Rob Bunker

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Rob Bunker
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
BornRobert Bunker III
(1988-09-08) September 8, 1988 (age 31)
Bridgewater, New Jersey
ARCA Re/Max Series career
Debut season 2007
Former teams Cunningham Motorsports
Starts7
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish46th in 2007
Finished last season46th (2007)
Last updated on: April 28, 2020.

Robert "Rob" Bunker III (born September 8, 1988) is an American professional racing driver. He most recently competed part-time in a sprint car racing series in 2008. Most notably, he ran part-time in the ARCA Re/Max Series in 2007, driving the No. 4 Dodge for Cunningham Motorsports. Prior to that, Bunker competed in the Star Mazda Championship and Formula BMW Series.

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Racing career

Bunker began kart racing in 1998. He won his first track championship in 1999, and would follow that up with another one in 2001. In 2000, Bunker began competing on a national level in the World Karting Association, securing three national event wins by 2003. [1]

In 2004, he competed in four Formula TR (Formula Renault 1600) events scoring one qualifying pole and two podium finishes in only 4 events. In 2005, Bunker competed in the Formula BMW USA championship for AIM Autosport, finishing 8th in points. [2] That year, he was teammates with current NASCAR Pinty's Series driver Kevin Lacroix. [3] He moved to the Star Mazda Series in 2006 with AIM and finished 13th in points with one podium finish.

In 2007, Bunker signed with Cunningham Motorsports and Dodge's driver development program to compete in seven ARCA Re/Max Series races, driving their No. 4 car. He had previously debuted for the team in a test session in November 2006. [4] He finished the season 46th in points with a best finish of 12th at Pocono Raceway.

Bunker did not return to the Cunningham team or the ARCA Series altogether in 2008. That year, he joined the Ventura Racing Association (VRA) Sprint Car Series, competing in nine races for Cory Kruseman Racing. [5]

Personal life

Bunker is from Bridgewater Township, New Jersey and graduated from Bridgewater-Raritan High School.

Motorsports career 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.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARSCPtsRef
2007 Cunningham Motorsports 4 Dodge DAY USA NSH SLM
30		 KAN WIN
24		 KEN TOL
32		 IOW POC
25		 MCH BLN KEN
25		 POC
12		 NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI
29		 SLM TAL TOL 46th725 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "WKA: Winter Nationals at Lowe's summary". motorsport.com. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rob Bunker - Road Atlanta races". The Auto Channel. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "USA: Denver: Rob Bunker race notes". Motorsport.com. August 16, 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rob Bunker completes first test". Motorsport.com. November 20, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ "2008 VRA Sprints Race Results". scrafan.com. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rob Bunker – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
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