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Owner |
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Occupation: Owner Rocket Chassis. |
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Residence: Shinnston, WV
Birthdate: October 19, 1960 |
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Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 210
Martial Status: Married |
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Wife: Tina |
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Children: Josh, Morgan
Hobbies: Work, Racing. |
| Shop: 1850 SQ.
Ft. |
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Cars:
Cars: Seubert Calf Ranches/ACE Metal Works/MCB Motorsports Rocket, 3 – 1 –
2005, 1 - 2003, - 1 - 2002 Rockets. |
| Engines: 2 -
415 CI. - Cornetts |
| Transporter:
2007 S&S Motor Home & 2 Car Trailer |
| Team Mate: At
Selected Races with Tony Stewart |
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| Mark Richards Racing
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Racing Highlights: |
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1983 NDRA
Championship, Hav-a-Tampa Shootout, USA Nationals, Hillbilly 100, 4
Pittsburgher 100s, Various local, STARS, Macs, Renagade, Hav-a-tampa,
UDTRA, Xtreme and World of Outlaws events. |
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Mark Richards Racing: |
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*1973-1979: Worked
on brothers race cars through this period. These cars won various
races through out West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania at area local
tracks. |
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Chief for Rodney Combs NDRA Dirt Late Models. Won numerous NDRA and
specials through out the US. |
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*1986-1992: Drove
and worked on various Dirt Late Models in the tri-state area. Won
races as driver in late eighties. |
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*1992-2000: Started Rocket Chassis House Car program with driver Tim
Hitt. Raced and won races on the east coast in many different series
including STARS, Renegade DirtCar Series, Macs, UMP and Hav-a-Tampa. |
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*2000-Present: Restructured Rocket Chassis house car with various
drivers to date including Davey Johnson, Steve Francis and Bart
Hartman. Raced and won in almost all major series throughout the US
including Renegade DirtCar Series, MACS, Hav-a-Tampa, UDTRA, Xtreme,
UMP and World of Outlaws. |
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Jimmy Frey |
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Tires & General Mechanic |
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Occupation: Full time dad. |
Residence: Zanesville, Ohio
Birthdate: February 17, 1968 |
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 225
Martial Status: Married.
Wife: Shayne Ann (Barns) Frey. |
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Hobbies: Racing & Atlanta Braves
Baseball. |
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Jimmy has assisted various dirt late model
drivers & teams to more than 100 Feature wins including; |
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Dirt Track World Championship 3 times (1991
1993, 2001) Pennsboro,
Inaugural Dream Race 1994 Eldora,
Hillbilly 100 2003, Tyler County, WV,
Inaugural Topless 100 1993, Batesville. Arkansas,
2 STARS Renegade Championships (1999, 2003) |
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He was the Crew Chief for Freddy Smith for
7 years & Bart Hartman for 5 years. |
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He has also worked with Bob Pierce,
Shannon Babb, Donnie Moran & Chub Frank.
He joined Mark and Josh Richards in May of 2006. 2007 will be his 21st year
in racing. |
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Race Day Duties: Tires, Mechanic, Team
Coach. |
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Jeff Dillinger |
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General Mechanic & Truck Driver |
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Occupation: Rocket Chassis |
Residence: Connellsville, PA.
Birthdate: April 14, 1976 |
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 220
Martial Status: Married.
Wife: Lori |
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Hobbies: Racing, Hunting, outdoors |
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Racing Highlights: crew on winning team for
Tony Stewart at Prelude, Eldora, Crew Member on Rocket House Car 2006 win at
Columbus Miss., Lernerville Speedway, Eldora Speedway Roaring Knob, Latrobe
Speedway, Tyler County Speedway, Marion Center Speedway, 2002-2006 Crew
Chief for Doug Horton, 2001 "Rookie of the Year" Street Stock Latrobe
Speedway Latrobe Pa. 2000 4cylc. Track Champion Latrobe Speedway Latrobe Pa. |
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Crew on winning cars at:
2002 Hillbilly 50, 2004 Track
Champion at Latrobe PA., 2006 Hillbilly 50 Tyler County Speedway WV. |
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Race Day Duties: Mechanic, Truck
Diver |
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Photos By Tony Hammett Photography |
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Copyright
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Josh Richards Racing |
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PO Box 69 |
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Shinnston, WV 26431
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