Welcome to the home of Richards Racing!  We will be using this page to highlight the results of
our driver, Damon Richards, piloting the #68 Dodge Demon Hobby Stock "Charger Chassis house
car".  
2011 SPONSORS:

Demon Decals, David City

Husker Steel, Columbus

Bongers Auto Sales, David City

Shop-EZ,  David City

Kat's Gas & Car Wash, Columbus

TR's Tool Service---an Authorized
Snap-On Tools Dealer, Lincoln, NE

Fetrow Industries, Columbus, NE

Grandpa Ray

The Mohrmann Boys

Charger Chassis, David City

Tom's Car Clinic, Rising City
DRIVER BIO:







Name:  Damon Richards
B-day: April 18, 1992
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 185
Owner/Operator of
Demon Decals
(www.demondecals.com)

'06 SEASON STATS:
Wins                        0
Top 4                      1
Top 10                    6
Points                     8th

'07 SEASON STATS:
Wins                          0
Top 4                        0
Top 10                      2

'08 SEASON STATS:
Heat Race Wins        2
Feature Wins             0
Top 4                          1
Top 10                        5
Points                        10th

'09 SEASON STATS:
Heat Race Wins         2
Feature Wins             0
Top 4                          3
Top 10                        5

'10 SEASON STATS:
Heat Race Wins        1
Feature Wins             1
Top 4                          4
Top 10                        7

'11 SEASON STATS:
Heat Race Wins        1
Feature Wins             3
Top 4                          3
Top 10                        6
IMCA SuperNationals
Qualifier

'12 SEASON STATS:
Heat Race Wins
Feature Wins
Top 4
Top 10

4/30/11:  Wow!  Now THAT'S how to start off with
a new car!  We finally got it to move under it's
own power for the first time this past Thursday
afternoon.  Loaded up and headed off to US30 for
their season opener.  Ran 4th in the heat, just
trying to get a feel for it.  Then went out and won
the "A"!  We've got a little bit more adjusting to
do, but it's working really well.  Headed off to
Eagle tonight for  another season opener.  

5/8/11:  Eagle last week was just kinda Eagle.  
One slip-up in the heat race can pretty much ruin
your night there.  Decided to just cut our losses
after the heat race and loaded it before the
damage got any worse.

US30 this past Thursday was better, though!  
Damon ran 3rd in his heat.  Being the point leader
meant he had to start 12th in the "A".  We lost all
forward bite due to the new springs finally getting
settled in, but still managed to claw his way up to
6th.  

5/16/11:  This past weekend was a complete
wash-out.  I think every track in Nebraska rained
out!

5/22/11:  ....and another wet weekend.  Hope it
clears off and dries out for Memorial Day next
weekend!

5/30/11:  We finally got a night in at US30 this last
week.  Damon ran 5th in his heat (pretty muddy
and one-lane), 2nd in the "B", then started 14th in
the "A".  After only 3 laps he was up to 6th, when
3rd, 4th and 5th got together and Damon got the
worst end of it.  Bent the front end up pretty
bad...we'll be back!

6/5/11:  Last Thursday at US30 we ran 3rd in the
heat.  Started 10th in the "A".  At the drop of the
green, the car in front of Damon stumbled, so he
backed out of the gas to keep from running over
him.  The car behind us did not get out of the
gas....plowed Damon into the front stretch wall
before he even got to the flagstand.  Tore up
everything on the RF again.  Wow...we're havin'
fun now!!  :)

6/12/11:  US30 was just one of them nights.  A
racing incident got our LR cut off in the heat, then
trashed the RR in the "A".  Made our first trip to
Boone County in Albion last Friday.  We were
happy to finally get to see checkers again!  
Finished 8th in the "A" after starting 13th.  

6/21/11:  Wow....that's about all I can say at this
point.  We started outside the 2nd row in the "A"
at US30.  Going into 3 at the end of the first lap,
another car makes a bonzai move and plows into
the car under Damon.  He pushes up into Damon,
and turns him right...straight into the turn 4 wall.  
Head-on.  About 50 mph.  Right frame rail is
crushed and folded back, all the tubing in the RF is
trashed, suspension junk again, radiator back
over fan.  All while simply trying to finally FINISH
a race again.  So we're gonna take a few weeks
off to regroup.  

