Bobby Bowsher

Bobby Bowsher (born October 5, 1966) is an American former professional racing driver. He is a two-time ARCA Racing Series champion, winning the title in 1992, and again in 1994. He is the son of 1963, 1964, and 1965 ARCA Racing Series champion Jack Bowsher, and the brother of fellow ARCA competitor Todd Bowsher.

Bobby Bowsher
Born (1966-10-05) October 5, 1966
Springfield, Ohio
Achievements1992, 1994 ARCA Racing Series Champion
ARCA Menards Series career
183 races run over 12 years
Best finish1st (1992) & (1994)
First race1988 Kil-Kare ARCA 250 (Kil-Kare)
Last race2004 ReadyHosting.com 200 (Chicagoland)
First win1990 Miller Genuine Draft 150 (Flat Rock)
Last win1996 Bondo/Mar-Hyde 150 (Kil-Kare)
Wins Top tens Poles
17 109 18
Statistics current as of November 4, 2022.

Racing career

Bowsher first made his ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series in 1988 driving the No. 01 Ford at Kil-Kare Raceway driving father Jack's family owned team, finishing 21st after starting 22nd. He would make 10 more starts and earn two top tens with a ninth at Pocono Raceway, and a fifth at Salem Speedway.

Bowsher would run his first full season in ARCA the following year in 1989, driving the No. 01 Ford for his fathers team, and he would fourth overall in the series standings that year with eight top-10's, including two top-5's at Talladega Superspeedway, where he would finish fifth, and at Salem, where he would finish third. In 1990, now in the No. 21, he would win his first ARCA race at Flat Rock Speedway after leading the 116 out of 150 laps. He would win again at Kil-Kare and would get seven more top-10's to finish third in the points. In 1991, he would win four races, tying with Bob Keselowski with the most wins in the year. He would also win his first career pole at Flat Rock, a race he would later win. He would finish runner-up in the standings behind Bill Venturini.

In 1992, Bowsher would start the season, finishing in second place at the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. He would then finish in the top 10 in fifteen times in the next twenty races, including back-to-back wins late in the season at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack and Toledo Speedway on his way to his first ARCA series title ahead of Bob Keselowski. In the following year, he would win one race at Toledo and earn twelve top-10's to finish third in the standings behind Keselowski and eventual champion Tim Steele.

In 1994, Bowsher would start out the year with seven straight top-10's, including a win at Louisville Motor Speedway, which ended at Michigan Speedway, where he would finish 22nd. He would then have a streak of ten straight top-10's, including two wins at Kil-Kare and Toledo to win his second title ahead of future series champion Frank Kimmel. In the following year in 1995, he would win two races during the year, including Shady Bowl Speedway, where he would lead every lap, and would finish second in the standings behind Andy Hillenburg. In 1996, he would start the season on a low note finishing 40th at Daytona, but would win the pole in three of the next five races, including at Louisville, where he would win the event. He would earn his final two wins at Shady Bowl Speedway, and Kil-Kare, and would once again finish second in the standings behind Tim Steele. This would end up being his final full-time season in ARCA.

During his time away from ARCA from 1997 to 2002, he would run three races in the ASA National Tour in 2001, getting a best result of 18th at Memphis International Raceway and Winchester Speedway.[1]

After a five year hiatus, Bowsher would return to the now ARCA Re/Max Series, returning to his family team driving the No. 55 Ford at Talladega as a teammate to his brother Todd. After starting 41st and last, he would go on to finish 25th in the race, albeit nine laps down. He would run three races in the following year, mainly serving as a start and park entry with a best finish of 32nd at Kansas Speedway. In 2004, Bowsher would run eight more races, finishing only two of those races, including his final top ten at Springfield with a seventh place result. This would be his final season in ARCA competition as he did not race since then.

