Bob Dotter | |
Birth Date: | 28 October 1938 |
Birth Place: | South Carolina, U.S. |
Achievements: | 1980, 1983, 1984 ARCA Racing Series Champion |
Total Busch Races: | 3 |
Years In Busch: | 3 |
Best Busch Pos: | 97th (1985) |
First Busch Race: | 1982 Kroger 200 (IRP) |
Last Busch Race: | 1993 Havoline 250 (Milwaukee) |
Busch Wins: | 0 |
Busch Top Tens: | 0 |
Busch Poles: | 0 |
Updated: | December 8, 2012 |
Bob Dotter (October 28, 1938September 1, 2003) was a three-time Automobile Racing Club of America Super Car Champion driver. Winning the title in 1980, 1983 and 1984. He was born in South Carolina but moved to Chicago, Illinois when he was young. He lost his left arm in an industrial accident in the early 60s. He drove and built his own race cars despite his loss. Bob is the father of NASCAR driver-turned-SS-Green Light Racing team owner Bobby Dotter and competed in three Busch Series events in his own right, finishing a career-best 17th at O'Reilly Raceway Park in 1983.
Dotter died in 2003 from lung cancer.
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | Pts | Ref | |||||||
1982 | Hahnlein Racing | 76 | Olds | DAY | RCH | BRI | MAR | DAR | HCY | SBO | CRW | RCH | LGY | DOV | HCY | CLT | ASH | HCY | SBO | CAR | CRW | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP 23 | BRI | HCY | RCH | MAR | CLT | HCY | MAR | 150th | 94 | [1] | ||||||
1985 | Goudie Racing | 83 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | HCY | BRI | MAR | DAR | SBO | LGY | DOV | CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | IRP 17 | SBO | LGY | HCY | MLW | BRI | DAR | RCH | NWS | ROU | CLT | HCY | CAR | MAR | 97th | 0 | [2] | ||||||||
1993 | Team R Racing | 64 | Olds | DAY | CAR | RCH | DAR | BRI | HCY | ROU | MAR | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW 35 | TAL | IRP | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | ROU | CLT | MAR | CAR | HCY | ATL | 107th | 58 | [3] |
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||
1979 | Hahnlein Racing | 76 | Chevy | AVS | DAY | NA | 0 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buick | NSV | FRS | SLM | DSP | IMS | TAL | FRS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980 | DAY | NWS | FRS | FRS | MCH | TAL | IMS | FRS | MCH | 1st | 1015 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981 | Olds | DAY | 3rd | 895 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buick | DSP | FRS | FRS | BFS | TAL | FRS | COR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1982 | NSV | FRS | CMS | WIN | NSV | TAT | TAL | 5th | 945 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olds | DAY | TAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fortier Racing | 40 | Buick | FRS | BFS | MIL | SND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983 | Olds | DAY | TAL | POC | TAL | 1st | 3090 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac | NSV | MIL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buick | LPR | LPR | ISF | IRP | SSP | FRS | BFS | WIN | LPR | MCS | FRS | DSF | ZAN | SND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984 | Goudie Racing | 83 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL | CSP | SMS | FRS | MCS | LCS | IRP | TAL | FRS | ISF | DSF | TOL | MGR | 1st | 2450 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1985 | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL | ATL | IRP | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF | TOL | 10th | 1790 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buick | SSP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | Pontiac | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL | SIR | SSP | FRS | KIL | CSP | TAL | BLN | ISF | DSF | TOL | MCS | ATL | 2nd | 2420 | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | TAL | DEL | ACS | ROC | FRS | KIL | TAL | ISF | INF | DSF | SLM | 5th | 2870 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olds | TOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac | POC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Chevy | FRS | ATL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 | D&D Racing | DAY | ATL | TAL | FRS | PCS | ROC | POC | WIN | KIL | ACS | SLM | POC | TAL | DEL | FRS | ISF | DSF | SLM | ATL | 7th | 3325 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | HAG | POC | TAL | DEL | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | SLM | ATL | 8th | 2680 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | TOL | HAG | POC | TAL | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | WIN | DEL | ATL | 5th | 4055 | [15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | TOL | FRS | POC | MCH | KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL | HPT | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS | ATL | 4th | 4695 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS | SLM | ATL | 8th | 4505 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | KIL | CMS | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | FRS | POC | KIL | ISF | DSF | TOL | SLM | WIN | ATL | 11th | 3365 | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | DAY | TAL | FIF | LVL | KIL | TOL | FRS | MCH | DMS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | INF | I70 | ISF | DSF | SLM | NA | 0 | [19] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | TOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roulo Brothers Racing | 39 | Chevy | WIN | ATL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Kim Kreider | 1 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | SLM | TAL | FIF | LVL | CLT | CLT | KIL | FRS | POC | MCH | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | INF | SBS | ISF | DSF | KIL | SLM | WIN | CLT | ATL | NA | 0 | [20] |