Richard Brickhouse (born October 27, 1939, in Rocky Point, North Carolina) is a retired NASCAR driver.
He is best known for winning the inaugural Talladega 500 in 1969 after a boycott of the top stars of the sport at the time because concerns with tire wear with the high rate of speeds at the racetrack.
[1][2] Though Brickhouse ran his final race in 1982, he did attempt a comeback in 1995 at age 55 at Rockingham driving for former driver Dick Skillen.
[2] He held the Guinness book of world records for fastest time on a closed circuit for many years.
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