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Richard Leonard Miller is a former American international motorcycle speedway rider, and an automotive and motorcycle stuntman. Miller won two national BMX titles as a Webco-sponsored rider in his early teens. Miller then rode motocross in the southern California area before switching to Speedway.
Miller started his speedway career in 1981, became pro the next year and won rookie of the year. Speedway credits for 1982 include the Ventura track championship and the US Open National Championship in Owego, New York. In 1986 he won the inaugural West End Speedway International at the Wayville Showground in Adelaide, South Australia. He was later a member of the USA speedway team when they won the 1990 World Team Cup. Miller retired from speedway at the end of the 1992 season and started a new career as a stuntman.
He rode in the UK for the Coventry Bees for ten years, and was honored with a testimonial in 1992. Miller's Coventry Bees won two league titles, with the Bees going undefeated in the 1987 season, a feat never done before or since. Miller also rode for the Ornarna Eagles in Mariestad, Sweden, and helped them in winning two national championships.
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