D. K. Ulrich

Donald Keith Ulrich (born April 10, 1944) is an American former driver/owner in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. As a driver, he had sixteen top-ten finishes in 273 starts. His last race came in 1992.

As car owner, Ulrich fielded cars for many years for young drivers such as Mark Martin, Sterling Marlin, Rick Mast, Greg Sacks, Davy Jones, Parnelli Jones III, Morgan Shepherd, Tim Richmond, Ernie Irvan, and Richard Petty after his No. 43 crashed in practice and the team's backup car was not allowed by NASCAR, the Petty team bought Ulrich's No. 6 Chevy and placed STP decals on the previously unsponsored car. Petty would finish 38th after an engine failure. He sold the team to Jasper Motorsports in 1994.

Ulrich has two children, Tammy Ulrich Langdon and Daniel Keith Ulrich, two grandchildren Truett and Patrick Langdon, and is the stepfather of actor Skeet Ulrich and his brother Geoff Trout.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series NASCAR Grand National Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Pts Ref 1971 Ulrich Racing 40 Ford RSD DAY DAY DAY ONTDNQ RCH CAR HCY BRI ATL CLB GPS KPT16 CLT DOV19 MCH RSD HOU GPS26 DAY BRIDNQ AST32 ISP12 TRN22 NSV24 ATL BGS ONA MCH TALDNQ CLB23 HCY DAR MAR CLT DOV CAR MGR RCH22 NWS TWS45 53rd 443 41 SMR29 NWS MAR DAR SBO18 TAL ASH

Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Pts Ref 1972 Ulrich Racing 40 Ford RSD DAY RCH ONTDNQ CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV MCH RSDDNQ TWS38 DAY BRI TRN19 ATL TAL MCH NSV11 DAR RCH DOV14 MAR NWS CLTDNQ CAR TWS 64th 749 1973 RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL33 NSV CLT DOV27 TWS31 RSD BRI24 ATL TAL39 NSV DAR18 RCH25 DOV35 NWS23 MAR21 CLT CAR 36th 1543.9 45 MCH26 DAY 1974 40 Chevy RSD DAYDNQ RCH22 CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS21 MAR TAL26 NSV17 DOV17 CLT RSD MCH15 DAY BRI23 NSV12 ATL POC17 TAL30 DOV26 NWS14 MAR13 CLT CAR ONT24 32nd 155.32 Negre Racing 8 Dodge MCH28 DAR RCH 1975 Ulrich Racing 40 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI11 ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV30 CLT RSD MCH26 DAYDNQ NSV20 POC15 TAL25 MCH21 DAR16 DOV10 NWS23 MAR28 CLT RCH13 CAR31 BRI27 ATL33 ONT13 27th 1453 1976 J.R. DeLotto RSD12 DAY19 CAR17 RCH20 BRI25 ATL21 NWS19 DAR16 MAR16 NSV11 DOV12 RSD26 MCH12 DAY16 NSV17 POC38 TAL21 MCH7 BRI11 DAR16 RCH17 DOV8 MAR13 NWS26 CLT30 CAR14 ATL18 ONT25 14th 3280 Robertson Racing 25 Chevy TAL20 Dalton Racing 7 Chevy CLT16 1977 J.R. DeLotto 40 Chevy RSD15 DAY14 RCH28 CAR23 ATL29 NWS20 DAR34 BRI26 MAR15 TAL31 NSV14 DOV20 CLT34 RSD11 MCH16 DAY41 NSV14 POC34 TAL18 MCH18 BRI11 DAR27 RCH14 DOV31 MAR12 NWS22 CLT19 CAR33 ATL18 ONT21 15th 2901 1978 Ulrich Racing RSD10 DAY17 RCH16 CAR26 ATL11 BRI11 DAR20 NWS13 MAR13 TAL17 DOV16 CLT29 NSV10 RSD14 MCH14 DAY19 NSV20 POC25 TAL19 MCH23 BRI9 DAR29 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL 22nd 2452 Buick ONTDNQ 1979 RSD14 DAY13 CAR6 RCH10 ATL14 NWS18 TAL21 TWS15 MCH21 DAY18 TAL27 MCH28 DAR13 CLT9 CAR28 ATL25 12th 3508 Chevy BRI12 DAR12 MAR15 DOV12 CLT18 RSD33 NSV23 POC11 BRI12 RCH12 DOV12 MAR10 NWS8 ONT33 Gordon Racing 24 Olds NSV16 1980 Ulrich Racing 40 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS26 MAR28 TAL NSV TWS15 RSD36 MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH15 BRI10 DAR13 RCH25 DOV NWS30 MAR CLT CAR ATL 38th 935 Hollar Racing 99 Chevy DOV34 CLT Ulrich Racing 4 Chevy ONT37 1981 Price Racing 45 Buick RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI19 32nd 1191 Ulrich Racing 40 Buick NWS13 DAR22 MAR TAL NSV23 POC TAL MCH BRI Price Racing NSV23 Ulrich Racing 99 Buick DOV4 CLT DAR31 RCH21 DOV18 MAR NWS CLT14 CAR17 ATL27 RSD 98 TWS32 64 Olds RSD27 99 MCH20 DAY 1982 6 Buick DAY RCH29 BRI26 ATL32 CAR26 DAR15 NWS19 MAR31 TAL15 NSV26 DOV14 CLT28 MCH22 DAY NSV17 POC TAL MCH DAR27 RCH20 DOV19 NWS15 CLT15 MAR12 CAR10 ATL23 24th 2566 Hylton Motorsports 48 Buick POC15 RSD16 RSD15 Ulrich Racing 40 Buick BRI18 1983 Reeder Racing 02 Buick DAY RCH CAR18 ATL NWSDNQ NSV30 24th 2400 Ulrich Racing 6 Buick DAR10 NWS13 DOV18 BRI13 RSD16 POC16 DAR16 RCH10 DOV12 MAR18 NWS20 Langley Racing Ford MAR13 TAL NSV Ulrich Racing Chevy CLT23 MCH22 DAY CLT20 CAR11 ATL21 Reeder Racing 02 Pontiac POC17 TAL MCH33 BRI Langley Racing 64 Ford RSD26 1984 U.S. Racing 6 Chevy DAY RCH CAR22 ATL BRI24 NSV24 42nd 810 Buick NWS19 DAR29 MAR TAL DOV17 CLT RSD18 POC37 MCH29 DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL RSD 1985 65 DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR32 ATL RSD NA 0 1986 6 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLTQL† RSD33 POC17 MCH40 DAY POC18 TAL GLN MCH20 BRI20 DAR18 RCH17 DOV MAR27 NWS28 CLT CAR ATL RSD 37th 804 1987 DAY CAR26 RCH30 ATL23 DAR18 NWS BRI15 MAR TAL CLT DOV34 POCDNQ RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH26 DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL 40th 625 1990 U.S. Racing 2 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH33 DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 91st 64 1992 Aroneck Racing 85 Olds DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV39 SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 90th 46 † - Qualified but replaced by Richard Petty

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1974 Ulrich Racing Chevrolet DNQ 1976 J.R. DeLotto Chevrolet 27 19 1977 42 14 1978 Ulrich Racing Chevrolet 40 17 1979 Buick 35 13

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts Ref 1976 J.R. DeLotto 40 Chevy SLM DAY QCS FMS TAL23 QCS AVS SLM FRS TOL NSV TOL SLM NA 0 1986 U.S. Racing 6 Chevy ATL DAY ATL TAL SIR SSP FRS KIL CSP TAL25 BLN ISF DSF TOL MCS ATL 117th - Results before 1985 may be incomplete.