Merv Treichler

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Merv Treichler
BornMervyn H. Treichler
(1944-07-28) July 28, 1944 (age 80)
Sanborn, New York, U.S.
Retired1987
Motorsports career
Debut season1964
Car number58
Championships5
Championship titles
1970 Langhorne National Open
1975, 1981, 1983 New York State Fair Champion [1]
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
24 races run over 5 years
Best finish30th (1985)
First race 1984 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race 1987 Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte)
WinsTop tens Poles
010

Mervyn "Merv" Treichler (born July 28, 1944) is a retired American stock car racing driver who competed on both asphalt and dirt surfaces. In 1970 he won the Race of Champions, the premier asphalt race for modifieds. He also claimed the marquee events for dirt modifieds at Super Dirt Week in 1981 and 1982. [2]

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Racing career

Treichler established himself in racing at the paved Lancaster Speedway where he won multiple track championships, and at the dirt track at Ransomville. [3] He went on to compete successfully at the east coast race tracks from Florida to Canada, including the Flemington Speedway NJ, Langhorne Speedway PA, Lebanon Valley Speedway NY, Oswego Speedway NY, Sharon Speedway OH, the Syracuse Mile NY, and the road courses at Daytona FL and Watkins Glen NY. [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

In 1984 Treichler turned his attention to the NASCAR Busch Series, where he competed part time until retiring from racing in 1987. [2] He was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame, and the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame. [9] [10] [11]

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.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NBGNCPtsRef
1984 J & J Racing26 Oldsmobile DAY
14		 RCH CAR HCY MAR DAR ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY IRP LGY SBO BRI DAR RCH NWS CLT HCY CAR MAR 78th121 [12]
1985 58 DAY 11 CAR 18 HCY BRI MAR DAR 15 SBO LGY DOV 27 CLT 37 SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY 31st792 [13]
Genesee Truck Sales MLW 20 BRI DAR 35 RCH NWS ROU CLT 34 HCY CAR 28 MAR
1986 DAY
42		 CAR HCY DOV 18 CLT 41 SBO HCY ROU DAR 33 RCH DOV 26 ROU CLT
41		 CAR 34th775 [14]
Chevy MAR
9		 BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC IRP
29		 SBO RAL
13		 OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI MAR 26 MAR
16
1987 J & J Racing Buick DAY
37		 HCY 52nd165 [15]
Chevy MAR
31		 DAR' BRI LGY SBO
Magnum Oil Buick CLT
40		 DOV IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR

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References

  1. ↑ Hill, John (September 6, 1983). "Fairgrounds again sees Treichler win". The Post-Standard. p. C3. Retrieved February 23, 2024– via NewspaperArchive.
  2. 1 2 3 Boucier, Bones (September 3, 2019). "What Made Marv Treichler Marvelous". Speed Sport . Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ Buchanan, Dave (February 14, 2018). "Lancaster Speedway to award Treichler/Troyer trophy". RaceProWeekly.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ Blain, Eddy (October 12, 1970). "Merv Treichler wins 'horne 200". Doylestown Intelligencer. p. 16. Retrieved February 23, 2024– via NewspaperArchive.
  5. ↑ O'Brien, Richard (August 9, 1974). "Treichler makes clean speedway sweep". Oswego Palladium Times. p. 10. Retrieved February 23, 2024– via NewspaperArchive.
  6. ↑ "No Contest: Treichler an easy winner in Modified". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. February 15, 1975. p. 15. Retrieved February 23, 2024– via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Treichler wins race". The Youngstown Daily Vindicator. June 9, 1982. p. 26. Retrieved February 23, 2024– via Google Books.
  8. ↑ "Treichler to seek second Mr. Dirt Track USA title". The Daily Gazette . August 8, 1984. p. 38. Retrieved February 23, 2024– via Google Books.
  9. 1 2 "EMPA Hall of Fame-Merv Treichler". Eastern Motorsport Press Association. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ Ott, Larry (June 9, 1994). "Treichler can't recall all dirt from Hall of Fame career". The Buffalo News . Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  11. ↑ "NYSSA Hall of Fame List of Inductees". Saratoga Automobile Museum. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Merv Treichler – 1984 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Merv Treichler – 1985 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Merv Treichler – 1986 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Merv Treichler – 1987 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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