Tim Richmond: Daytona 500 Eve Memories of a Legend

Tim Richmond: Daytona 500 Eve Memories of a Legend - Tim Richmond liked to go fast. His intense and fearless speed on the track was only matched by the lifestyle he lived off of the track.

His hard charging lifestyle stripped him of his career, and eventually his life, just before he achieved the amount of success that would deeply ingrain him into the psyche of the American public.

However, thanks to the power of ESPN and their 30 for 30 series, his captivating story flies into relevance on the eve of the Daytona 500.

His life is literally the stuff that movies are made of. Cole Trickle of Days of Thunder was loosely based on Richmond.

Richmond was a hot-shot open wheeled driver that made the successful switch to NASCAR. Richmond took to NASCAR right away. He finished 12th in his first race.