmond was a NOVA: a star that burns for a short time with an intense light. When extinguished it leaves the world a darker place for it having been there.

Oct 17, 2010 · Tim Richmond was the stock car racer who never fit in. He was an admitted well-to-do wild man from Ashland, Ohio, with long hair, a Tom Selleck mustache and one eye pointed toward becoming a...