Tim Richmond

Tim Richmond (June 7, 1955 – August 13, 1989) was an American race car driver from Ashland, Ohio. He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR's Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series). Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to NASCAR stock cars full-time, which has since become an industry trend. He won the 1980 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award and had 13 victories during eight NASCAR seasons.

Richmond achieved his top NASCAR season in 1986 when he finished third in points. He won seven races that season, more than any other driver on the tour. When he missed the season-opening Daytona 500 in February 1987, media reported that he had pneumonia. The infection most likely resulted from his compromised immune system, which was weakened by AIDS. Despite the state of his health, Richmond competed in eight races in 1987, winning two events and one pole position before his final race in August of that year. He attempted a comeback in 1988 before NASCAR I banned him for testing positive for excessive OTC (over the counter) drugs, Ibuprofen and Pseudoephedrine; NASCAR later announced they gave Tim Richmond a new test and tested negative. Tim Richmond filed a lawsuit against NASCAR after NASCAR insisted they wanted access to his entire medical record before they would reinstate him, after losing the lawsuit, Richmond withdrew from racing. NASCAR later stated their original test was a "Bad Test."

Tim Richmond (photographer)

Tim Richmond (born August 25, 1959 in Hawkhurst, England) is an English photographer. He is most widely known for his filmic style imagery in fashion, reportage and landscape.

Career

After graduating from the London College of Printing, he began his career in portraiture. Some of his early works now make up part of the permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery. His work then evolved to encompass fashion and reportage for such publications as L'Uomo Vogue, US Vogue, Harpers & Queen, Big, Arena, Wonderland and The Telegraph. International advertising campaigns include Levi's, Gap and Hermes.

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