Rich Senneker

Rich began his racing career at the Grand Rapids Speedrome in 1960 with a modest single win. 1961 through 1962 saw Rich pick up 6 feature wins at the Speedrome and a track record. In 1963, Rich began racing more tracks and spread out to include Berlin and Kalamazoo with several wins. 1964 witnessed Rich winning the Berlin Sportsman Point Championship, which included 8 feature wins, most fast times, a track record, and the Tri-State Championship on June 27th. Rich finished in the top-five points at the Speedrome that year as well. 1965 was another banner year, as Rich won the Spring; Mid-Season, and year-end Berlin Point Championships in Sportsman Modified.

In 1968, Rich beat up on track records at a steady rate with two at Kalamazoo, and three times at Berlin, twice in one night. He also had three feature wins at Berlin, as well as the Marc Times Invitational. Additionally, Rich won the Dick Carter Memorial race at Berlin and finished 5th in points, and set the track record at Auburn. 1969 saw Rich win a total of 13 features and several pursuit and dash races at the following tracks: Berlin (8), Jackson, Auburn, Hartford, and South Bend, IN. For good measure, he thought it would be a good plan to also break the track record at everyone of those tracks as well, doing it three times at Auburn, five times at Berlin, once at Jackson, and once at South Bend!!
Rich would also take the Midwest Season Championship win at Kalamazoo that year, as well as the Berlin Late Model Point Championship and a 7th place finish at Heidelberg, PA in a 200-lap race.

On June 1st, 1973 at Owosso Speedway, Rich Senneker was fatally injured in a last lap crash. (1940 - 1973)