Richard Allen Baldwin (June 10, 1955 – June 12, 1997) was an American racing driver who competed on the NASCAR circuit. He ran a few races each season between 1983 and 1985, running his self-owned Dodge Mirada and Chrysler Imperial.
In January 1992, a law suit that was filed by Baldwin's wife Deborah, claiming the window net had allowed her husband's head to strike the wall,[1] was decided in favor of NASCAR, which was cleared of negligence by a 12-person state district court jury.[2]
After eleven years in a coma, Baldwin died two days after his 42nd birthday in 1997. The fatality was the first driver death in the history of Michigan International Speedway. Baldwin had two daughters, Jennifer and Tiffany.[citation needed]
