Kim Lahaie Richards is an American drag racer and crew chief.
[2] Shortly after graduating from high school, Richards went to California and later moved back to the Midwestern United States.
[3] Richards joined her brother, Jeff, in working with her father's drag team.
[5] By working as her father's crew chief, Richards helped to secure top-five finishes in the Top Fuel championship between 1986 and 1990.
Her best result of the year occurred at a drag strip in Gainesville, Florida where she qualified in 14th position, and was quicker than Don Prudhomme and Scott Kalitta in the first and second rounds, before losing to race winner Eddie Hill in the event's semi-final.