Bob Schacht

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Bob Schacht
BornRobert Earl Schacht
(1950-01-24) January 24, 1950 (age 74)
Lombard, Illinois
NASCAR Cup Series career
23 races run over 8 years
Best finish40th (1992)
First race 1981 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)
Last race 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Pocono)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
First race 1984 Red Carpet 200 (Milwaukee)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
First race 1996 Sears Auto Center 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race 1997 Pennzoil Discount Center 200 (Loudon)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series career
ARCA no., teamNo. 75 (Bob Schacht Racing)
[[{{{Previous_Year}}} {{{Series}}}|{{{Previous_Year}}}]] position108th (2016)
Best finish3rd (1995)
First race 1980 Illiana ARCA 100 (Illiana)
Last race 2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 (Mid-Ohio)
First win 1980 Illiana ARCA 100 (Illiana)
Last win 1998 Memphis ARCA 100 (Memphis)
WinsTop tens Poles
179016

Robert Earl Schacht (born January 24, 1950) is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he is a native of Lombard, Illinois. He competed in 26 NASCAR events between 1981 and 1997 in the Winston Cup, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series. He had no Top 10 finishes in NASCAR; he is best known for his ARCA career, where he has collected 17 wins. After his retirement as a driver in ARCA following the 2016 season, he continued to field his No. 75 car for other drivers.

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He married Patty Simko, a fellow racing driver. [1]

In 2022, he and wife Patty created the Grand National Super Series Presented By ECC, a tour featuring old Pro Cup cars, ARCA Menards Series cars, and a variety of other full bodied stock cars.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold − Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics − Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NWCCPtsRef
1981 Bob Schacht Motorsports 97 Olds RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH
32
BRI DAR RCH DOV
30
MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL
DNQ
RSD 70th140 [2]
1982 DAY RCH
16
BRI ATL CAR DAR NWS
27
MAR
21
TAL NSV
DNQ
DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RSD 52nd297 [3]
1988 Gordon Chilson16 Ford DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC
36
MCH DAY POC
40
TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR 70th98 [4]
Reet Racing 66 Buick RCH
30
DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL
1989 George Hakes Racing 04 Ford DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC
27
TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS 57th170 [5]
Bob Schacht Motorsports 54 Buick CAR
25
PHO ATL
1990 Olds DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
DNQ
CAR PHO ATL NA- [6]
1992 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Olds DAY
42
CAR RCH ATL
DNQ
DAR
19
BRI NWS MAR TAL
30
40th611 [7]
Folsom Racing 13 Chevy ATL
42
Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Chevy CLT
31
DOV SON POC MCH DAY
Linro Motorsports 27 Chevy POC
38
TAL
Olds GLN
30
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
Stringer Motorsports 57 Olds CLT
22
CAR PHO ATL
33
1993 DAY CAR RCH ATL
40
DAR
27
BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA 55th180 [8]
Bob Schacht Motorsports 57 Olds POC
DNQ
TAL GLN MCH BRI DOV
36
MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
DNQ
Mansion Motorsports 85 Ford DAR
40
RCH
1994 Balough Racing 57 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR
DNQ
BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC
42
TAL IND
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI DAR
DNQ
RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 83rd37 [9]
1998 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL CLT DOV RCH MCH POC SON NHA POC IND
DNQ
GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT TAL DAY PHO CAR ATL NA- [10]
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1992 Sadler Brothers Racing Oldsmobile 3642

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829NBSCPtsRef
1984 Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR DAR ROU NSV LGY MLW
15
DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY IRP LGY SBO BRI DAR RCH NWS CLT HCY CAR MAR 79th118 [11]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526NCTCPtsRef
1996 Henriksen Racing 73 Ford HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW
32
LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS 121st67 [12]
1997 WDW
DNQ
TUS HOM
DNQ
PHO POR EVG I70 NHA
24
TEX BRI NZH MLW
DNQ
LVL CNS HPT IRP
DNQ
FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 65th278 [13]

