Dick Karth

Richard J. Karth (born December 13, 1952) is an American professional historic motorsport and stock car racing driver. As a vintage racer, he pilots the No. 90 formerly owned by Donlavey Racing in conjunction with the Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 61 Chevrolet Camaro for MBM Motorsports.

Vintage racing

Growing up a racing fan, Karth watched quarter midget events at the Shawano County, Wisconsin fairgrounds alongside his father and uncle who owned a funeral home that operated an ambulance for drivers. He began regularly attending the Indianapolis 500 in 1968.

In 2005, Karth acquired the No. 90 NASCAR stock car formerly driven by Dick Trickle of Donlavey Racing; Karth and Trickle befriended each other in the 1980s thanks to a mutual friend. With the car, he started competing in vintage racing for the Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs.

Karth is a member of the Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame's Board of Directors. He returned to the series in 2017, where he finished 21st in his ARCA debut at Road America. The following year, he tested a car for Mullins Racing at Daytona International Speedway; he was 56th fastest. He continued racing in his home state at the Madison International Speedway events in 2018 and 2019 with Fast Track Racing Enterprises, finishing 18th and 16th, respectively.

In August 2019, MBM Motorsports announced Karth would make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut with the team in the CTECH Manufacturing 180 at Road America; with Karth at the age of 66, MBM stated their pride in being a "gateway for so many racers, young and old, to accomplish their goals." Driving the No. 61 Toyota Camry with Dick Trickle Memorial Project branding, he remained on the lead lap through the opening stage before being substituted for Timmy Hill for the rest of the race; Hill finished 30th, though Karth received the points as he started the race.

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.) Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity 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 Pts Ref 2019 MBM Motorsports 61 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA30 DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 77th 7

ARCA Menards Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Menards 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 Pts Ref 2013 Karth Racing 72 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA27 WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN NA - 2017 Karth Racing 94 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA21 DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 103rd 125 2018 Fast Track Racing Enterprises 11 Ford DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD18 GTW CHI IOW ELK BLN POC ISF DSF IRP SLM KAN 95th 140 2019 DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD16 GTW CHI ELK IOW POC ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN 68th 150

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