Rick Wilson (NASCAR)

Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Rick Wilson


Birthdate = birth date and age|1953|1|31
Birthplace = flagicon|USA Bartow, Florida
Best_Cup_Pos = 17th - 1989 (Winston Cup)
Cup_Top_Tens = 23
Cup_Poles = 1
First_Cup_Race = 1980 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)
Last_Cup_Race = 1997 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
Years_In_Cup = 14
Total_Cup_Races = 206

Rick Wilson (born January 31, 1953 in Bartow, Florida) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver. He began racing in 1980, and posted 23 top-ten finishes over his career. His most successful reign came from 1986-1989, driving the #4 car for Morgan-McClure Motorsports, when he was a consistent top-20 driver and won his only pole position at Bristol Motor Speedway. He later drove for RahMoc Enterprises, Stavola Brothers Racing and Petty Enterprises. Wilson was the first driver chosen to replace Richard Petty after Petty's retirement--the car's number temporarily changed to #44 at that time. Rick also raced several years in the Busch Series driving for the Abingdon based Food Country #75 Oldsmobile operated by Henderson Motorsports. He won 2 races, Bristol, and Dover, both in 1989. The Bristol race he won was phenomenal to say the least. The race was postponed due to snow, and ran on Monday. It was severely cold the day of the event, and Wilson led an amazing 161 of the 200 laps ran on his way to the amazing victory. Rick Wilson did so much in the #75 car, a car which was known for engine problems, and the crew were inexperienced businessmen that did it for fun. If he would have had a good team and car, who knows how many victories he would have had. Wilson started 2nd in 1989 at Martinsville, leading a whopping 160 of the 200 laps before blowing a motor and finishing 21st. Wilson has not raced in NASCAR since 1998.