Bob Burcham
| Robert Wayne "Bob" Burcham, Sr. | |||||||
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 Bob Burcham | |||||||
| Born |
August 22, 1935 Rossville, Georgia, United States | ||||||
| Died | April 10, 2009 (aged 73) | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 36 race(s) run over 8 year(s) | |||||||
| Best finish | 24th – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | ||||||
| First race | 1968 Volunteer 500 (Bristol International Speedway) | ||||||
| Last race | 1979 Talladega 500 (Alabama International Motor Speedway) | ||||||
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Robert Wayne "Bob" Burcham, Sr. (August 22, 1935 – April 10, 2009) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1968 to 1979.[1] His primary ride was the #19 Belden Asphalt-sponsored Chevrolet of Mr. Henley Gray.[2] Jack White was Burcham's other employer in NASCAR.[3]
Career
His parents were Mr. Robert "Bobby" and Mrs. Opal Burcham; they lived near the interstate border that divided Georgia and Tennessee.[4] Burcham's father was a service station operator and Bob learned the secrets of the trade from him.[5] He managed to lead two laps out of 7548 that he raced - for a grand total of 10,955.3 miles (17,630.8 km).[1] Amazingly enough, Burcham's first Winston Cup Series ride was with a 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle; which saw some action at Daytona International Speedway and a few other race tracks.[6] Most of his "top ten" finishes were in the 1974 Winston Cup Series season.[1] A fourth place finish in Nashville during the 1974 season was his best finish.[1] After NASCAR, Burcham was self-employed in real estate.[7] A total amount of $65,578 in total earnings ($210,926.03 in today's money) was earned by Burcham after starting an average of 25th place and finishing an average of 20th place in his NASCAR Cup Series career.[1]
He has a widow named Jean Knight Burcham in addition to his married daughter Vickie Jean and his son Bobby Burcham, Jr.[7] In 2009, Burcham was elected into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bob Burcham racing information at Racing Reference
- ↑ Bob Burcham primary ride information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rossville's Bob Burcham to be inducted into Georgia Racing Hall of Fame at Catoosa News
- ↑ Remembering Bon Burcham at Georgia Racing History
- ↑ Bob Burcham's childhood and adolescence at Georgia Racing History
- ↑ GN Racing at Georgia Racing
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Life of Bob Burcham after NASCAR at Georgia Racing History