Bob Burcham
{{short description|Racecar driver from Georgia}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver |
name = Robert Wayne "Bob" Burcham, Sr. |
birth_date = {{birth date|1935|8|22}} |
death_date = {{death date and age|2009|4|10|1935|8|22}} |
birth_place = Rossville, Georgia, United States |
death_place = |
image= BobBurchamFormerNASCARDriver.jpg |
caption = Bob Burcham |
death_cause = |
Best_Cup_Pos = 24th (1974) |
Cup_Wins = 0|
Cup_Top_Tens = 6|
Cup_Poles = 0|
First_Cup_Race = 1968 Volunteer 500 (Bristol)|
First_Cup_Win = |
Last_Cup_Win = |
Last_Cup_Race = 1979 Talladega 500 (Talladega)|
awards = |
Years_In_Cup = 8|
Total_Cup_Races = 36|
}}
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.[http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Bob_Burcham Bob Burcham] racing information at Racing Reference His primary ride was the No. 19 Belden Asphalt-sponsored Chevrolet of Henley Gray.[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/bob-burcham/415 Bob Burcham primary ride information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320185041/http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/bob-burcham/415 |date=2012-03-20 }} at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet Jack White was Burcham's other employer in NASCAR.
Career
His parents were Robert "Bobby" and Opal Burcham; they lived near the interstate border that divided Georgia and Tennessee.[http://georgiaracinghistory.com/2009/07/10/bob-burcham-remembering-the-bullet-from-rossville-ga/ Remembering Bon Burcham] at Georgia Racing History Burcham's father was an automobile repair shop operator and Bob learned the secrets of the trade from him.[http://georgiaracinghistory.com/2009/07/10/bob-burcham-remembering-the-bullet-from-rossville-ga/2/ Bob Burcham's childhood and adolescence] at Georgia Racing History He managed to lead two laps out of 7,548 that he raced – for a grand total of {{convert|10955.3|mi|km}}. 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.[http://georgiaracinghistory.com/2009/07/10/bob-burcham-remembering-the-bullet-from-rossville-ga/5/ GN Racing] at Georgia Racing Most of his "top ten" finishes were in the 1974 Winston Cup Series season. A fourth-place finish in Nashville during the 1974 season was his best finish. After NASCAR, Burcham was self-employed in real estate.[http://georgiaracinghistory.com/2009/07/10/bob-burcham-remembering-the-bullet-from-rossville-ga/6/ The Life of Bob Burcham after NASCAR] at Georgia Racing History A total amount of $65,578 in total earnings (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|65578|1979|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation) was earned by Burcham after starting an average of 25th place and finishing an average of 20th place in his NASCAR Cup Series career.
He has a widow named Jean Knight Burcham in addition to his married daughter Vickie Jean and his son Bobby Burcham, Jr. In 2009, Burcham was elected into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.[http://www.catoosanews.com/view/full_story/2786801/article-Rossville-s-Bob-Burcham-to-be-inducted-into-Georgia-Racing-Hall-of-Fame Rossville's Bob Burcham to be inducted into Georgia Racing Hall of Fame] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331000044/http://www.catoosanews.com/view/full_story/2786801/article-Rossville-s-Bob-Burcham-to-be-inducted-into-Georgia-Racing-Hall-of-Fame |date=March 31, 2012 }} at Catoosa News
References
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External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Bob_Burcham}}
{{Gray Racing}}
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Category:People from Rossville, Georgia