Richard Burns
Richard Burns

Richard Burns
Sumter, SC

Driver Information

Started racing in 1985 at 15 years old in the pure stock . Raced for 3 years then moved up to Super Stock. I got my first win of my career on Sept 10th 1988 at Sumter Speedway. Was in and out of racing throughout the 90's and early 2000's racing Karts with the WKA and all over SC, NC, GA running Saturday night local races. Have approximately 140 wins over my career. In 2014 I won the King of the Hill points, and the Stock Appearing points Championships at Sickle Hill Kartway, also. finished second in the points in the Mid Atlantic Dirt Series Senior Stock class. Got out of Karting in 2015 and went to working with Russell and Dee Dee Miller at Pee Dee Fleet Motorsports on their 69 Chevrolet Chevelle Pro mod driven by Tylor Miller. I Raced with them for 8 years in the Carolina Extreem Pro mod series, the PDRA, IHRA and local drag racing, eventually running NHRA teaming up with Rickie Smith Racing. We won The NHRA Pro mod race at Virginia Motorsports Park in the Pee Dee Fleet Truck and Trailer Center Camaro owned by RSR driven by Tylor Miller. I got back into dirt racing running a MMSA Mustang in 2019 and started 2024 off in a Dirt Late model. We are just living the dream and making laps.

Hobbies


Racing

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  • TrackSumter Speedway
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