The International Hot Rod Association remembers Scotty Richardson, considered among the very best bracket racers of all-time. Richardson died Tuesday at age 53.

Richardson, who began his racing career in 1983, was the 2008 IHRA Top Dragster World Champion and a five-time NHRA World Champion. Incredibly consistent at the tree and down the track, he won numerous big races from Florida to California in multiple classes. He won races in different vehicles from dragsters to door cars over a celebrated four-decade career.