• • Birthdate: November 18 Height: 5' 8"


• • Weight: 130 lbs.


• • Education:
  
    - Ph.D. - Human and Organizational Systems
  
    - M.S. - Administration
  
    - BS - Nursing

Hobbies:

Teaching piano, gardening, working with children while stressing the importance of education and goals, visiting with church and civic groups.

Racing Highlights:

• 10-1st place finishes-7 in the WGGTS/Panoz Pro/Panoz GT/Panoz GTS Pro series; 1 in NASA AI
• 2010 - Lowes Motor Speedway-Charlotte - 1st & 2nd place finish in NASA-AI
• 2010 - Finishes 2nd in points in the 6 track NASA- AI series
• 2003-Finished 3rd in Panoz Pro(ALMS) Series; 3rd in the Panoz GT series

• 2002-Finished 3rd in Panoz Pro(ALMS) Series; 2nd in the Panoz GT series
• 2001-SCCA Central Division Champion-Spec Racer Ford- Region IV & V
• 1999 Women’s Global GT Series (WGGTS) Inaugural Race Winner
• 2000 5th in points-WGGTS Series
• 1999 6th in points-WGGTS Series
• 1998 & 2000 SCCA-Spec Racer Ford-Region IV Champion
• Driven competitively in a Datson 240Z, Mazda RX-7, Mustang GT, Panoz Esperante, Formula Ford, Spec Racer Ford
• Successful test in Don Soenen's Trans-Am Mustang
• Successful drive in the Rehagen SVT Cobra-Grand-Am Cup Series

Rich has his Ph.D. in business, his masters in Management and Supervision, and a Bachelors in Business Administration. Rich has worked with a consumer enrichment company, The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Trilex Corporation, Nortwest Airlines, Inc., and Ford Motor Company. He has also worked in the multiple dwelling business interacting with the department of H.U.D. and management. The job titles include Customer Service, Tool and Die set-up. Store set-up and inventory, material handling, transportation supervisor, program change coordinator, warrant and reliability, new parts development, supplier quality assurance, failure mode and effect analysis, chassis systems, electrical systems, seat systems, interior ornamentation, bumpers, Ford certified trainer, and more.

Rich has been involved with sports as a basketball official at the college and high school level, and a quarter finalist as an umpire with ASA. He is now involved in his wife's racing as a team coordinator, marketing, and promoter. Rich is involved in the successful debt removal with a public school district, Central Michigan University's President's club and alumni, as well as a reader and lector at wedding and Church services. This is a small sketch into Rich's background which is rich in experience, creativity, and a will to find a solution.