Billy Pauch

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Billy Pauch

| image = BillyPauch15racecar.jpg

| caption = #15 dirt Modified car

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|03|01}}

| birth_place = Frenchtown, New Jersey

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| current series = Oval track racing

| first year = 1975

| car number = 1, 5, R7, 15, 76, 121, 126

| championships = 28

| wins = 747{{cite web|title=ARRA-Cars, Drivers & Events: Billy Pauch|url=https://sites.google.com/site/arracarsdriversevents/home/billy-pauch|publisher=Auto Racing Research Associates|accessdate=September 10, 2024}}

| retired =

| titles =

| awards= 2016 Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame{{cite web|title = Billy Pauch inducted into Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame|url = https://www.nj.com/hunterdon/2016/06/billy_pauch_inducted_into_northeast_dirt_modified.html|publisher = New Jersey On-Line LLC.|accessdate = April 20, 2019}}
1987, 1992 EMPA Al Holbert National Driver of the Year{{cite news|title=Al Holbert EMPA National Driver of the Year|url=https://empamedia.com/awardwinnersAl%20Holbert%C2%A0%E2%80%8B%C2%A0EMPA%20National%20Driver%20of%20the%20Year%C2%A0.html|publisher=Eastern Motorsports Press Association|accessdate=September 10, 2024}}

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{{Infobox NASCAR driver| child= yes

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| achievements = 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000 Freedom 76
1998 Sprint Car Nationals Open
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997 Victoria 200
1980 (Small block), 1994 (Sprint car) Super Dirt Week
1993 Race of Champions 250

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| Total_Truck_Races = 4

| Years_In_Truck = 2

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| Best_Truck_Pos = 46th (1997)

| First_Truck_Race = 1997 NAPA Autocare 200 (Nazareth Speedway)

| Last_Truck_Race = 1998 Stevens Beil/Genuine Parts 200 (Martinsville Speedway)

| First_Truck_Win =

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| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 1

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = September 10, 2024

}}

Billy Pauch ({{IPAc-en|p|aʊ|tʃ}} {{Respell|POWCH}};{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0tkryB4URk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/_0tkryB4URk |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Take A Trip Down Memory Lane With Billy Pauch|accessdate=7 May 2021}}{{cbignore}} born March 1, 1957, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American racecar driver. He resides in Frenchtown, New Jersey, where he runs the Bill Pauch Driving School.Staff. [http://www.nj.com/sports/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1240805122287670.xml&coll=5 " wins for the 72nd time at NES"], The Times (Trenton), April 27, 2009. Accessed July 28, 2009. "Billy Pauch of Frenchtown proved just why he is the all-time leading winner at the New Egypt Speedway."

Racing career

Known for racing Modifieds, dirt small-block and big-block Modifieds, and dirt sprint cars throughout the eastern United States, Pauch had over 600 career feature wins. Pauch was the 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2011, and 2013 New Egypt Speedway Modified division champion claiming over 100 wins at the track (the second place only has 29), among many other track championships. Pauch has also made four NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts, with his best finish coming in 1998 at Flemington Speedway where he finished in sixth place in the No. 06 Dick Greenfield Dodge. In 1988, Pauch won 42 feature races and earned three track championships.Swanson, Buffy. "Pauch in Pictures", Stock Car Racing (ISSN 0734-7340), Volume 24 Number 10, October 1989. He is still racing in weekly races in New Jersey as of June 2024.{{Cite episode |title=Bridgeport Speedway 6.28.20 (subscription required) |episode-link= |url=https://www.speedshifttv.com/bridgeport62820/ |access-date=|series=Speedshift TV |series-link= |first= |last= |network=FloRacing |station=Speedshift TV |date=June 28, 2020 |season= |series-no= |number= |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}

Personal life

Pauch attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School, which was located near the Flemington Speedway. At the time, you couldn't race in New Jersey until you were 18, so Pauch started on Pennsylvania tracks. But each day he went to school he saw the Flemington track a few hundred yards away, and it became his home track for the next couple of decades.Strauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/24/nyregion/driving-and-thriving-in-the-dirt.html "Driving, and Thriving, in the Dirt"], The New York Times, September 24, 2000. Accessed January 26, 2020.

His son Billy Pauch Jr. raced the Whelen Modified Tour and the Super DIRTcar Series.{{cite news|title=Pauch Jr. takes memories, family traditions to DIRTcar Nationals|url=https://www.speedsport.com/dirt-late-models/dirt-modifieds/pauch-jr-takes-memories-family-traditions-to-dirtcar-nationals/|publisher=Speed Sport|date=December 17, 2023|accessdate=September 10, 2024}}

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.)

