Leighty Racing Sprint Car Team

Rich Leighty, Washington Econo Sprint Car Organization #11

LEIGHTY RACING FIRSTS          

July 4, 1960                 1st Race at Forks, Washington

May 11, 1968               1st Night Race and 1st Race on Asphalt at Salem, Oregon

May 30, 1968               1st Feature Win at Shelton, Washington (won $22)

June 15, 1968              1st Feature Win at Elma, Washington (won $86)

September 8, 1968      George Wixson drove car to victory at Chehalis, Washington

1969                            Elma (EARA) Sportsmanship Award

1971                            Skagit (SHRA) B Championship and Most Improved Driver

1974                            Elma (EARA) Track Championship (old 1/2 mile track)

June 8, 1975                Raced with Jan Opperman in the Elma Dirt Cup Feature

September 16, 1979    Won the final race on the Elma 1/2 mile

1981                            Elma (EARA) Track Championship (first year of 3/10 mile track)

1982                            Elma (EARA) Track Championship

1982                            NASCAR NW Limited Modified Champion 

1983                            Elma (EARA) Track Championship (Rick Leighty)

1995                            Spanaway/WOW Track Championship (Final year of WOW)

2007                            1 victory,  4th Place WESCO Points

LEIGHTY RACING QUICK FACTS      

Seasons of Racing:     48 

# of Tracks Raced At:     42

# of Associations Raced with:     20

Championships:     7

Times in Top 10 Points:     45

# of Decades with Victories:     5

Favorite Dirt Track Raced On:     Skagit

Favorite Asphalt Track Raced On:    Spanaway

Who has been behind the wheel:   Rich Leighty, George Wixson, Bob Johnson,

                                                        Rick Leighty, Donnie Spoon, Ken Stearns,

                                                        Ed Kvistad, Glen Walker, Randy Hooper, 

                                                        Ken Rhodes, Ken Carlson, Mike Ehlers, 

                                                        Axel Walker, Randy Bauer, Jeff Jewell

Car #s:     11*, 14, 22, 10, 12, 71     *Leighty Racing has always had an 11