- John Richards (driver)
John Richards (born
October 27 ,1948 ) is a former American racing driver fromWaco, Texas . A former motorcycle racerJenkins, Richard, [http://www.oldracingcars.com/drivers/watn/?lastname=Richards&firstname=John John Richards - Where are they now?] , OldRacingCars.com] , Richards switched to racing cars and competed in the USFormula Super Vee championship in 1984 and finished 10th. [ [http://www.teamdan.com/archive/www2/superv/84svrob.html 1984 Robert Bosch Formula Super Vee Championship] ] . In 1987 he funded a series of road course drives in theCART Championship Car series withDick Simon Racing . He was knocked out by a practice crash in what was to have been his debut atPortland International Raceway , but competed at The Meadowlands, Cleveland, Toronto, andLaguna Seca and finished both the Cleveland and Laguna Seca races in the 13th position, one spot out of the points. He now lives inSeeley Lake, Montana .References
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