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425AMSCPtsRef
1980 Reet Racing 75 Pontiac DAY NWS FRS FRS MCH TAL IMS
1*
FRS MCH
12
18th225 [14]
1981 DAY
36
DSP
3
FRS FRS BFS TAL FRS COR NA0 [15]
1982 NSV
1*
DAY
DNQ
TAL FRS CMS WIN
17
NSV
1
TAT TAL FRS BFS MIL
23*
SND
3
16th465 [16]
1983 Finney Racing 80 Buick DAY
13
7th1590 [17]
Reet Racing 75 Pontiac NSV
1*
TAL LPR
2
LPR
4
ISF IRP
9
SSP
13
FRS
15
BFS WIN
3
LPR POC
1*
TAL MCS
2
FRS MIL
33
DSF
26
SND
1*
57 ZAN
13
1984 75 Buick DAY ATL
10
TAL 13th955 [18]
Pontiac CSP
10
SMS
10
FRS
6
MCS
7*
LCS IRP
1
TAL FRS ISF
28
DSF
32
TOL MGR
20
1985 ATL
8
ATL
18
TAL
DNQ
ATL
10
SSP IRP CSP FRS IRP
1*
OEF
1
ISF
13
DSF
16
TOL
5
12th1490 [19]
Dodge DAY
37
Peterson Motorsports 06 Buick TAL
23
1986 Reet Racing 75 Olds ATL
7
ATL
14
5th2335 [20]
Chevy DAY
11
ATL
4
TAL
QL
TAL
13
Pontiac SIR
1*
SSP
5
FRS
6
KIL
5
CSP
6
BLN
6
ISF DSF
14
TOL
16
MCS
23
1987 Buick DAY
26
ATL
2
TAL
10
DEL ACS TOL POC
1*
FRS KIL TAL
33
ATL
17
13th1720 [21]
Chevy ROC
4
FRS
16
ISF
8
INF
27
DSF SLM
3
1988 DAY
33*
ATL TAL FRS PCS ROC POC WIN KIL ACS SLM POC TAL DEL FRS ISF DSF SLM ATL
38
NA0 [22]
1989 Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY
DNQ
ATL KIL TAL FRS 22nd775 [23]
Buick POC
1
KIL HAG POC
3
TAL DEL FRS ISF TOL DSF SLM
1
ATL
1990 DAY ATL KIL TAL
DNQ
FRS POC KIL TOL HAG POC
10
TAL NA0 [24]
Olds MCH
24
ISF TOL DSF WIN DEL ATL
1991 Buick DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC
24
MCH
19
KIL FRS DEL POC
3
TAL HPT MCH
11
ISF TOL DSF TWS
33
24th995 [25]
Olds ATL
17
1992 11 Buick DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC
35
MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC NA0 [26]
75 HPT
2
FRS ISF
4
DSF
1
Olds TOL
26
TWS
40
SLM ATL
25
1993 DAY
33
FIF TWS TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC
1*
MCH
8
FRS POC
35
KIL ISF
22
DSF TOL SLM
9
WIN ATL
31
NA0 [27]
1994 DAY
14
TAL
37
MCH
38
DMS POC
10
POC
4
KIL FRS INF I70 ISF DSF TOL SLM
28
WIN
4
14th2515 [28]
Buick FIF
7
LVL
7
KIL
10
TOL
8
FRS
9
Ford ATL
36
1995 DAY
17
ATL
11
TAL
9
MCH
4
MCS
10
FRS
13
POC
2
POC
3
KIL
18
FRS
19
LVL
5
SLM
20
ATL
10
3rd5290 [29]
Buick FIF
1
KIL
4
FRS
4
I80
15
SBS
16
ISF
12*
DSF
5
WIN
7
1996 Ford DAY
8
ATL SLM
2
TAL FIF LVL CLT CLT KIL FRS POC MCH FRS TOL POC MCH SLM
4
WIN
9
CLT ATL NA0 [30]
Buick INF
20
SBS ISF DSF
28
KIL
1997 Ford DAY ATL SLM
6
CLT CLT POC MCH SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH DSF GTW SLM
25
WIN
7
CLT
31
TAL ISF ATL NA0 [31]
1998 DAY ATL SLM CLT MEM
1*
MCH
23
POC
26
SBS TOL PPR POC
9
KIL FRS ISF ATL DSF SLM
3
TEX WIN
6
CLT TAL ATL NA0 [32]
1999 DAY
16
ATL
35
SLM
6
AND
4
CLT
23
MCH
31
POC
4
TOL
3
SBS
22
BLN
24
POC
22
KIL
12
FRS
5
FLM
7
ISF
15
WIN
23
DSF
15
SLM
11
CLT
35
TAL
4
ATL
28
7th4410 [33]
2000 DAY
37
SLM
16
AND
DNQ
CLT
31
KIL FRS MCH
26
POC
12
TOL KEN
19
BLN POC
39
WIN
9
ISF KEN
6
DSF SLM
10
CLT
28
TAL
16
ATL 21st1545 [34]
2008 Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Ford DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE
9
TAL TOL 100th185 [35]
2009 Chevy DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE
22
SLM KAN CAR 133rd120 [36]
2010 DAY PBE SLM TEX TAL TOL POC MCH IOW MFD POC BLN NJE
21
ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR 111th125 [37]
2011 DAY TAL SLM TOL NJE
25
CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL 140th105 [38]
2015 Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE
11
POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM KEN KAN 100th175 [39]
2016 Toyota DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE
12
POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 108th170 [40]
2023 Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH
14
IOW POC MCH IRP GLN
Wth
ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 94th30 [41]
- Qualified but replaced by Davey Allison

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