Richard Giachetti

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Richard Giachetti is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car owner and one half of the Giachetti Brothers. He is from Detroit, Michigan. [1]

Career

With a career spanning from 1968 to 1972, Giachetti has employed some of the better NASCAR drivers of that era. [2] Drivers under his employment included: Bill Seifert, David Pearson, Frog Fagan, Lennie Pond, and Jack Ingram. [2] LeeRoy Yarbrough and British-born driver Brian Redman have also driven for Giachetti. [1] These drivers contributed to exactly 3,909.0 miles or 6,290.9 kilometres of racing action, which is the equivalent of 3024 laps of professional stock car racing experience. Earnings for Giachetti were $17,467 ($113,153.37 when adjusted for inflation) with his vehicles starting in 26th place and ending in 24th place on average. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "LeeRoy Changes Ride For Sunday" . Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "Career information for Richard Giachetti". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-04-24.