Fantasy NASCAR Racing

Richard Jackson married his high school sweetheart, Karen Fox, on August 27th, 1956.  They had one daughter, Lisa Jackson, who also drove for her dad from 1979 to 1982 at Hickory Motor Speedway, and Asheville Speedway, in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman, and Xfinity divisions.  Racing and race cars were always a passion of Richard’s, and he and brother Leo Jackson Jr. built their first racer when Richard was 18.  They raced the car through the mid-1950’s at the McCormick Field baseball stadium in Asheville, NC.  Jackson graduated in 1960 from Georgia Tech University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.  In 1964, Jackson, along with father Leo Jackson Sr., and brother Leo Jackson Jr., formed Precision Products of Asheville.  Though they did not own a race team through the 60’s the Precision Products Company built specialized parts for many racers in NASCAR.  He paired with his brother Leo to form Jackson Brothers Racing, however in 1990, Richard Jackson splintered from the team to form his own operation, taking the equipment for the #55 with him.  Two time champion Terry Labonte would drive the first season after the brothers split.  In the 29 races, Labonte would post four top