Richard Walls

By Brad Vores  August 2, 2007

NAME: Richard Walls

BIRTHDAY: April 29, 1962

HOMETOWN:  St. Thomas, PA

PARENTS: Wayne and Jean Walls

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Sue

CHILDREN: Keith (21) and Rodney (18)

OCCUPATION: Self-employed

HOBBIES: Racing and hunting

FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Any good steakhouse

FAVORITE FOOD: Steak

FAVORITE BEVERAGE: Pepsi

FAVORITE MUSIC TYPE: Country

FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW: Anything on Speed Channel

YEAR STARTED RACING: 1983

DIVISIONS COMPETED IN:
Roadrunners, Limited late models and Late Models

CAREER WINS: Over 130

CHAMPIONSHIPS: Two at Winchester (VA) and five at Hagerstown (MD)

FAVORITE TRACK: Hagerstown Speedway

CURRENT DIVISION: Limited Late Models

CAR OWNER: 85 Motorsports

CAR NUMBER: 85

CHASSIS: 2000 Rocket

ENGINE: Hershey‘s Racing Engines

TEAM SPONSORS:
21st Century Fireplace Services, WRT Web Designs, Premier Autoworks,
Jammin Car Audio, Triple Nickel Auto Parts, Denny‘s Auto Center,
Scott‘s Hauling, PPC Lubricants, VRP Shocks, Pro-Syn Oil Technology,
Hershey‘s Racing Engines, Shaffer‘s R & D

CREW: Johnnie Reed, Dave Gelwicks, Terry Overcash

FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL DRIVER: The late Dale Earnhardt

CAREER HIGHLIGHT:

After parting with a car owner in mid-season, my dad and I bought
an 11 year old car out of Ernie Davis’ barn and won with it the next week.

CAREER LOWLIGHT:
Suffering a broken sternum in a crash where I hit the opening in
the middle of the backstretch at Hagerstown.

SEASON OUTLOOK:
Regular at Hagerstown Speedway and traveling to some other 358 shows.

SEASON GOAL: Win races and have fun.

FUTURE GOAL: Be successful in the super late models.

IF YOU WOULDN’T BE RACING, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?
Helping the boys with their racing career.

WEBSITE: www.85racing.com

 

— compiled by Brad Vores

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