Okay, so the other day I was digging through some old racing footage, and the name “Tim Richmond” kept popping up. I knew he was a big deal back in the day, but I didn’t really know his story. So, I decided to focus on 1987, which seemed like a pivotal year for him.
I started by just Googling “Tim Richmond 1987”. Man, did that open a can of worms! I found a bunch of articles and forum posts, some of them pretty sketchy, to be honest. It took a while to sift through the garbage and find some reliable sources.
Diving into the Details
First, I wanted to get a handle on his actual performance that year. So I hunted down race results. I used some websites.
- I scoured those sites for anything related to the 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
- I jotted down the races Richmond participated in, his finishing positions, and any notes about DNFs (Did Not Finish) or anything unusual. It was a bit tedious, flipping back and forth between different pages, but I got there eventually.
Then, I wanted the story. The results only tell you so much, right? I needed to understand the context. So I started looking for articles, interviews, and any kind of commentary from that period.
- I read some of old newspaper articles.
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Checked to see if some of those articles had been scanned. It Was hit or miss, really, but I found some gems.
Next, I focused on piecing together a timeline. I created a simple document and started adding key events: races, controversies, health updates – anything that seemed significant. I used different colored text to categorize things, which helped me keep track of the different threads.
Finally, I tried to verify everything. With older stuff, it’s tough because you can’t always be 100% sure. I looked for multiple sources that corroborated the same information, and if something seemed off, I flagged it for further investigation (which, honestly, I haven’t finished yet!).
It was a bit of a messy process, jumping between websites and trying to keep everything organized. But in the end, I have a much better understanding of Tim Richmond’s 1987 season, and the crazy, tragic story surrounding it. It wasn’t just about the wins and losses; it was about so much more.