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Dick Karth
Karth in 2018 at Madison
Born (1952-12-13) December 13, 1952 (age 71)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Car no., teamNo. 61(MBM Motorsports)
First race2019 CTECH Manufacturing 180
Last race2019 CTECH Manufacturing 180
Wins Top tens Poles
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Dick Karth (born December 13, 1952) is an American professional stock car racing driver from Grafton, Wisconsin.[1] He drove the No. 61 Chevrolet Camaro for MBM Motorsports at Road America in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.[1] He has also raced several ARCA races in Wisconsin. He is a member of the board of directors for the Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame.[2]

Background

Karth has a background of vintage and club racing.[3] He first raced in 1960 in midget car at the Shawano County, Wisconsin fairgrounds.[2] Karth has raced in a 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup vintage car.[2]

ARCA and NASCAR career

Karth qualified for the last starting spot at the 2013 Road America ARCA race and did not start (DNS).[1] He next qualified for the 2017 Road America race and finished two laps down in 21st place of 28 cars.[1] He completed one lap of the 2018 race at Madison International Speedway.[1] In 2019, he completed 15 laps at Madison's ARCA race.[1] Later that year, he qualified 38th in a 38 car NASCAR Xfinity race at Road America.[4] He was replaced by Timmy Hill during the race and completed 43 of 45 laps.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f racing information at Racing Reference
  2. ^ a b c "Board of Directors". Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Kallmann, Dave. "A cult hero, king of the roads, three contenders and other storylines to watch on NASCAR weekend at Road America". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Xfinity Drivers - Dick Karth | NBCSports". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Xfinity Breakdown: Christopher Bell Now Officially Has No Weaknesses". Frontstretch. 25 August 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.