| Josh Richards | |||||||
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 Richards in 2012 | |||||||
| Born | Joshua Richards (1988-03-22)March 22, 1988 (age 37) Shinnston, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| World of Outlaws Late Model Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2004 | ||||||
| Current team | Boom Briggs Racing | ||||||
| Car number | 1R | ||||||
| Starts | 474 | ||||||
| Championships | 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 | ||||||
| Wins | 78 | ||||||
| Poles | 19 | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st in 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 39th (2021) | ||||||
| Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2004 | ||||||
| Current team | Boom Briggs Racing | ||||||
| Car number | 1R | ||||||
| Starts | 326 | ||||||
| Championships | 2017 | ||||||
| Wins | 33 | ||||||
| Poles | 24 | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st in 2017 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 8th (2021) | ||||||
NASCAR driver | |||||||
| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 14 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2012 position | 27th | ||||||
| Best finish | 27th (2012) | ||||||
| First race | 2012Aaron's 312 (Talladega) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012Kentucky 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 9 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 30th (2011) | ||||||
| First race | 2011UNOH 225 (Kentucky) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of April 3, 2022. | |||||||
Joshua Richards (born March 22, 1988) is an American former professionalstock car racing driver fromShinnston, West Virginia.[1] He last competed full-time in theWorld of Outlaws Late Model Series, in the No. 1RRocket Chassis for Boom Briggs Racing, where he had been a champion in 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2016. Richards was also a champion in theLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2017.
Richards has also raced on asphalt. He competed in theARCA Racing Series,NASCAR K&N Pro Series East,NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and peaked with 14 starts in the2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series.[1]
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Richards raced in eight NASCAR Truck races in 2011 with a top finish of thirteenth atTalladega.[1] In 2012, he raced in one Truck race and fourteen Nationwide races.[1] His best Nationwide finish was a sixteenth-place finish atDaytona.[1] He made a few dirt late model starts in 2012, and switch back to late models in 2013 after he had no stock car ride.[2]
Richards raced the house car for his father's Rocket Chassis team in national dirt late model series for eleven years until 2016.[3] He won the World of Outlaws Late Model Series in 2009, 2010, and 2013.[3] He raced for Best Performance Motorsports in 2016 and won the World of Outlaws championship in a Rocket chassis as well as the 2017 Lucas Oil championship.[3] He switched toClint Bowyer Racing in 2019, remaining in a Rocket chassis.[4][3] As of 2019, Richards has over 100 wins in Lucas Oil and World of Outlaws competition.[3] Richards won his third dirt late model race of 2020 atEldora Speedway by winning the $10,000 opening night of the Intercontinental Classic against a field of invitation-only drivers.[5]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2012 | Go Green Racing | 39 | Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL 30 | DAR 25 | IOW 34 | CLT 34 | DOV 22 | MCH 30 | ROA 31 | KEN 20 | DAY 16 | NHA 24 | CHI 20 | IND | BRI 19 | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN 21 | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 27th | 256 | [6] | |||
| Randy Hill Racing | 08 | Ford | IOW 34 | GLN | CGV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2011 | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | DAR | MAR | NSH | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | KEN 29 | IOW | ATL 21 | CHI | NHA | 30th | 166 | [7] | |||||||||||
| 18 | NSH 22 | IRP 22 | POC | MCH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | BRI 17 | KEN 34 | LVS | TAL 13 | MAR 28 | TEX | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Wauters Motorsports | 5 | Ford | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | IOW | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR 17 | TEX | PHO | HOM | 98th | 01 | [8] | |||
1 Ineligible for series points
| NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2009 | Ken Schrader Racing | 52 | Chevy | GRE 4 | TRI | IOW | SBO | GLN | NHA | TMP | ADI | LRP | 32nd | 360 | [9] | ||
| Dave Davis Motorsports | 03 | Chevy | NHA 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Dodge | DOV 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 1 | Chevy | GRE | SBO | IOW 6 | MAR 28 | NHA | LRP | LEE | JFC | NHA | DOV | 39th | 221 | [10] | ||
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2007 | Tony Stewart Racing | 20 | Chevy | DAY | USA | NSH | SLM | KAN | WIN | KEN | TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN | POC | NSH | ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF 3 | CHI | SLM | TAL | TOL | 102nd | 215 | [11] |
| 2009 | Venturini Motorsports | 25 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW | KEN 32 | BLN | POC | ISF | CHI | TOL | 120th | 165 | [12] | |||||||
| 15 | DSF 27 | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Ken Schrader Racing | 99 | Chevy | DAY 42 | PBE | SLM | TEX | TAL | TOL | POC | 76th | 245 | [13] | ||||||||||||||||
| RAB Racing | 99 | Ford | MCH 36 | IOW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Chevy | MFD 13 | POC | BLN | NJE | ISF | CHI | DSF | TOL | SLM | KAN | CAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 25 | Toyota | DAY | TAL | SLM | TOL | NJE | CHI 3 | POC | 36th | 615 | [14] | |||||||||||||||||
| Chevy | ISF 9 | MAD | DSF | SLM | KAN | TOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Toyota | MCH 10 | WIN | BLN | IOW | IRP | POC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
