Dick Atkins

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Richard Charles Atkins (April 23, 1936-November 13, 1966) was an American racing driver from Oakland, California.

Atkins came up in sprint cars and won the Turkey Night Grand Prix in 1965 and was rewarded by race promoter J. C. Agajanian with a chance to race in the USAC National Championship in 1966. He failed to qualify for the 1966 Indianapolis 500, but finished fourth at Trenton Speedway in September then won on the dirt oval at Sacramento in October, for his first "big car" win. However, he was killed in a sprint car crash at Ascot Park in California just a month later in a wreck that also killed Don Branson.^[1] He finished 12th in 1966 USAC National Championship points.

References

↑ Richard C. Atkins, FindAGrave, Retrieved 2013-09-03

External links

Dick Atkins at Champ Car Stats

Persondata
Name	Atkins, Dick
Alternative names
Short description	American racing driver
Date of birth	April 23, 1936
Place of birth	Oakland, California, USA
Date of death	November 13, 1966
Place of death	Gardena, California, USA

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