==Craftsman Truck Series==

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colspan=45\| NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 ! 26 ! 27 ! {{Tooltip\|NCTC\|NASCAR Craftsman Trucks classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
1997 ! rowspan=2\| Greenfield Racing ! rowspan=2\| 06 ! rowspan=2\| Dodge \| WDW \| TUS \| HOM \| PHO \| POR \| EVG \| I70 \| NHA \| TEX \| BRI \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| NZH 21 \| MLW \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| LVL DNQ \| CNS \| HPT \| IRP \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| FLM DNQ \| NSV \| GLN \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| RCH 20 \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| MAR 25 \| SON \| MMR \| CAL \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| PHO DNQ \| LVS \| ! 46th ! 441 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pauchbi01/1997/C\|title=Billy Pauch – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|accessdate=January 27, 2020}}
1998 \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| WDW DNQ \| HOM \| PHO \| POR \| EVG \| I70 \| GLN \| TEX \| BRI \| MLW \| NZH \| CAL \| PPR \| IRP \| NHA \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| FLM 6 \| NSV \| HPT \| LVL \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| RCH DNQ \| MEM \| GTY \| MAR \| SON \| MMR \| PHO \| LVS ! 68th ! 191 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pauchbi01/1998/C\|title=Billy Pauch – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|accessdate=January 27, 2020}}

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colspan=45| NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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

! 26

! 27

! {{Tooltip|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Trucks classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1997

! rowspan=2| Greenfield Racing

! rowspan=2| 06

! rowspan=2| Dodge

| WDW

| TUS

| HOM

| PHO

| POR

| EVG

| I70

| NHA

| TEX

| BRI

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NZH
21

| MLW

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| LVL
DNQ

| CNS

| HPT

| IRP

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| FLM
DNQ

| NSV

| GLN

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
20

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR
25

| SON

| MMR

| CAL

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHO
DNQ

| LVS

! 46th

! 441

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pauchbi01/1997/C|title=Billy Pauch – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|accessdate=January 27, 2020}}

1998

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| WDW
DNQ

| HOM

| PHO

| POR

| EVG

| I70

| GLN

| TEX

| BRI

| MLW

| NZH

| CAL

| PPR

| IRP

| NHA

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FLM
6

| NSV

| HPT

| LVL

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| RCH
DNQ

| MEM

| GTY

| MAR

| SON

| MMR

| PHO

| LVS

! 68th

! 191

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pauchbi01/1998/C|title=Billy Pauch – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|accessdate=January 27, 2020}}

==Winston Modified Tour==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan=38\| NASCAR Winston Modified Tour results
Year ! Car owner ! 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 ! {{Tooltip\|NWMTC\|NASCAR Winston Modified Tour classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
1986 ! ! 05 ! \| ROU \| MAR \| STA \| TMP \| MAR \| NEG \| MND \| EPP \| NEG \| WFD \| SPE \| RIV \| NEG \| TMP \| RIV \| TMP \| RIV \| STA \| TMP \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| POC 17 \| TIO \| OXF \| STA \| TMP \| MAR ! NA ! - ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pauchbi01/1986/N\|title=Billy Pauch – 1986 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|accessdate=January 27, 2020}}
1996 ! ! 15 ! Chevy \| TMP \| STA \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| NZH 29 \| STA \| NHA \| JEN \| RIV \| LEE \| RPS \| HOL \| TMP \| RIV \| NHA \| GLN \| STA \| NHA \| NHA \| STA \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| FLE 25 \| TMP \| colspan=5\| ! NA ! - ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pauchbi01/1996/N\|title=Billy Pauch – 1996 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|accessdate=January 27, 2020}}

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! colspan=38| NASCAR Winston Modified Tour results

Year

! Car owner

! 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

! {{Tooltip|NWMTC|NASCAR Winston Modified Tour classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1986

! 05

| ROU

| MAR

| STA

| TMP

| MAR

| NEG

| MND

| EPP

| NEG

| WFD

| SPE

| RIV

| NEG

| TMP

| RIV

| TMP

| RIV

| STA

| TMP

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
17

| TIO

| OXF

| STA

| TMP

| MAR

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pauchbi01/1986/N|title=Billy Pauch – 1986 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|accessdate=January 27, 2020}}

1996

! 15

! Chevy

| TMP

| STA

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NZH
29

| STA

| NHA

| JEN

| RIV

| LEE

| RPS

| HOL

| TMP

| RIV

| NHA

| GLN

| STA

| NHA

| STA

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FLE
25

| TMP

| colspan=5|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/pauchbi01/1996/N|title=Billy Pauch – 1996 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|accessdate=January 27, 2020}}

Gallery

Image:BillyPauch121racecar1979.jpg|1979 dirt Modified car

References

External links

{{Racing-Reference driver|Billy_Pauch}}

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:1957 births

Category:Living people

Category:Hunterdon Central Regional High School alumni

Category:People from Frenchtown, New Jersey

Category:Racing drivers from New Jersey

Category:Racing drivers from Pennsylvania

Category:Sportspeople from Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Category:World of Outlaws drivers

Category:Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame