Bobby Varin

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Bobby Varin
BornRobert D. Varin
(1970-08-22) August 22, 1970 (age 53)
Debut season1986
Car number18
Championships10
Wins159
Championship titles
2005 Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour [1]
2010 Mr. Dirt Eastern Region Champion [2]
Last updated on: July 17, 2024.

Robert "Bobby" Varin (August 22, 1970) is an American dirt modified and sprint car racing driver. [3] He has been credited with over 150 feature event wins at race tracks in the Northeastern United States. [4]

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Racing career

Bobby Varin began racing in 1986 in the support divisions at Fonda Speedway NY with limited success. When he turned 18 he moved to the modified division, but it took six more seasons before he captured his first feature in 1994. [5] [6]

Varin has competed successfully at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey and Devil's Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vermont, as well as many New York venues, including Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Lebanon Valley Speedway, Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, and Utica-Rome Speedway. [4] [7] [8] [9] [10] He captured the track championship at Fonda Speedway seven times (2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018), three points titles at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in Fultonville, New York (2013, 2014, 2015), and the 1999 Independence Day event at the Syracuse Mile. [11] [12] [13]

Personal life

Bobby Varin introduced his son Danny to modified racing at an early age. Danny Varin has since become a regular contender at sprint car events sanctioned by Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Series, Patriot Sprint Tour, United Racing Club, and the United States Auto Club (USAC). [14] [15] [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Race of Champions Dirt Modified Tour". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2010 Modified Track Points". DIRTcar Racing. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Varin's first ESS victory had special meaning". The Daily Gazette . Schenectady NY. June 22, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Weather slows local racing to a crawl". The Post-Standard . Syracuse NY. June 10, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ Waters, Mike (October 10, 1994). "Rookie wins battle of Moody Mile nerves". The Post Standard. p. E1. Retrieved July 17, 2024– via NewspaperArchive.
  6. ↑ Szczerba, Ron (June 27, 2002). "Varin waits patiently to catch a quality ride". The Daily Gazette . Schenectady NY. p. C6. Retrieved July 17, 2024– via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Boggie, Tom (May 6, 1994). "Varin's perseverance pays off at Fonda". The Sunday Gazette . Schenectady NY. p. D5. Retrieved July 17, 2024– via Google Books.
  8. ↑ McMillan, Ken (October 27, 2003). "Varin takes Eckerd 200". Times Herald-Record . Middletown NY. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Varin wins in Utica-Rowe Speedway's opening weekend". Oneida Dispatch . NY. May 30, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Varin dazzles D-Bowl". Rutland Herald . VT. June 8, 2018. p. B1. Retrieved July 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Weidner, Norman (July 5, 1999). "Varin bides time, gets gift". Syracuse Herald-Journal. p. C5. Retrieved July 17, 2024– via NewspaperArchive.
  12. ↑ LaGrange, Toby (March 8, 2018). "My top 10 Glen Ridge Motorsporst Park drivers of all time". RaceProWeekly.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Rocky Warner Breaks Through At Fonda; Bobby Varin Crowned 2018 Champion". Dirt Track Digest. August 18, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  14. ↑ Yasinsac- Gillespie, Robin (September 28, 2017). "Success runs in Varin family". Times Union . Albany NY. Retrieved July 17, 2024– via NewsBank.
  15. ↑ Bonavita, Liana (June 21, 2020). "Fatherly bonds forged at local speedways". Albany NY: WTEN . Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Sheppard and Varin get big wins at Utica-Rome Speedway". Daily Sentinel . Rome NY. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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