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 12, 2009 · Dr. Jerry Punch, the young ESPN reporter and de facto family physician in the garage area, sent more than 90 people from the traveling show for AIDS testing that summer. And an era that was,...

Jun 21, 2020 · Before Tim Richmond ever drove a single lap in NASCAR, he was becoming a star on the Indy series. In 1980, Richmond set the fastest unofficial speed for the month of practice at the Indianapolis 500. During the race, he led one lap, and ran out of fuel at the end but finished ninth. He was named the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.

Jan 21, 2010 · On the 13 th of August, 1989, Tim Richmond died in his sleep. Possibly the biggest tragedy of Richmond’s ‘Live fast die young’ story is not that he died so young, but how he died and how he was treated by NASCAR throughout.

Jul 28, 2019 · In 1977 Tim Richmond became both Sandusky Speedway's Rookie of the Year and the SuperModified class track champion. Richmond returned to racing sprint cars in the United States Automobile Club's (USAC) national sprint car tour in 1978.

Mar 30, 2016 · Only after his death in 1989 would the racing world learn what had long been rumored: NASCAR driver Tim Richmond had AIDS.

Aug 9, 2007 · 1986 proved to be the defining year of Richmond’s career and his young life. He left the Raymond Beadle team to drive for his friend; an up and coming car dealer from Charlotte named Rick...

Oct 17, 2010 · Tim Richmond lived too fast, partied too hard and died too young. That's what many of us remember. But let's not forget this: He was one heckuva race car driver.

Aug 12, 2021 · It seemed to the casual observer that 1986 was a banner year for Tim Richmond, with all the wins, the near championship and his announcement about mid-year that he had proposed to a young lady, and was awaiting her decision.

Mar 25, 1996 · Auto racing star Tim Richmond infected numerous women with the AIDS virus before his death in 1989, the Miami Herald reported Sunday. LaGena Lookabill Greene, Richmond’s former fiancee, went...