Richard Houlihan | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Bridgewater, Massachusetts | September 5, 1956
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career | |
Debut season | 1986 |
Years active | 1986–1987, 2002–2007 |
Starts | 61 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | 13th in 2006 |
Last updated on: September 16, 2024. |
Richard "Dick" Houlihan (born September 5, 1956) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour from 1986 to 1987, and again from 2002 to 2007.
Houlihan has also previously competed in series such as the Modified Racing Series and the Tri-Track Open Modified Series. [1]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NWMTC | Pts | Ref | |||
1986 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ROU | MAR | STA | TMP | MAR | NEG | MND | EPP 11 | NEG | WFD | SPE | RIV | NEG | TMP | RIV | TMP | RIV | STA | TMP | POC | TIO | OXF | STA | TMP | MAR | N/A | 0 | [2] | ||||||
1987 | ROU | MAR | TMP | STA | CNB | STA | MND | WFD | JEN | SPE | RIV | TMP | RPS | EPP | RIV | STA | TMP | RIV | SEE | STA | POC | TIO | TMP | OXF 19 | TMP | ROU | MAR | STA | N/A | 0 | [3] | ||||||
2002 | N/A | 03 | N/A | TMP | STA | WFD | NZH | RIV | SEE | RCH | STA | BEE | NHA | RIV | TMP | STA | WFD | TMP | NHA | STA | MAR | TMP DNQ | N/A | 0 | [4] | ||||||||||||
2003 | N/A | 34 | Dodge | TMP 23 | STA 28 | WFD | NZH | STA DNQ | LER | BLL 9 | BEE | 37th | 737 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | NHA 28 | ADI | RIV | TMP 23 | STA DNQ | WFD | TMP 14 | NHA | STA | TMP DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | TMP DNQ | 31st | 1063 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N/A | 46 | Chevy | STA DNQ | WFD DNQ | STA 8 | RIV | LER | WAL | BEE DNQ | NHA DNQ | SEE 3 | RIV | STA 12 | TMP DNQ | WFD 15 | TMP 35 | NHA | STA DNQ | TMP 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
N/A | 00 | N/A | NZH DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Robert Katon | 46 | Chevy | TMP 28 | STA 25 | RIV 23 | WFD DNQ | STA 19 | JEN | NHA 23 | BEE 15 | SEE 14 | RIV 16 | STA 20 | TMP 31 | WFD 11 | MAR | TMP 34 | NHA 29 | STA 23 | TMP 20 | 20th | 1519 | [7] | |||||||||||||
2006 | TMP 9 | STA 17 | JEN 13 | TMP 16 | STA 14 | NHA 19 | HOL 8 | RIV 16 | STA 13 | TMP 28 | MAR 17 | TMP 17 | NHA 16 | WFD 19 | TMP 12 | STA 26 | 13th | 1833 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||
2007 | TMP 18 | STA 14 | WTO 25 | STA 8 | TMP 18 | NHA 22 | TSA 25 | RIV 27 | STA 11 | TMP 23 | MAN 15 | MAR 4 | NHA 37 | TMP 13 | STA 18 | TMP 11 | 14th | 1753 | [9] |
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