Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 19th, Rich Bickle

Join me as I take a look back every Monday at the starting lineup for one of the biggest races in NASCAR history, the inaugural Brickyard 400. 

Starting 19th: Rich Bickle #9 Orkin Melling Racing Ford

Finished: 29th

Bickle in retirement, wearing
his 1994 fire suit

Career Highlights: Four-time Slinger Nationals winner, Five-time Snowball Derby winner, fourth-place finish at Martinsville in 1998, no relation to Travis.

Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 5

Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 29th (1994)

"Making the race 19th out of
80+ cars" --Rich Bickle 45

1994 Fun Fact: 1994 was a difficult year for Rich on-track, as he was mostly uncompetitive in a mostly unsponsored Melling Racing car.  On the plus side, he didn’t have to pretend to like SPAM.

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