Bobby Bottcher

Bobby Bottcher (born June 26, 1939) is a retired American Dirt Modified racing driver. Bottcher had a 9-year winning streak at the Orange County Fair Speedway NY (1970–1979), capturing 26 modified features and the 1973 track championship at the venue during his career.[2][3]

Bobby Bottcher
Born (1939-06-26) June 26, 1939
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Debut season1957
Championships1
Wins72+ [1]
Finished last season1980

Racing career

Bobby Bottcher, started racing as a 16-year-old at Pennsylvania's Lehighton Fairgrounds and nearby Mahoning Valley Speedways in 1957. He went on to compete successfully at the Mid-Atlantic's toughest venues including Evergreen Raceway PA, Grandview Speedway PA, Harmony Speedway NJ, Lebanon Valley Speedway NY, Nazareth Speedway PA, and the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway PA.[1][4][5][6]

After he retired from driving, Bottcher turned to supporting his son Steve's racing career, which included a 1982 Sportsman division championship at Orange County.[7] Bobby Bottcher was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2000.[8]

References
  1. Hanna, Bill (May 11, 2019), 1973 Modified Point Champion and 26-time Modified Winner honored tonight, Orange County Fair Speedway, retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Auto Racing Research Associates
  2. McMillan, Ken (June 3, 2010). "Good old days return to OCFS". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. "Bobby Bottcher Tribute at OCFS on Saturday, May 11". Dirt Track Digest. May 2, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. "Bottcher nabs Mahoning race". The Morning Call. June 22, 1959. p. 14. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bobby Bottcher makes progress". Reading Eagle. July 17, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Google Books.
  6. Taylor, David (August 3, 1978). "Bottcher captures Schaefer". The Evening News. p. 5B. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Google Books.
  7. "Numbers adding up for Bottcher sponsor lightens work load for Lehighton modified driver". The Morning Call. July 21, 1994. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  8. Donnelly, Jim (January 11, 2020). "Orange County Fair big blocks sanction with DIRTcar". Speed Sport. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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