Rick Wilson NASCAR

Rick Wilson (born January 31, 1953) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver. He began racing in 1980, and posted 23 top-ten finishes over his career. NASCAR’s website says that he is probably best known for his “close, side-by-side second to Bill Elliott in Daytona’s summer event in 1988.” He was also known for taking over Richard Petty‘s car at Petty Enterprises after Petty retired in a car numbered 44.

NASCAR Cup Series career
206 races run over 14 years
Best finish	17th (1989)
First race	1980 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)
Last race	1997 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
Wins: 0 Top tens: 23 Poles: 1
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
47 races run over 8 years
Best finish	29th (1989)
First race	1985 Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte)
Last race	1997 All Pro 300 (Charlotte)
First win	1989 Budweiser 200 (Bristol)
Last win	1989 Budweiser 200 (Dover)
Wins: 2 Top tens: 11 Poles: 1

Winston Cup Statistics

Races	206	Average Finish	22.91
Wins	0	Average Start	19.7
Top 5 Finishes	5	Total Laps Led	215
Top 10 Finishes	23	Total Laps	49,815
Top 20 Finishes	88	% of Laps	77.3%
Poles	1	DNF’s	82

Xfinity Series

Races	47	Average Finish	24.0
Wins	2	Average Start	19.8
Top 5 Finishes	6	Total Laps Led	476
Top 10 Finishes	11	Total Laps	6,009