Wish You Were Here (A Tim Richmond Tribute)

	Wish You Were Here (A Tim Richmond Tribute) A tribute by Bradk12fan. Tim Richmond started out in Indycar in the early 1980s earning top rookie honors in the 1980 Indy 500. After several accidents including one at Michigan in which his car was torn into 3 pieces, Tim made the jump to Nascar in late 1980. Tim joined Hendrick Motorsports in 1986 where they won 7 races and finished 3rd in the standings. When he missed the season-opening Daytona 500 in February 1987, media reported that he had 'double pneumonia'. The infection most likely resulted from his compromised immune system, which had been weakened by AIDS. The disease would drastically shorten his life. Despite the state of his health, Richmond competed in eight races in 1987, winning two events and one pole position before his final race in August of that year. He attempted a comeback in 1988 before NASCAR banned him for testing positive for a banned substance; after NASCAR insisted on access to his entire medical record before reinstating him, Richmond withdrew from racing. NASCAR later on stated their original test was inaccurate. Tim never told anyone that he had AIDS It wasn't revealed that he had AIDS until after his death. The banned substance that Tim was taking was a special antibiotic that was used at the time to combat AIDS Bill France Sr. admitted in an interview years later that the test was flawed. Rest In Peace Tim Richmond, you are greatly missed! The 1990 movie 'Days of Thunder' which starred Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, and Robert Duvall was <b>...</b>	From: MotorsportRevolution Views: 563 16 ratings
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