Post by nascarfan87 on Oct 12, 2018 21:34:35 GMT -5
Born: June 14th, 1960
Home: Charlotte, North Carolina
Competition History:
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series - 1995-1996, 2003, 2008
NASCAR Xfinity Series - 2000-2001, 2006, 2011, 2018
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - 1980-1981, 1984, 1986-1987, 1989-1990, 1993-1994, 1997-2000, 2003-2017
Championships:
1 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - 1980
Bio:
Doug Richert is an American stock car racing crew chief, who currently acts as Director of Research and Development for BK Racing. Richert is best known for winning the Cup championship with Dale Earnhardt in 1980. He started out working for Rod Osterlund as a 16-year-old in 1976. He'd gone to High School in San Jose with Osterlund's daughter who dated one of his friends, who was interested in racing. Doug got interested in building dirt cars because his friends were, and one thing lead to another. In late 1976 he got the chance to move east with Roland Wlodyka who was forming a Cup team, initially living in a trailer on the property at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Osterlund bought the team in late 1977, and campaigned it with Dave Marcis in 1978, followed by Dale Earnhardt who went on to win the NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year in 1979. In May 1980, Crew Chief Jake Elder left the team, and Richert who was still 19, replaced him. Richert may have inherited the job in the beginning, but he earned it fair and square when he went on to win the Championship with Earnhardt. Midway through 1981 Osterlund sold his team to J.D. Stacy, and Earnhardt moved to Richard Childress Racing taking Richert with him. At the end of 1981 Doug left to take a position with Junior Johnson. From 1984 to 1986 Richert was the Crew Chief for Neil Bonnett in the No. 12 Budweiser car.
Home: Charlotte, North Carolina
Competition History:
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series - 1995-1996, 2003, 2008
NASCAR Xfinity Series - 2000-2001, 2006, 2011, 2018
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - 1980-1981, 1984, 1986-1987, 1989-1990, 1993-1994, 1997-2000, 2003-2017
Championships:
1 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - 1980
Bio:
Doug Richert is an American stock car racing crew chief, who currently acts as Director of Research and Development for BK Racing. Richert is best known for winning the Cup championship with Dale Earnhardt in 1980. He started out working for Rod Osterlund as a 16-year-old in 1976. He'd gone to High School in San Jose with Osterlund's daughter who dated one of his friends, who was interested in racing. Doug got interested in building dirt cars because his friends were, and one thing lead to another. In late 1976 he got the chance to move east with Roland Wlodyka who was forming a Cup team, initially living in a trailer on the property at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Osterlund bought the team in late 1977, and campaigned it with Dave Marcis in 1978, followed by Dale Earnhardt who went on to win the NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year in 1979. In May 1980, Crew Chief Jake Elder left the team, and Richert who was still 19, replaced him. Richert may have inherited the job in the beginning, but he earned it fair and square when he went on to win the Championship with Earnhardt. Midway through 1981 Osterlund sold his team to J.D. Stacy, and Earnhardt moved to Richard Childress Racing taking Richert with him. At the end of 1981 Doug left to take a position with Junior Johnson. From 1984 to 1986 Richert was the Crew Chief for Neil Bonnett in the No. 12 Budweiser car.