Bobby Bowsher(born October 5, 1966) is an American former professional racing driver. He is a two-timeARCA Racing Serieschampion, winning the title in 1992, and again in 1994. He is the son of 1963, 1964, and 1965ARCA Racing SerieschampionJack Bowsher,and the brother of fellow ARCA competitorTodd Bowsher.
| Bobby Bowsher | |||||||
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| Born | October 5, 1966 Springfield, Ohio,U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 1992, 1994ARCA Racing SeriesChampion | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Seriescareer | |||||||
| 183 races run over 12 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1992) & (1994) | ||||||
| First race | 1988Kil-Kare ARCA 250(Kil-Kare) | ||||||
| Last race | 2004ReadyHosting.com 200(Chicagoland) | ||||||
| First win | 1990Miller Genuine Draft 150(Flat Rock) | ||||||
| Last win | 1996Bondo/Mar-Hyde 150(Kil-Kare) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 4, 2022. | |||||||
Racing career
editBowsher first made hisARCA Permatex SuperCar Seriesin 1988 driving the No. 01FordatKil-Kare Racewaydriving fatherJack'sfamily owned team, finishing 21st after starting 22nd. He would make 10 more starts and earn two top tens with a ninth atPocono Raceway,and a fifth atSalem Speedway.
Bowsher would run his first full season in ARCA the following year in 1989, driving the No. 01 Ford for his fathers team, and he would fourth overall in the series standings that year with eight top-10's, including two top-5's atTalladega Superspeedway,where he would finish fifth, and at Salem, where he would finish third. In 1990, now in the No. 21, he would win his first ARCA race atFlat Rock Speedwayafter leading the 116 out of 150 laps. He would win again at Kil-Kare and would get seven more top-10's to finish third in the points. In 1991, he would win four races, tying withBob Keselowskiwith the most wins in the year. He would also win his first career pole at Flat Rock, a race he would later win. He would finish runner-up in the standings behindBill Venturini.
In 1992, Bowsher would start the season, finishing in second place at the season opener atDaytona International Speedway.He would then finish in the top 10 in fifteen times in the next twenty races, including back-to-back wins late in the season at theIllinois State Fairgrounds RacetrackandToledo Speedwayon his way to his first ARCA series title ahead ofBob Keselowski.In the following year, he would win one race at Toledo and earn twelve top-10's to finish third in the standings behind Keselowski and eventual championTim Steele.
In 1994, Bowsher would start out the year with seven straight top-10's, including a win atLouisville Motor Speedway,which ended atMichigan Speedway,where he would finish 22nd. He would then have a streak of ten straight top-10's, including two wins at Kil-Kare and Toledo to win his second title ahead of future series championFrank Kimmel.In the following year in 1995, he would win two races during the year, includingShady Bowl Speedway,where he would lead every lap, and would finish second in the standings behindAndy Hillenburg.In 1996, he would start the season on a low note finishing 40th at Daytona, but would win the pole in three of the next five races, including at Louisville, where he would win the event. He would earn his final two wins atShady Bowl Speedway,and Kil-Kare, and would once again finish second in the standings behindTim Steele.This would end up being his final full-time season in ARCA.
During his time away from ARCA from 1997 to 2002, he would run three races in theASA National Tourin 2001, getting a best result of 18th atMemphis International RacewayandWinchester Speedway.[1]
After a five year hiatus, Bowsher would return to the nowARCA Re/Max Series,returning to his family team driving the No. 55Fordat Talladega as a teammate to his brotherTodd.After starting 41st and last, he would go on to finish 25th in the race, albeit nine laps down. He would run three races in the following year, mainly serving as a start and park entry with a best finish of 32nd atKansas Speedway.In 2004, Bowsher would run eight more races, finishing only two of those races, including his final top ten at Springfield with a seventh place result. This would be his final season in ARCA competition as he did not race since then.
Personal life
editBowsher is married and has a daughter named Brittany.[2]
Motorsports results
editARCA Re/Max Series
edit(key) (Bold– Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
References
edit- ^"Bobby Bowsher - The Third Turn".The Third Turn.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher".Twitter.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher – 1995 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
- ^"Bobby Bowsher – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 4,2022.
External links
edit- Bobby Bowsherdriver statistics at Racing-Reference