Toby Tobias Jr.

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Toby Tobias Jr.
BornRichard Tobias Jr.
(1966-06-16) June 16, 1966 (age 57)
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Achievements1994 New York State Fair Champion [1] [2]
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 2 years
1995 position87th
Best finish87th (2016)
First race 1994 SplitFire 200 (Dover)
Last race 1995 MBNA 200 (Dover)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of September 12, 2020.

Richard "Toby" Tobias Jr. (born June 16, 1966) is an American racing driver and chassis builder. He has competed in the United States Auto Club, NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Busch North Series. After racing, Tobias moved to Hershey, Pennsylvania and became a track owner. [3] Tobias also started manufacturing Slingshot cars for use at local dirt tracks, [4] and also maintained the family business, Tobias Speed Equipment Inc. [5] In addition to racing NASCAR, Tobias also won a number of high-level dirt races in New York and Pennsylvania. [5]

Contents

Personal life

He is the son of the former NASCAR driver: Toby Tobias.

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.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728NBSCPtsRef
1994 50 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR HCY BRI ROU NHA NZH
DNQ
CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW
DNQ
SBO TAL HCY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
38
CLT MAR CAR 102nd49 [6]
1995 Tobias Racing58 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV
40
MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
32
CLT CAR HOM 87th110 [7]

Busch North Series

NASCAR Busch North Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920BNSCPtsRef
1994 Tobias Racing50 Ford NHA
21
NHA MND NAZ
DNQ
APL HOL GLN JEN EPP GLN NHA WSC STA TMP MND WMT RPK LEE NHA LRK 66th139 [8]

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