Bobby Bowsher

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Bobby Bowsher
Born (1966-10-05) October 5, 1966 (age 56)
Springfield, Ohio
Achievements1992, 1994 ARCA Racing Series Champion
ARCA Menards Series career
183 races run over 12 years
Best finish1st (1992) & (1994)
First race 1988 Kil-Kare ARCA 250 (Kil-Kare)
Last race 2004 ReadyHosting.com 200 (Chicagoland)
First win 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 150 (Flat Rock)
Last win 1996 Bondo/Mar-Hyde 150 (Kil-Kare)
WinsTop tens Poles
1710918
Statistics current as of November 4, 2022.

Bobby Bowsher (born October 5, 1966) is an American former professional racing driver. He is a two-time ARCA Racing Series champion, winning the title in 1992, and again in 1994. He is the son of 1963, 1964, and 1965 ARCA Racing Series champion Jack Bowsher, and the brother of fellow ARCA competitor Todd Bowsher.

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Racing career

Bowsher first made his ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series in 1988 driving the No. 01 Ford at Kil-Kare Raceway driving father Jack's family owned team, finishing 21st after starting 22nd. He would make 10 more starts and earn two top tens with a ninth at Pocono Raceway, and a fifth at Salem 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 at Talladega 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 at Flat Rock Speedway after 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 with Bob Keselowski with 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 behind Bill Venturini.

In 1992, Bowsher would start the season, finishing in second place at the season opener at Daytona 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 the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack and Toledo Speedway on his way to his first ARCA series title ahead of Bob 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 champion Tim Steele.

In 1994, Bowsher would start out the year with seven straight top-10's, including a win at Louisville Motor Speedway, which ended at Michigan 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 champion Frank Kimmel. In the following year in 1995, he would win two races during the year, including Shady Bowl Speedway, where he would lead every lap, and would finish second in the standings behind Andy 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 at Shady Bowl Speedway, and Kil-Kare, and would once again finish second in the standings behind Tim 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 the ASA National Tour in 2001, getting a best result of 18th at Memphis International Raceway and Winchester Speedway. [1]

After a five year hiatus, Bowsher would return to the now ARCA Re/Max Series, returning to his family team driving the No. 55 Ford at Talladega as a teammate to his brother Todd. 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 at Kansas 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

Bowsher is married and has a daughter named Brittany. [2]

Motorsports results

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425ARSCPtsRef
1988 Jack Bowsher & Associates 01 Ford DAY ATL TAL FRS PCS ROC POC WIN KIL
21		 ACS
15		 SLM
12		 POC
9		 TAL
15		 DEL
11		 FRS
24		 ISF
40		 DSF
19		 SLM
5		 ATL N/A- [3]
1989 DAY
21		 ATL
36		 KIL
7		 TAL
9		 FRS
21		 POC
30		 KIL
13		 HAG
15		 POC
6		 TAL
5		 DEL
23		 FRS
9		 ISF
14		 TOL
7		 DSF
8		 SLM
3		 ATL
22		4th2925 [4]
1990 21 DAY
13		 ATL
24		 TAL
33		 POC
8		 HAG
4		 POC
12		 TAL
8		 MCH
16		 DSF
3		 WIN
2		 ATL
18		3rd4665 [5]
Pontiac KIL
3		 FRS
1*		 KIL
1		 TOL
2		 ISF
7		 TOL
15		 DEL
2
1991 Ford DAY
2		 ATL
3		 TAL
5		 POC
10		 MCH
25		 POC
4		 TAL
6		 MCH
19		 DSF
2		 TWS
24		 ATL
31		2nd4930 [6]
Pontiac KIL
21		 TOL
1		 FRS
1		 KIL
2		 FRS
18		 DEL
5		 HPT
22		 ISF
1		 TOL
1*
1992 Ford DAY
2		 TWS
16		 TAL
2		 TOL
3		 KIL
7		 POC
8		 MCH
7		 NSH
13		 DEL
2		 POC
8		 HPT
37		 FRS
7		 ISF
1		 TOL
1*		 DSF
5		 TWS
20		 SLM
6*		 ATL
10		1st5675 [7]
Pontiac FIF
10		 FRS
4		 KIL
21
1993 Ford DAY
5		 FIF
10		 TWS
12		 TAL
7		 KIL
21		 CMS
3		 FRS
10		 TOL
1*		 POC
9		 MCH
13		 FRS
4		 POC
36		 KIL
4		 ISF
9		 DSF
28		 TOL
2*		 SLM
21		 WIN
2		 ATL
37		3rd4670 [8]
1994 DAY
8		 TAL
2		 FIF
2		 LVL
1*		 KIL
2		 TOL
6		 FRS
3		 MCH
22		 DMS
4		 POC
5		 POC
5		 KIL
1		 FRS
3		 IND
3		 I70
4		 ISF
2		 DSF
2		 TOL
1*		 SLM
13		 WIN
5		 ATL
23		1st6030 [9]
1995 DAY
22		 ATL
29		 TAL
7		 FIF
3*		 KIL
1*		 FRS
3		 MCH
17		 I80
6		 MCS
5		 FRS
7		 POC
12		 POC
27		 KIL
13		 FRS
5		 SBS
1**		 LVL
2*		 ISF
26		 DSF
8		 SLM
7		 WIN
9		 ATL
11		2nd5440 [10]
1996 DAY
40		 ATL
5		 SLM
4		 TAL
11		 FIF
2		 LVL
1		 CLT
14		 CLT
16		 KIL
5		 FRS
13		 POC
9		 MCH
25		 FRS
2		 TOL
2		 POC
9		 MCH
5		 INF
39		 SBS
1*		 ISF
2		 DSF
3		 KIL
1*		 SLM
18		 WIN
19		 CLT
11		 ATL
9		2nd6010 [11]
2002 Jack Bowsher & Associates 55 Ford DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL
25		 CLT 149th105 [12]
2003 DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN
32		 MCH LER POC
36		 POC
37		 NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 131st165 [13]
2004 DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN
28		 POC
34		 MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW
31		 POC
33		 LER
31		 NSH ISF
7		 TOL DSF
20		 CHI
37		 SLM TAL 37th735 [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher". Twitter. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher – 1995 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Bobby Bowsher – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
Sporting positions
Preceded by ARCA SuperCar Series champion
1992		Succeeded by
Preceded by ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series champion
1994		Succeeded by
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