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Rick Muther
Richard L. Muther
Birthplace: Alhambra, California
Born: August 13, 1935
Died: March 12, 1995
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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 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
120 |
41 |
| 1968 |
USAC |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
510 |
26 |
| 1969 |
USAC |
6 |
1 |
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 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
NR |
| 1972 |
USAC |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
250 |
23 |
| 1973 |
USAC |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
NR |
| 1974 |
USAC |
2 |
0 |
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 |
1 |
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 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
0 |
2023 |
|
| Track Type |
Starts |
DNS/DNQ |
Wins |
2nds |
3rds |
4ths |
5ths |
Best Finish |
Poles |
| Paved Oval |
34 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
| Road Course |
11 |
0 |
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 |
16 |
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 |
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| -- |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
11/15/1969 |
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 |
| 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 |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| -- |
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 |
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|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
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|
| 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 |
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|
| 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 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| -- |
5/30/1976 |
Indianapolis |
PO |
USAC |
99 |
Joe Hunt Magneto |
Eagle |
Offy TC |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
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| 40 |
4/13/1980 |
Ontario
1 |
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