Josh Richards
Car: No.1
Team: Boom Briggs Racing
Date of Birth: March 22, 1988
Hometown: Shinnston, W.Va.
Marital Status: Wife (Andrea)
Pets: Cats (Buck and Sweetie Pie), Horses (Gunner and Solay), Dog (Burley)
Hobbies: Spending time with family and pets, fishing, video games
Career Highlights:
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Over 170 Dirt Late Model wins across multiple racing series with 100 of the victories coming in Lucas Oil and World of Outlaws Races
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Five-Time National Champion
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One Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Title (2017) and Four-Time World of Outlaws Late Model Series Champion (2009,2010, 2013, 2016)
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Only driver in World of Outlaws Late Model history to win an unprecedented four championships in the Series.
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Finished first or second in Series points 10 times in the last 11 full seasons
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Youngest winner in World of Outlaws Late Model Series history
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Youngest driver to win Rookie of the Year honors in World of Outlaws Late Model Series
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Holds the Record for the most Feature wins in the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series with 76 victories
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All-time leader in World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Fast-Time Awards and heat race wins
Born into a racing family, Josh Richards’ need for speed began very early. At just the young age of six, Richards began driving pack cars at his family’s Interstate 79 Speedway on weekends. Barely able to see over the pack car’s dashboard, Richards sat atop foam padding as he dreamt of someday being in command of a dirt late model and even one day winning a Championship. After school he also spent time working with his father, Mark Richards at the family-owned race shop Rocket Chassis.
When Richards hit his teenage years, he began to seriously consider making a career out of driving a race car. With absolutely no racing experience, and considered older by industry standards, Richards climbed inside of a dirt late model at 15 years of age. It didn’t take long for the teenager to begin making a name for himself. In his first full season in 2005, Richards became the first driver in the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series to win the Rookie of the Year Award and a Feature race in the same season. From there, his career exploded.
Since, Richards has gone on to collect over 170 dirt late model Feature victories, won a record-setting four World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Championships (2009, 2010, 2013, 2016) and captured one Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship (2017) in just his first full-season in the Series
This year will mark the return of Richards to the World of Outlaws Late Model Series after spending the past five seasons touring with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. In his 15th full year competing on a national touring level, Richards will step behind the wheel of the No. 1 Briggs Transport machine owned by fellow late model driver Boom Briggs. The Ohio resident is scheduled to compete in more than 65 Feature events across the United States this year.
Josh Richards
