Josh Richards

Josh Richards (born March 22, 1988) is an American professional stock car racing driver from Shinnston, West Virginia.[2] He currently races dirt Late Models in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series where he was the 2017 champion. Richards was a four-time champion in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series (2016, 2013, 2010, and 2009).

Josh Richards
Richards in a 2012 NASCAR start
Born (1988-03-22) March 22, 1988
Shinnston, West Virginia
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series career
Current teamClint Bowyer Racing
Car number14
Championships2017
Best finish1st in 2017[1]
Finished last season3rd
Previous series
World of Outlaws Late Model Series
Championship titles
2016, 2013, 2010, and 2009[1]World of Outlaws Late Model Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
14 races run over 1 year
2012 position27th
Best finish27th (2012)
First race2012 Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
Last race2012 Kentucky 300 (Kentucky)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
9 races run over 2 years
Best finish30th (2011)
First race2011 UNOH 225 (Kentucky)
Last race2012 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Richards has raced on asphalt. He competed in the ARCA Racing Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and peaked with 14 starts in the 2012 NASCAR Xfinity Series.[2]

Dirt track racing

Richards raced the house car for his father's Rocket Chassis team in national dirt late model series for eleven years until 2016.[1] He won World of Outlaws Late Model Series in 2009, 2010, and 2013.[1] He raced for Best Performance Motorsports in 2016 and won the World of Outlaws championship in a Rocket chassis as well as the 2017 Lucas Oil championship.[1] He switched to Clint Bower Racing in 2019, remaining in a Rocket chassis.[3][1] As of 2019, Richards has over 100 wins in Lucas Oil and World of Outlaws competition.[1]

NASCAR career

Richards raced in eight NASCAR Truck races in 2011 with a top finish of thirteenth at Talladega.[2] In 2012, he raced in one Truck race and fourteen Nationwide races.[2] His best Nationwide finish was a sixteenth-place finish at Daytona.[2] He made a few dirt late model starts in 2012, and switch back to late models in 2013 after he had no stock car ride.[4]

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References
  1. Pope, Thomas (October 2019). Why the House Usually Wins. Speedway Illustrated. pp. 66–70.
  2. "Driver Josh Richards Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  3. Staff, SPEED SPORT (27 November 2018). "Josh Richards Joins Clint Bowyer Racing". SPEED SPORT. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  4. McWilliams, Chris (10 February 2013). "Josh Richards Returns Full-Time to WoO Late Models With New Sponsor". OneDirt. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
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