Personal life

Bowsher is married and has a daughter named Brittany.[2]

Motorsports 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. ** – All laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
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 ARSC Pts Ref
1988 Jack Bowsher & Associates 01 Ford DAY ATL TAL FRS PCS ROC POC WIN KIL
21
ACS
15
SLM
12
POC
9
TAL
15
DEL
11
FRS
24
ISF
40
DSF
19
SLM
5
ATL N/A - [3]
1989 DAY
21
ATL
36
KIL
7
TAL
9
FRS
21
POC
30
KIL
13
HAG
15
POC
6
TAL
5
DEL
23
FRS
9
ISF
14
TOL
7
DSF
8
SLM
3
ATL
22
4th 2925 [4]
1990 21 DAY
13
ATL
24
TAL
33
POC
8
HAG
4
POC
12
TAL
8
MCH
16
DSF
3
WIN
2
ATL
18
3rd 4665 [5]
Pontiac KIL
3
FRS
1*
KIL
1
TOL
2
ISF
7
TOL
15
DEL
2
1991 Ford DAY
2
ATL
3
TAL
5
POC
10
MCH
25
POC
4
TAL
6
MCH
19
DSF
2
TWS
24
ATL
31
2nd 4930 [6]
Pontiac KIL
21
TOL
1
FRS
1
KIL
2
FRS
18
DEL
5
HPT
22
ISF
1
TOL
1*
1992 Ford DAY
2
TWS
16
TAL
2
TOL
3
KIL
7
POC
8
MCH
7
NSH
13
DEL
2
POC
8
HPT
37
FRS
7
ISF
1
TOL
1*
DSF
5
TWS
20
SLM
6*
ATL
10
1st 5675 [7]
Pontiac FIF
10
FRS
4
KIL
21
1993 Ford DAY
5
FIF
10
TWS
12
TAL
7
KIL
21
CMS
3
FRS
10
TOL
1*
POC
9
MCH
13
FRS
4
POC
36
KIL
4
ISF
9
DSF
28
TOL
2*
SLM
21
WIN
2
ATL
37
3rd 4670 [8]
1994 DAY
8
TAL
2
FIF
2
LVL
1*
KIL
2
TOL
6
FRS
3
MCH
22
DMS
4
POC
5
POC
5
KIL
1
FRS
3
IND
3
I70
4
ISF
2
DSF
2
TOL
1*
SLM
13
WIN
5
ATL
23
1st 6030 [9]
1995 DAY
22
ATL
29
TAL
7
FIF
3*
KIL
1*
FRS
3
MCH
17
I80
6
MCS
5
FRS
7
POC
12
POC
27
KIL
13
FRS
5
SBS
1**
LVL
2*
ISF
26
DSF
8
SLM
7
WIN
9
ATL
11
2nd 5440 [10]
1996 DAY
40
ATL
5
SLM
4
TAL
11
FIF
2
LVL
1
CLT
14
CLT
16
KIL
5
FRS
13
POC
9
MCH
25
FRS
2
TOL
2
POC
9
MCH
5
INF
39
SBS
1*
ISF
2
DSF
3
KIL
1*
SLM
18
WIN
19
CLT
11
ATL
9
2nd 6010 [11]
2002 Jack Bowsher & Associates 55 Ford DAY ATL NSH SLM KEN CLT KAN POC MCH TOL SBO KEN BLN POC NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL
25
CLT 149th 105 [12]
2003 DAY ATL NSH SLM TOL KEN CLT BLN KAN
32
MCH LER POC
36
POC
37
NSH ISF WIN DSF CHI SLM TAL CLT SBO 131st 165 [13]
2004 DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN
28
POC
34
MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW
31
POC
33
LER
31
NSH ISF
7
TOL DSF
20
CHI
37
SLM TAL 37th 735 [14]

References

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  2. "Bobby Bowsher". Twitter. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  3. "Bobby Bowsher – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  4. "Bobby Bowsher – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  5. "Bobby Bowsher – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  6. "Bobby Bowsher – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  7. "Bobby Bowsher – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  8. "Bobby Bowsher – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  9. "Bobby Bowsher – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  10. "Bobby Bowsher – 1995 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  11. "Bobby Bowsher – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  12. "Bobby Bowsher – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  13. "Bobby Bowsher – 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  14. "Bobby Bowsher – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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