RICHARD "DICK" LINDER - 04/06/1923 - 04/19/1959
was a professional race car driver from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dick raced in USAC open wheel division as well NASCAR stock cars. Between 1949 and 1956 he entered 28 NASCAR events, winning three with eight Top 10 finishes. Dick's three wins came behind the wheel of his Oldsmobile. His first win came in Dayton Speedway in Dayton, OH in August of 1950. The following week, he picked up his second victory at Hamburg Speedway in NY. He picked up his third and final career win three weeks after win #2 at Vernon Fairgrounds in NY. He also competed in the Champ Car series. Running in four vents over a two year span. He posted a best finish of 14th on two occasions. Dick's final NASCAR race was the 1956 Beach Course event at Daytona. He raced there several times including an 18th place finish in 1951. Dick crashed heavily and later succumbed to injuries occurred during a Sprint Car event at Trenton Speedway in 1959. Don Branson spun in
front of Linder. Linder tried to avoid Bransons' car and as he spun he made contact with the guard rail. Linder's car flipped over the fence landing on it's wheels. The on site doctor stated that Linder had fractured his neck and was dead when pulled from his car. Dick was 36 years old at the time of his death. For his career he made 28 Cup starts and had the three wins in 1950. He also made four USAC Champ Car starts. Some info from Wikipedia
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