Rick Wilson (racing driver)
Rick Wilson | |||||||
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Born | Bartow, Florida, U.S. | January 31, 1953||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
206 races run over 14 years | |||||||
Best finish | 17th (1989) | ||||||
First race | 1980 Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 1997 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
47 races run over 8 years | |||||||
Best finish | 1st (1989) | ||||||
First race | 1985 Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 1997 All Pro 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
First win | 1989 Budweiser 200 (Bristol) | ||||||
Last win | 1989 Budweiser 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 29, 2012. |
Rick Wilson (born January 31, 1953) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver.[1] He began racing in 1980, and posted 23 top-ten finishes over his career. NASCAR's website says that he is probably best known for his "close, side-by-side second to Bill Elliott in Daytona's summer event in 1988."[2] He was also known for taking over Richard Petty's car at Petty Enterprises after Petty retired in a car numbered 44.[2]
Career
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Wilson's most successful run came from 1986 until 1989, driving the No. 4 car for Morgan-McClure Motorsports, when he was a consistent top-20 driver and won his only pole position, at Bristol Motor Speedway. Wilson also famously narrowly lost the 1988 Pepsi 400 to Bill Elliott, which was the best finish, at the time, for MMM. In 1990, he drove for RahMoc Enterprises and followed that up with a year with Stavola Brothers Racing. Following the 1992 Daytona 500, he was fired from his ride with the Stavola Brothers.[3] Wilson was tabbed by Richard Petty to replace him at Petty Enterprises following the 1992 season.[4] Wilson also raced several years in the Busch Series driving for the Abingdon-based Food Country No. 75 Oldsmobile operated by Henderson Motorsports. He won two races, Bristol, and Dover, both in 1989.[5] The Bristol race he won was postponed due to snow, and ran on a Monday. Wilson led 161 of the 200 laps ran on his way to victory. Wilson started second in 1989 at Martinsville, leading 160 of the 200 laps before blowing a motor and finishing 21st. Wilson has not raced in NASCAR since 1998.
Wilson won the Scotts EZ Seed Showdown in 2010; a race against other retired NASCAR drivers.[6] He returned to active competition for a single race in the USARacing Pro Cup Series at Bristol later that year, finishing 19th following an accident.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Rick continues to live on his family’s cattle ranch and work as a business owner in his home of Bartow, Florida. He is married to wife, Teresa and has three children Erin, Travis and Lori Ann. Rick was elected to the Polk County Commission on August 28, 2018 after soundly beating his opponent, Kathryn Gates-Skipper, by an almost 2 to 1 vote. His elected term was to begin on November 20, 2018. However, Wilson was appointed by Florida Governor Rick Scott to begin serving early when the sitting commissioner resigned and was sworn in on October 2, 2018.[8]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
[edit]Daytona 500
[edit]Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1981 | Wilson Racing | Oldsmobile | DNQ | |
1982 | 13 | 18 | ||
1983 | Buick | DNQ | ||
1986 | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 16 | 7 |
1987 | 9 | 37 | ||
1988 | 13 | 15 | ||
1989 | 40 | 8 | ||
1990 | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 28 | 30 |
1991 | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 26 | 33 |
1992 | Ford | 38 | 23 | |
1993 | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 15 | 34 |
Busch Series
[edit]Craftsman Truck Series
[edit]NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||
1998 | M-R Motorsports | 04 | Chevy | WDW | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN | TEX | BRI | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH DNQ |
MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS | 123rd | - | [33] |
ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | APSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1984 | Wilson Racing | 6 | Buick | DAY 1 |
ATL 2 |
NA | - | [34] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | TAL 30 |
CSP | SMS | FRS | MCS | LCS | IRP | TAL | FRS | ISF | DSF | TOL | MGR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985 | ATL 16 |
DAY 36 |
ATL 28 |
TAL | ATL | SSP | IRP | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF | TOL | 52nd | - | [35] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | Gray Racing | ATL 34 |
DAY | ATL | TAL | SIR | SSP | FRS | KIL | CSP | TAL | BLN | ISF | DSF | TOL | MCS | ATL | 120th | - | [36] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rick Wilson Cup statistics". NASCAR. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ a b Houston, Rick (August 30, 2007). "Where is ... Rick Wilson?". NASCAR. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "Trickle in, Wilson out for Stavolas". Daily Press (Virginia). February 21, 1992. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Petty names Rick Wilson to drive No. 44". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. November 13, 1992. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Rick Wilson Busch Series statistics". NASCAR. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "Rick Wilson wins Legends race at Bristol Motor Speedway". Bristol Herald Courier. March 21, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Gregory, Allen (September 11, 2010). "Great Balls of Fire". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, TN. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ^ Chambliss, John (October 3, 2018). "Scott appointee Rick Wilson sworn in, Melony Bell praised by Polk commissioners". Daytona Beach News Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1986 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1989 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Rick Wilson – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Rick Wilson driver statistics at Racing-Reference