1986: Driving Folgers Coffee-sponsored cars for Rick Hendrick Racing, Tim Richmond had a banner year in 1986, winning seven of 29 NASCAR Cup races and finishing third in Cup points.

Tim Richmond hit the NASCAR circuit like a ton of bricks, racking up wins—only for the league he loved to betray him.


May 9, 2026 | J.D. Blackwell

Tim Richmond hit the NASCAR circuit like a ton of bricks, racking up wins—only for the league he loved to betray him.


In the early 1980s, Tim Richmond hit the NASCAR circuit and most immediately noticed that he was an outsider. He wasn't your typical good-old-boy driver. Richmond came from money, and he showed it off with his fancy clothes and Hollywood friendships. Richmond—and his crazy antics—brought loads of publicity to NASCAR, which they loved. But when Richmond got a stunning diagnosis, the folks at NASCAR could not get far enough away from their golden boy driver.

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