- 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 = 1997UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
Years_In_Cup = 14
Total_Cup_Races = 206Rick Wilson (born
January 31 ,1953 inBartow, Florida ) is a formerNASCAR Winston Cup driver. He began racing in1980 , and posted 23 top-ten finishes over his career. His most successful reign came from1986 -1989 , driving the #4 car forMorgan-McClure Motorsports , when he was a consistent top-20 driver and won his only pole position atBristol Motor Speedway . He later drove forRahMoc Enterprises ,Stavola Brothers Racing andPetty 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.
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