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Richard Dickey was born in Columbus, Indiana, only miles from the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
His uncle, Larrett Crocket, had finished ninth at Indy in 1953, and took Rookie of the Year honors, just
the year before Richard was born. His family had gone to Indy 500’s and Sprint Car races his whole life.
Richard took up go-kart racing
Richard Dickey was born in Columbus, Indiana, only miles from the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
His uncle, Larrett Crocket, had finished ninth at Indy in 1953, and took Rookie of the Year honors, just
the year before Richard was born. His family had gone to Indy 500’s and Sprint Car races his whole life.
Richard took up go-kart racing as a teenager, while working at a NAPA store to make money. He raced
sprint karts on the dirt track at the local county fairgrounds and road races on the streets of small local
towns in Indiana. The machinist at the NAPA store, Don Knulf, happened to be the engine builder for
Crocket, back in his Indy days, and Richard began learning the intricacies of engine building.
He then hooked up with the Columbus Sports Car Club through Randy Hall, a long time member of the
CSCC, to run rallies and solo speed events. There he met Ray Steins, the owner of Autowheel, a foreign
car parts supply business that Ray ran out of his garage. At that time, Richard was driving a Triumph
Spitfire and Ray introduced him to Dick Owen, who raced a Spitfire in SCCA competition. He learned
about suspensions, made changes to his car, and became virtually unbeatable in the solo speed events.
Richard went to Purdue University where he resurrected the defunct Purdue Auto Club, with the help of
Rick Kosdrosky, a fellow student , Triumph owner, and road racing associate to this day. He built and
raced specialized Purdue Grand Prix go-karts and won the coveted Best Engineered Kart award. After
college, Richard took a job in the nuclear engineering and construction field, in Texas, and proceeded to
start his sports car road racing career . Since then Richard has developed a racing business of his own,
Dickey Racing, and has amassed nearly 100 track records and wins at 34 tracks across the country.
For Richard, a 61-year-old independent businessman, racing remains his first love. “I went college to get
a degree and make enough money to race. I’ve put my whole life into racing. The excitement and
satisfaction of winning is what makes all the work worthwhile. As four time Indy winner Johnny
Rutherford said, “Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.”, and I believe in that too”.
“The excitement and challenge is just part of the satisfaction I get from racing”, Richard said, “It makes
me feel good that people think enough of my ability to spend their time and money working in my
support. The people I meet and the camaraderie of the sport are what inspire me to put out that 110%
in takes to win”
Dickey's Pathway to Podiums
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Dickey's Pathway to Podiums
With a career 80 wins and 61 seconds in 206 starts. 24 track records: Road Atlanta GA, Road America WI, Big Spring TX, Lake Charles LA, Corpus Christi TX, Abilene TX, Motor Sport Ranch Cresson TX,
Motor Sport Ranch Houston TX,
Texas Motor Speedway and Texas World Speedway ( short and long course).
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
2022 SCCA Cat Majors Roa
With a career 80 wins and 61 seconds in 206 starts. 24 track records: Road Atlanta GA, Road America WI, Big Spring TX, Lake Charles LA, Corpus Christi TX, Abilene TX, Motor Sport Ranch Cresson TX,
Motor Sport Ranch Houston TX,
Texas Motor Speedway and Texas World Speedway ( short and long course).
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
2022 SCCA Cat Majors Road America
1st Place Touring 4
2020 57th SCCA Runoffs Road America
5th Place Touring 4
2018 Sports Car Club of America
T4 Northern Conference Champion
2017 Road America T4 Track Record
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2015-24 SCCA Touring 4
driving a 2004 Mazda RX-8
2012-14 SCCA Improved Touring Sports
driving a 1988 Nissan 300ZX
Maintaining a National License
2011 SCCA Touring 3
driving a 2006 Chevy Cobalt
2009-10 SCCA Touring 3
driving a 2004 Mazda RX-8
2009 SCCA SOWDIV Points Champion
2008 SCCA Touring 3
driving a 2004 Mazda RX-8
2008 SCCA SOWDIV Points Champion
2008 SCORE Class 12
driving a Score Lite Buggy
40th SCORE Tecate Baja 500
2007 SCCA Touring 3
driving a 2004 Mazda RX-8
2007 SCORE Class 15
driving a Ford 3/4 Ton, 2WD, Triton V-8
40th SCORE Tecate Baja 1000
2005-06 SCCA American Sedan
driving a 1983 Z-28 Camaro
2003-04 NASA American Iron
driving a 1987 IROC Camaro 1LE
2003 SCCA Improved Touring Sports
driving a 1988 Nissan 300ZX
2003 SCCA American Sedan
driving a 1983 Z-28 Chevy Camaro
2001-02 SCCA Improved Touring Sports
driving a 1988 Nissan 300ZX
1st Place 6 Hour Enduro at
Texas World Speedway
2001-02 NASA Pro Sedan
driving a 1988 Nissan 300ZX
1996-00 SCCA Improved Touring E, S, C
Maintaining a National License
1995 SCCA Showroom Stock A
driving a 1988 Nissan 300ZX
1995 SCCA Regional Points Champion
1994 SCCA American Sedan
driving a 1992 Chevrolet Z-28
1994 2nd Place at The American Road
Race of Champions at Road Atlanta
1993 SCCA Improved Touring C
driving a 1979 Datsun 210
1993 SCCA Regional Points Champion
1992 SCCA Showroom Stock A
driving a 1988 Nissan 300ZX
1992 IMSA Firestone Firehawk Series
driving a 1990 Eagle Talon
Pole Position at Road Atlanta
1990-91 SCCA Showroom Stock A
driving a 1988 Nissan 300ZX
14th & 15th at Runoffs Road Atlanta
1986-89 SCCA Showroom Stock B
driving a 1985 Nissan 200SX Turbo
11th, DNF, 9th, & 8th at Runoffs
1987 SCCA Escort Endurance Series
driving a 1987 Nissan 200SX Turbo
3 poles and 6th Place Team Standings
1985 SCCA Showroom Stock B
driving a 1984 Chevy X-11
1985 42nd SCCA Runoffs Road Atlanta
3rd Place Showroom Stock B
Runoffs National Track Record
1982-84 SCCA Showroom Stock B
driving a 1981 Chevy X-11
14th, 12th, and 10th at Runoffs
Road Atlanta
1979-80 SCCA Solo Saginaw Valley Reg
driving a 1974 Triumph Spitfire 1500
Undefeated
1978 1st Place Indiana Interseries Solo
Championship, driving a 1970 Triumph
Spitfire MkIII
1992-78 All facets of Kart Racing, including street & dirt track. Designer, builder, crew chief, and driver for Specialized Purdue Karts.
HONORS
Pace Car Driver, 1988-91, 93, 94, & 96
SCCA Grand Prix of Dallas Trans-Am
Pace Car Driver, 1989 & 1990
IMSA Camel GT of San Antonia
Pace Car Driver, 1991 & 1992
IMSA Camel GT of New Orleans
Assistant Chief of Technical Inspection
1984 Dallas Grand Prix Formula 1
Solo Driver of the Year
1980 SCCA Saginaw Valley Region
Best Engineered Kart
1976 Purdue Kart Grand Prix
Chairman of the Board
1974 Purdue Auto Club
President 1973 Purdue Auto Club
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Parts and Service Race Cars for Sale
Parts and Service Race Cars for Sale
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Competition at it's finest! 2008 Runoffs
Baja 500 Driver Dickey for Barbara Terry Racing Class
1974 Solo Champion Dickey !st IRP
Track Record at Road America & double win!!
Dickey Grassroots SCCA Driver since 1981
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