Robert Richardson, Jr.

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Robert Richardson leaves pit road during the 2007 Ford 300.

Robert Richardson Jr. (born April 4, 1982) is an American stock car driver. He began driving at the Richard Petty Driving Experience and Team Texas Driving School at Texas Motor Speedway in 2002. He was runner-up in Rookie of the Year honors the following season in Romco Super Late Models. In 2004, he made his Auto Racing Club of America debut at Chicagoland Speedway. He is a former quarterback at Southern Methodist University. Richardson currently drives the #37 Mahindra Tractors Ford Fusion for Front Row Motorsports with Yates Racing part time in the Sprint Cup Series and the #23 Wildlife Conservations Society Dodge Challenger in the Nationwide Series

He made his NASCAR debut in 2005 Las Vegas 350, driving the #24 Chevrolet Silverado for Mighty Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series. He started 35th and finished 29th, seven laps down. He ran two more races that season. During the off-season, he purchased equipment from Ultra Motorsports and formed his own team to compete for NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors in the #1 WinYourMortgage.com Chevrolet. He failed to qualify for five races, had a best finish of 16th at Talladega Superspeedway and ended up 30th in season points. His team reportedly shut down after the season ended.

In 2007, Richardson moved up to the NASCAR Busch Series, driving the #28 Checkers/Rally's/United States Border Patrol Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Jay Robinson Racing. He made sixteen starts and finished 46th in points, with a best finish of 19th at Talladega Superspeedway. He signed with Robinson to drive the #4 JVC/Phantom EFX Chevy at least 20 races for JRR in 2008, but he was released. Later that summer, he formed his own team with his father and Rob Fuller, and has driven the #23 team for them since. He will share the #23 with Ken Butler III in 2009, and also will drive the #0 part-time for JD Motorsports.

Richardson ran the Sprint Cup race at Talladega for Tommy Baldwin, with sponsorship from Mahindra Tractors; he finished 18th this was the best finish for Tommy Baldwin's team in the Sprint Cup in 2009 debut, the team start and parked for most of the season. Richardson will share the #38 car for Front Row Motorsports in 2010, David Gilliland will split time in that car. Richardson also drove the #92 Dodge at the Sprint Showdown for Brian Keselowski.

Richardson ran the 2011 Daytona 500 in the #37 Front Row Motorsports Ford with sponsorship from North Texas Pipes, while running the majority of the Nationwide Series schedule in 2011.

In 2012, he attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 in a family-owned No. 23 Chevrolet,^[1] but failed to make the field.

References

External links

• Official website
• Robert Richardson, Jr. at Racing Reference