Dick Mahoney joined the Southern Ontario Sprints in 1998 and captured the Rookie of the Year title. "The Pig" came to the SOS with an impressive resume that included many seasons on the ultra-competitive Can Am Midget circuit.Mahoney came close to victory on several occasions early in his sprint car racing career. His first close call came at South Buxton Raceway in his rookie year when he led the first 19 laps but was passed by Mike Ling on the final corner of the final lap. Later on that same season Dick had comfortable control of a feature at Brighton when mechanical gremlins sidelined him.

Despite all his close calls Dick would not find victory lane until 2001 at Ransomville Speedway. The Ransomville race was the 2001 season finale and Dick’s son Warren found himself embroiled in a tight points battle with arch rival Keith Dempster. Warren was sidelined early in the feature and Keith was moving forward rapidly trying to take the title. The final laps were a shoot-out between Dick and Dempster but in the end Mahoney held on to take his first SOS feature win while Warren claimed his first title.

Although he claims to be 38 years of age Dick has been forced to admit that may be a little fib as he has competed 3 times in the Goodyear Masters Classic at Knoxville Raceway. The Masters Classic is a race for the best racers who are 50+ years of age. Dick’s first visit was less than friendly as he blew his motor in hot laps but in his next try he made the show comfortably and came home with a solid top 10 finish in the feature.  2003 was Dick’s most recent attempt at the race and was arguably his most impressive. Mahoney was running second in his heat when he ran out of fuel. In the feature Dick charged through the field but could only muster a 14th place finish after passing a pile of cars.

Although he is quite a racer himself Dick has proven to be a pretty good car owner as well. He owns his own car, supports his son and also has a third car affectionately known as "Lefty" because it is mostly been made up of leftover parts. CASCAR star Neil Fair spent the final few races of 2003 behind the wheel of Lefty.  Fair is not the only well known driver to get behind the wheel of a Mahoney race car. Legendary racer Jack Hewitt was known to strap himself into Dick’s TQ Midget in the Niagara Falls indoor series and was able to bring home some impressive finishes.

In 2005 Dick, the SOS Vice President and schedule handler, mad an assault on the Southern Ontario Sprints title and finished in the third position overall.  His Maxim kit from 2003 URC champion and former Pennsylvannia 410 star Dave Ely never reached victory lane but ran up front all season long.  After a post season eye operation Dick was given full clearance by doctors to return to the cockpit of the #79 for the 2006 season.