In a 12-race stretch from the World 600 in May to the Fall race at the Richmond Fairgrounds, he won six races and placed second four times. The late season rally allowed him to make a charge at the points title and though he won the season finale at Riverside, Richmond finished third in the points. At this point, his health declined.

Mar 26, 1996 · Beyond the grave of Tim Richmond lies a trail of pretty women, following him into the ground. Fresh flowers rest beside the tombstone of one former lover. A second ex-girlfriend, still...

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] .

Timothy Lee “Tim” Richmond Famous Memorial Flowers have been left. Memorial ID 7 Jun 1955 – 13 Aug 1989. Auto Race Car Driver. Unlike many of today's...

Professional Race Car Driver. He was an American professional race car driver. Unlike many of today's drivers, he started driving race cars at the age of 21 after a friend allowed him to test drive his sprint car. At the beginning of his career in racing sprint cars, when the fans did not know his name, he startled the...

American racing driver (1955-1989)

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.

Jul 28, 2019 · Ten days after his death, on August 23, the Richmond family held a press conference to reveal that Richmond died from complications from AIDS, which he acquired from an unknown woman. Richmond's physician, Dr. David Dodson, said: "There's no way of knowing who that woman was.

On August 13, 1989, Richmond died at the age of 34, about two years after his final NASCAR race. He was buried in Ashland, Ohio. The secrecy surrounding the circumstance of his death caused speculation for several days.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20779/timothy-lee-richmond: accessed ), memorial page for Timothy Lee “Tim” Richmond (7 Jun 1955–13 Aug 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20779, citing Ashland County Memorial Park, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.