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Ken Bouchard | |||||||
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Born | Kenneth Aaron Bouchard April 6, 1955 Fitchburg, Massachusetts | ||||||
Awards | 1988 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Modified Drivers | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
33 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Best finish | 25th (1988) | ||||||
First race | 1987 Miller American 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
Last race | 1994 Hooters 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
44 races run over 9 years | |||||||
Best finish | 26th (1986) | ||||||
First race | 1983 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 1991 NE Chevy 250 (Loudon) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of December 10, 2012. |
Kenneth Bouchard (pronounced BOO-shard, born April 6, 1955) is an American former NASCAR driver and the 1988 Rookie of the Year. His brother Ron Bouchard was the 1981 Rookie of the Year and one-time Winston Cup Series race winner.
Before he came to NASCAR, Bouchard was a modified racer in the Northeast. He won eleven NASCAR modified races in one season. He was voted one of NASCAR Modified’s 50 Greatest Drivers of All-Time. He then ran a part-time Busch Series schedule. He has driven for car owners including Sonny Koszela #15, and Len Boehler #3. Bouchard had success driving the Ted Marsh #55 in which he won several races and championships.[ citation needed ]
He made his Winston Cup debut in 1987 at the Miller American 400 at Michigan, finishing 32nd after suffering oil pressure problems. The next year, he raced full-time in Winston Cup in an unsponsored car owned by Bob Whitcomb. Despite this, he finished 8th at North Carolina Speedway and defeated promising rivals Ernie Irvan and Brad Noffsinger to become the 1988 NASCAR Rookie of the Year. In 1989, however, he was released from his ride after just four races. He returned in 1993, running three races for Thee Dixon in his #85 Safety-Kleen/Burger King Ford. He ran his last Winston Cup race in 1994 at the Hooters 500, where his #67 Ford expired after 280 laps because of valve trouble, finishing 29th. Since then, Bouchard has competed in 5 Craftsman Truck Series races. He also attempted several Winston Cup events, but failed to qualify for each of them, the last of which was the 1999 Pepsi 400, in the #84 Chevy sponsored by Island Oasis.
Bouchard now operates the Drive to Victory Lane Racing School at Thompson International Speedway. He finished 13th in the "Icebreaker 2006" NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event at the track.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1988 | Whitcomb Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1989 | Pontiac | 15 | 16 | |
1995 | Cunningham Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1999 | Barkdoll Racing | Chevrolet | DNQ |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||
1996 | Brevak Racing | 1 | Ford | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA 16 | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO | 98th | 116 | [19] | |||||||||||||||
MB Motorsports | 26 | Ford | LVS DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | Petty Enterprises | 42 | Dodge | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX 10 | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | 99th | 134 | [20] | |||||||||||||
Doran Racing | 77 | Chevy | LVS 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | WDW DNQ | HOM DNQ | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN | TEX | 48th | 350 | [21] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team Racing | 11 | Chevy | BRI 16 | MLW DNQ | NZH 17 | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS |
NASCAR Winston West Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | NWWSC | Pts | |||||||||
1988 | Whitcomb Racing | 10 | Ford | SON | MMR | RSD DNQ | SGP | POR | EVG | MMR | PHO | N/A | - |
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Car owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | NSWMTC | Pts | ||||||
2012 | John Olender, Jr. | 55 | Chevy | CRW | CRW | SBO | CRW | CRW | BGS | BRI | LGY | THO 15 | CRW | CLT | 42nd | 29 |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ABSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||
1987 | Whitcomb Racing | 81 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | TAL | DEL | ACS | TOL | ROC | POC | FRS | KIL | TAL | FRS | ISF | INF | DSF | SLM | ATL 5 | 86th | - | [22] | |||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | PBH Motorsports | 88 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | SLM | AND | CLT 12 | MCH | POC | TOL | SBS | BLN | POC | KIL | FRS | FLM | ISF | WIN | DSF | SLM | CLT | TAL | ATL | 97th | 170 | [23] |
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