PERSONAL INFO



  • DRIVER: Richard Wilson  
  • NICKNAME: Willy
  • HOMETOWN: Wichita, Kansas
  • DATE OF BIRTH:  August 28th
  • MARITAL STATUS: Married to wife, Toni
  • FAMILY: Sons: Richie and Rustin 
  • CAR #: 2w
  • DIVISION: AAA Modified
  • YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 32
  • HOME RACE TRACK: 81 Speedway - Wichita, Ks.  HRP - Hutchinson, Ks.
  • FAVORITE RACE:  Winning the NCRA Jayhawk Televised race after starting last
  • MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Wilson Racing finishes 1st (Randy) 2nd (Richard) and 3rd (Rich) at Enid
  • RACE I'D MOST LIKE TO WIN: Hutchinson Nationals
  • RACE CAR: 2010 Wilson Built Modified
  • HERO'S: Jesus
  • FAVORITE MEMORY OF DAD: His ability to look at anything and then make it. Anything!
  • SPONSORS: B&W Auto Salvage, RPM Randy's Performance Machine, Richard Wilson Built Race Cars, Ernie Fraizer Motorsports, Mike Fatkin engine specialist, Ted Tolan Paint, Raceday Ministry
  • SPECIAL THANKS: My wonderful Wife (#1 fan), Dad and Mom for getting us started, My boys and thier Wives, Randy and Angie, My grandkids Christian, Kaden, Hannah, Talan, and Alex

 


CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • 1988 Runner up in season points
  • 1991 Rookie of the Year
  • 1995 Wix filters Champion
  • 1996 81 Speedway points Champion
  • 1996 81 speedway most A feature wins
  • 1997 81 Speedway most A feature wins
  • 1998 81 Speedway most A feature wins
  • 1997 Kansas State Fair Champion (Hutchinson)
  • 2000 NCRA televised Jayhawk classic Champion
  • 2000 Kansas State Fair Champion (Hutchinson)
  • 2008 Wix Filters Fall Classic Champion
  • 2009 Hutchinson Nationals Runner-up
  • 2010 81 Speedway AAA Modified 2nd half season champion 
  • 2011 81 speedway AAA Modified Champion
  • 653 career starts (since '89)
  • 122 heat race wins (since '89)
  • 40 A feature wins (since '89)
  • 225 top 5 finishes (since '89)
  • 383 top 10 finishes (since '89)

 

 

 


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