Rick Muther
Richard Ludwig Muther
Birthplace: Alhambra, California
Born: August 13, 1935
Died: March 12, 1995

Extended driver stats

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1966 USAC Non points race only 0 NR
1967 USAC 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 120 41
1968 USAC 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 510 26
1969 USAC 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 330 29
1970 USAC 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 400 27
1971 USAC 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 NR
1972 USAC 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 250 23
1973 USAC 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 NR
1974 USAC 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 NR
1975 USAC 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 NR
1976 USAC 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1980 CART 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 356 19
Includes USAC 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 57 31
Total 45 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 2023

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Paved Oval 34 22 0 0 0 0 1 0
Road Course 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
CART 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
USAC 42 23 0 0 0 0 2 0

 

Start # Date Track Type Series Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Start Finish Laps Status

Points
NC-- 10/9/1966 Fuji RC USAC 77 Dayton Steel Wheel Gerhardt Ford -- -- -- DNS, burned bearing
-- 5/30/1967 Indianapolis PO USAC 76 GCR Gerhardt Offy -- -- -- Failed rookie orientation
1 7/1/1967 Mosport 1 RC USAC 33 Dayton Steel Brake Lola Offy SC 12 11 38 Flagged 20
2 7/1/1967 Mosport 2 RC USAC 33 Dayton Steel Brake Lola Offy SC 11 10 6 Flagged - rain 30
3 7/23/1967 IRP RC USAC 33 Dayton Disk Brake Lola Offy SC 21 20 10 Spun out
-- 7/30/1967 Langhorne 2 PO USAC 33 Dayton Disk Brake Lola Offy SC -- -- -- Did not qualify
4 8/6/1967 St. Jovite 1 RC USAC 33 Dayton Disk Brake Lola Offy SC 19 11 35 Flagged 20
5 8/6/1967 St. Jovite 2 RC USAC 33 Dayton Disk Brake Lola Offy SC 11 10 34 Flagged 30
-- 8/20/1967 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 33 Dayton Disk Brake Lola Offy SC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
6 11/19/1967 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 60 Michner Petroleum Gerhardt Ford 20 12 182 Flagged 20
7 11/26/1967 Riverside RC USAC 60 Michner Petroleum Gerhardt Ford 30 23 17 Engine seized
-- 3/31/1968 Las Vegas RC USAC 23 Michner Petroleum Lola Ford -- -- -- Did not appear
-- 4/7/1968 Phoenix 1 PO USAC 23 Michner Petroleum Lola Ford -- -- -- DNS, too slow
8 4/21/1968 Trenton 1 PO USAC 23 Michner Petroleum Lola Ford 16 7 146 Flagged 90
-- 5/30/1968 Indianapolis PO USAC 28 George R. Bryant Gilbert-Cheetah Ford -- -- -- Wrecked qualifying
--/ 5/30/1968 Indianapolis PO USAC 22 Michner Petroleum Eagle Ford -- -- -- Did not qualify
9 7/7/1968 Castle Rock RC USAC 41 George R. Bryant Cheetah Ford 15 6 55 Flagged 120
-- 11/3/1968 Hanford 2 PO USAC 44 Boyce Holt Racing Gerhardt Chevy -- -- -- Broken piston practice
10 11/17/1968 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 44 Boyce Holt Racing Gerhardt Chevy 25 21 44 Engine
11 12/1/1968 Riverside RC USAC 54 Valvoline Finley Ford 26 5 107 Flagged 300
-- 5/30/1969 Indianapolis PO USAC 26 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Offy TC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
12 6/8/1969 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 26 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Offy TC 19 11 61 Stalled 30
-- 6/15/1969 Langhorne PO USAC 26 Bulldog Stables Gerhardt Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
13 8/17/1969 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 7 Jack Adams Airplane Lola Offy TC 24 12 185 Flagged 20
14 8/24/1969 Dover PO USAC 71 Jack Adams Airplane Lola Offy TC 14 6 189 Flagged 160
15 9/21/1969 Trenton 2 PO USAC 7 Jack Adams Airplane Lola Offy TC 17 9 163 Flagged