7/11/11:  Finally back to racing again!  We got the
car repaired and headed back to Eagle this past
Saturday.  What some people would call a crap
night, we were pretty happy with....not torn up
and the car still works!  We threw a fan belt in the
heat...no idea why.  Started 12th in the B, top 5 to
the A.  He passed high & low and got to 5th.  
Started 20th in the A, got up to about 12th-14th or
so and popped the bead on the RF tire in a hole in
turn 3.  But, we have very little to fix this week,
which is a welcome change, and the car still
works after all that damage.  

7/17/11:  We're starting to claw our way back!  
Went to Eagle last night.  Damon had a pretty
convincing win in his heat, which put him on the
pole for the "A".  Jumped out to a sizeable lead,
then on lap 3, we knocked the RR off the wheel.  

7/24/11:  That's better!!  :)  Went to Eagle again
last night.  Ran 2nd in the heat, then lined up
outside of the front row for the "A".  Damon
jumped out to the lead at the start, and never
looked back.  Took win #2 for the year!!  

7/31/11:  Hey...we could get used to this!  LOL
Went to Eagle again last night.  Ran a solid 3rd in
a muddy, slippery heat race.  Grabbed the lead at
the start of the "A", and led all 18 laps for the
second week in a row!!

8/15/11:  Sorry for the lack of updates.  We
headed off to US30 again on August 4th with our
new motor in.  Unfortunately, 3 laps into the heat
race, the oil pump drive shaft broke.  Ended up
with a rod out the side.  Grrrr......so, the old one
went back in, we went to Eagle on Saturday, and
got rained out after the heat races.  Looks like
we're going to work on getting the old engine
back up to strength, and sit out until it's time to
head off to Boone, Iowa for the IMCA
SuperNationals.  Wish us luck!!

9/8/11:  The first 3 days are in the books at the
Supernationals, and WE ARE IN Saturday nights
"A" feature!!  It took us til the last night's "A" to
do it, but Damon was flying!  Started 21st and
charged to 10th to take the last transfer spot,
then in post-race tech another car got DQ'd, so
we were credited with 9th.  Now we need to
check it all over again, and get ready to head back
this Saturday for the "Big Dance"!!!  

9/11/11:  Another IMCA Supernationals is done.  
To the best of our knowledge, we're the only
Mopar to ever make the field in Hobby Stocks!  
Damon started 27th.  He was moving forward,
gaining 3 or 4 spots in the first few laps, when
another car chopped across the front end on lap
4, cutting off our RF tire.  We got it changed
quickly, but the officials held him until the next
yellow flag.  So he sat....and sat....and sat.  Finally
got to go back on the track about lap 11 or so.  He
ran with the pack really well, passing a few cars
again, then the bent front end from the contact
on the RF caught up with us, and spun out in turn
2.  Damon just parked it in the infield to watch the
rest of the race.  We were credited with 24th at
the end.  Not how we hoped it would end, but still
really happy with how the week went as a whole.  
To even make the Saturday feature at the
Supernationals is a feat in itself.  

9/17/11:  We ventured off to US30 again last
night for the Abe Lincoln Memorial race.  
Unfortunately, after hot laps we discovered some
previously unseen damage left over from the
contact in the "A" at Boone last week.  So, we've
decided to call it a year, and get the car torn down
for the winter rebuild.  Kinda bummed it ended so
abruptly, but we're really happy with how the
season turned out as a whole.  Damon's got some
big plans for 2012....stay tuned!!

10/10/11:  Part of the big plans for 2012 is a run
at the IMCA Hobby Stock National Championship.  
We really believe that with what we gained this
year, and the tools we have in place, that we can
be a serious contender next season.  We're
planning to run US30 on Thursdays, either Albion
or Beatrice on Fridays (not sure yet), and Eagle on
Saturdays.  The only thing we are in need of is a
bit more funding.  If you've followed our
adventures on this page, and would like to be a
part of history as we attempt to be the first Mopar
to win an IMCA national title in the modern era,
we'd sure love to have you along for the trip!  If
you have any questions or ideas, please contact
Jamie or Damon.  Thanks!!!
The New Car:
'72 Dodge
Demon!
Photo by Matt Cade, Columbus Telegram

A shot of Damon leading his heat
race at US30 on August 19, 2010.
Damon & I with his monster check
for the first win at Eagle!