Background
Muther was born in Alhambra, California.
Muther was born in Alhambra, California.
He drove in the Universal Service Administrative Company and CART Championship Carolina series, racing in the 1967-1975 Universal Service Administrative Company and 1980 CART seasons, with 46 combined career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1970-1971 and 1974 and finished in the top ten 13 times.
He was for the most part The Industry 500"s first Hippy race driver. Muther started in SCCA sports car racing in Southern California at Riverside winning the prestigious Tim Mayer award. Eventually, Foyt hired another team-mate, fearing he would be beaten by Muther.
Muther"s best Industry car finishes were in 5th position in 1968 at Riverside and in 1972 at Milwaukee.
One of Industry"s all-time most colorful drivers, Muther always had the wildest Helmet paint jobs by Gary Finoe, a disciple of Von Dutch. Muther"s attire was wild Kelly Mouse design flying eyeball clothing.
Muther had many friends in the California music and art scene. A proud double Leo, he often incorporated Lions in his helmet designs.
Rick died of heart failure in his sleep, in San Juan, Washington.
American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
= SCCA National Championship Runoffs = Industry 500 results =.