120
16 11/16/1969 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 7 Jack Adams Airplane Lola Offy TC 23 18 101 Broken piston
17 12/7/1969 Riverside RC USAC 7 Jack Adams Airplane Lola Offy TC 25 28 4 Wrecked
18 5/30/1970 Indianapolis PO USAC 38 Tony Express Brawner Hawk Offy TC 15 8 197 Flagged 250
--/ 5/30/1970 Indianapolis PO USAC 54 City of Memphis Glen Bryant Pratt & Whitney Turbine -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 6/7/1970 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 54 Adams Gerhardt Pratt & Whitney Turbine -- -- -- DNS, too slow
19 6/14/1970 Langhorne PO USAC 54 Two Jacks Gerhardt Pratt & Whitney Turbine 18 14 121 Wrecked
-- 7/4/1970 MIS PO USAC 38 Tony Express Brawner Hawk Offy TC -- -- -- DNS, engine
20 9/6/1970 Ontario PO USAC 38 Two Jacks Brawner Hawk Offy TC 25 33 1 Dropped valve
21 10/3/1970 Trenton 2 PO USAC 54 City of Memphis Glen Bryant Pratt & Whitney Turbine 18 8 168 Flagged - rain 150
22 11/21/1970 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 54 City of Memphis Glen Bryant Pratt & Whitney Turbine 18 22 37 Blown engine
23 2/28/1971 Rafaela 1 PO USAC 54 Jack Adams Aircraft Glen Bryant Pratt & Whitney Turbine 25 22 40 Engine
24 2/28/1971 Rafaela 2 PO USAC 54 Jack Adams Aircraft Glen Bryant Pratt & Whitney Turbine 22 25 8 Engine failure
-- 3/27/1971 Phoenix 1 PO USAC 54 Jack Adams Aircraft Glen Bryant Pratt & Whitney Turbine -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 4/25/1971 Trenton 1 PO USAC 54 Jack Adams Aircraft Glen Bryant Pratt & Whitney Turbine -- -- -- Did not qualify
25 5/29/1971 Indianapolis PO USAC 38 Arkansas Aviation Hawk II Offy TC 18 21 85 Wrecked
--/ 5/29/1971 Indianapolis PO USAC 54 Jack Adams Aircraft Glen Bryant Pratt & Whitney Turbine -- -- -- Did not qualify
26 6/6/1971 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 54 Arkansas Aviation Glen Bryant Pratt & Whitney Turbine 23 24 4 Throttle sticking
-- 5/27/1972 Indianapolis PO USAC 38 Two Jacks X Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
27 6/4/1972 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 98 Vivitar Eagle Offy TC 14 24 18 Broken valve
28 7/16/1972 MIS PO USAC 98 Vivitar Eagle Offy TC 17 20 36 Burned piston
29 7/29/1972 Pocono PO USAC 98 Vivitar Eagle Offy TC 11 12 146 Overheated 50
30 8/13/1972 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 98 Vivitar Watson Offy TC 11 5 191 Flagged 200
31 9/3/1972 Ontario PO USAC 97 Vivitar Eagle Offy TC 30 15 162 Flagged
32 11/4/1972 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 45 CAMS Eagle Chevy 15 22 21 Steering
33 4/7/1973 TWS 1 PO USAC 23 Corvette Clubs Eagle Chevy TC 24 18 34 Electrical fire
-- 5/30/1973 Indianapolis PO USAC 97 Lodestar Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
--/ 5/30/1973 Indianapolis PO USAC 23 Bruce Crower Eagle Chevy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 6/10/1973 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC X X X X -- -- -- Withdrew
34 7/1/1973 Pocono PO USAC 97 Lodestar Eagle Offy TC 26 19 91 Magneto
-- 9/16/1973 MIS 2 PO USAC 23 Crower Cams Eagle Chevy TC -- -- -- Broken fuel pump
-- 9/23/1973 Trenton 3 PO USAC 23 Crower Cams Eagle Chevy TC -- -- -- Broken coil, cons race
35 10/6/1973 TWS 2 PO USAC 23 Crower Cams Eagle Chevy TC 23 25 5 Oil leak
36 3/10/1974 Ontario PO USAC 76 Webster Racing Eagle Offy TC 27 23 121 Blown engine
37 5/26/1974 Indianapolis PO USAC 61 Eisenhour Coyote Foyt TC 24 27 11 Piston
-- 6/30/1974 Pocono PO USAC X X X X -- -- -- Did not qualify
38 3/9/1975 Ontario PO USAC 10 Gilmore Racing Coyote Foyt TC 29 27 17 Clutch slipping
-- 5/25/1975 Indianapolis PO USAC 46 Thermo King Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
--/ 5/25/1975 Indianapolis PO USAC 52 Adams Automotive/Hawthorn Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
39 6/29/1975 Pocono PO USAC 46 Thermo King Eagle Offy TC 24 13 164 Flagged
-- 3/14/1976 Phoenix 1 PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- Did not appear
-- 5/30/1976 Indianapolis PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
40 4/13/1980 Ontario 1 PO CART/USAC 38 Pacific Coast Racing Penske PC-6 Cosworth 15 24 14 Lost oil pressure 6
-- 5/25/1980 Indianapolis PO USAC/CART 82 Pacific Coast Racing Penske Cosworth -- -- -- Did not qualify
41 6/8/1980 Milwaukee 1 PO CART/USAC 82 Pacific Coast Racing Penske PC-6 Cosworth 20 18 127 Flagged 6
42 7/13/1980 Mid-Ohio RC CART/USAC 82 Pacific Coast Racing Penske PC-7 Cosworth 16 10 46 Wrecked 45
43 7/20/1980 MIS 1 PO CART 82 Pacific Coast Racing Penske PC-7 Cosworth 26 25 5 Steering 4
44 8/3/1980 Watkins Glen RC CART 82 Pacific Coast Racing Penske PC-7 Cosworth 14 10 59 Flagged 45
45 8/31/1980 Ontario 2 PO CART 82 Pacific Coast Racing Penske PC-7 Cosworth 17 8 188 Flagged 250