Steve Rikert

Steve Rikert
Steve Rikert
Nationality	American
Born	August 5, 1969; Rhinebeck, New York
USF2000
Years active	1997-1999
Teams	Tatuus ; Richard Morgan Racing
Starts	29
Wins	1
Poles	1
Best finish	3rd in 1999
Previous series
1997-1999 ; 1994-1997	USF2000 ; Barber Dodge Pro Series ; Skip Barber Eastern Series

Steve Rikert (born 5 August 1969 in Rhinebeck, New York) is a former racing driver who competed in the Barber Dodge Pro Series and the USF2000.

Career

After racing in the regional Skip Barber Eastern Series, Rikert moved to the Barber Saab Pro Series in 1994. The New Yorker finished outside the top ten in the 1994 Barber Saab Pro Series season. The Skip Barber Racing School graduate had a decent run in the 1996 Barber Dodge Pro Series season. Rikert finished fifth at Watkins Glen International. He earned points on several occasions finishing thirteenth in final standings. Rikert ran only six Barber Dodge Pro Series races in 1997.

The New York native first made his USF2000 debut at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. In a field of fifty drivers, Rikert finished seventeenth.[1] He also participated in the season finale at Watkins Glen. For 1998 Rikert signed with the factory Tatuus team in the USF2000. The New Yorker finished tenth in the standings, best of the factory entered Tatuus chassis. For 1999 Rikert made the switch to the dominant Van Diemen chassis. The American won one race at Atlanta Motor Speedway from start to finish. The race was marred by a red flag after a heavy crash involving Larry Foyt and five other.[2] The Richard Morgan Racing driver scored another two podium finishes. He eventually finished third in the championship standings, behind Marc-Antoine Camirand and series champion Dan Wheldon.

Rikert currently owns an automobile repair shop in his native town of Rhinebeck.[3]

Complete motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Complete USF2000 National Championship results

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Points
1997		WDW	STP	PIR	DSC1	DSC2	SAV	PPI	CHA1	CHA2	MID 17	WGI 23	WGI 11			N.C.	N.C.
1998	Tatuus	WDW	PIR	HMS1 10	HMS2 6	WGI 6	WGI 8	MID1 26	MIN 5	CHA1 5	CHA2 6	MID2 45	ATL 17	PPI 32	PPI 7	10th	167
1999	Richard Morgan Racing	PIR 3	CHA1 9	CHA2 7	MOS 5	MOS 4	MID 3	ATL 1	ROA1 8	ROA2 7	CTR 16	MID 6	PPI 11	SEB1 10	SEB2 14	3rd	201

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References

"Mid-Ohio Results (Race #10)". USFF2000.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
"RIKERT TAKES FIRST WIN IN U.S. F2000 NORTEL NETWORKS DASH RACE SHORTENED AFTER MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
"Steve Rikert". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

External links

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[1] "Mid-Ohio Results (Race #10)". USFF2000.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)

[2] "RIKERT TAKES FIRST WIN IN U.S. F2000 NORTEL NETWORKS DASH RACE SHORTENED AFTER MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

[3] "Steve Rikert". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 January 2016.