Bob Dotter
{{short description|American racing driver (1938–2003)}}
{{refimprove|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
|name = Bob Dotter
|image =
|caption =
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|10|28}}
|birth_place = South Carolina, U.S.
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|09|01|1938|10|28}}
|death_place =
|achievements = 1980, 1983, 1984 ARCA Racing Series Champion
|awards =
|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, 1938{{spaced ndash}}September 1, 2003) was an American 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.
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.)
==Busch Series==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=42| NASCAR Busch 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 ! 28 ! 29 ! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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1982
! 76 ! Olds | DAY | RCH | BRI | MAR | DAR | HCY | SBO | CRW | RCH | LGY | DOV | HCY | CLT | ASH | HCY | SBO | CAR | CRW | SBO | HCY | LGY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | BRI | HCY | RCH | MAR | CLT | HCY | MAR ! 150th ! 94 |
1985
! 83 ! Pontiac | DAY | CAR | HCY | BRI | MAR | DAR | SBO | LGY | DOV | CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IRP | SBO | LGY | HCY | MLW | BRI | DAR | RCH | NWS | ROU | CLT | HCY | CAR | MAR | colspan=2| ! 97th ! 0 |
1993
! 64 ! Olds | DAY | CAR | RCH | DAR | BRI | HCY | ROU | MAR | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MLW | TAL | IRP | MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | ROU | CLT | MAR | CAR | HCY | ATL | ! 107th ! 58 |
=ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series=
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |
colspan=45| 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 ! {{Tooltip|ABSC|ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
rowspan=2| 1979
! rowspan=7| Hahnlein Racing ! rowspan=7| 76 ! Chevy | AVS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | colspan=23| ! rowspan=2| NA ! rowspan=2| 0 |
rowspan=2| Buick
| colspan=2| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | DSP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IMS | TAL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | colspan=16| |
1980
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IMS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | colspan=16| ! 1st ! 1015 |
rowspan=2| 1981
! Olds | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | colspan=24| ! rowspan=2| 3rd ! rowspan=2| 895 |
rowspan=2| Buick
| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DSP | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BFS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| COR | colspan=17| |
rowspan=3| 1982
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSV | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CMS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV | TAT | TAL | colspan=16| ! rowspan=3| 5th ! rowspan=3| 945 |
Olds
| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | TAL | colspan=22| |
rowspan=4| Fortier Racing
! rowspan=4| 40 ! Buick | colspan=9| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BFS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SND | colspan=12| |
rowspan=3| 1983
! Olds | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL | colspan=9| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL | colspan=11| ! rowspan=3| 1st ! rowspan=3| 3090 |
Pontiac
| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSV | colspan=14| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MIL | colspan=8| |
Buick
| colspan=3| | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LPR | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LPR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ISF | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IRP | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SSP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BFS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WIN | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LPR | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DSF | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ZAN | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SND | colspan=5| |
1984
! rowspan=8| Goudie Racing ! rowspan=7| 83 ! rowspan=2| Pontiac | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CSP | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SMS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRS | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MCS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LCS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IRP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MGR | colspan=10| ! 1st ! 2450 |
rowspan=2| 1985
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IRP | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CSP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OEF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DSF | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TOL | colspan=11| ! rowspan=2| 10th ! rowspan=2| 1790 |
Buick
| colspan=5| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SSP | colspan=19| |
1986
! Pontiac | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIR | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SSP | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KIL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CSP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLN | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ISF | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DSF | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TOL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MCS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ATL | colspan=9| ! 2nd ! 2420 |
rowspan=4| 1987
! Chevy | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DEL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ACS | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ROC | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KIL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ISF | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SLM | colspan=9| ! rowspan=4| 5th ! rowspan=4| 2870 |
Olds
| colspan=5| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | colspan=19| |
Pontiac
| colspan=7| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POC | colspan=17| |
rowspan=8| 8
! rowspan=9| Chevy | colspan=11| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRS | colspan=4| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | colspan=8| |
1988
! rowspan=8| D&D Racing | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PCS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ROC | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WIN | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KIL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ACS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SLM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DEL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ISF | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DSF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | colspan=6| ! 7th ! 3325 |
1989
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KIL | TAL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KIL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HAG | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DEL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ISF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DSF | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | colspan=8| ! 8th ! 2680 |
1990
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KIL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KIL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TOL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HAG | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DSF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WIN | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DEL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL | colspan=7| ! 5th ! 4055 |
1991
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KIL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MCH | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KIL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DEL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| POC | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HPT | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DSF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ATL | colspan=5| ! 4th ! 4695 |
1992
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KIL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KIL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DEL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HPT | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRS | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ISF | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOL | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DSF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TWS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | colspan=4| ! 8th ! 4505 |
1993
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FIF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KIL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CMS | FRS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRS | POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| KIL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DSF | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SLM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WIN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | colspan=6| ! 11th ! 3365 |
rowspan=3| 1994
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | TAL | FIF | LVL | KIL | TOL | FRS | MCH | DMS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | INF | I70 | ISF | DSF | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SLM | colspan=6| ! rowspan=3| NA ! rowspan=3| 0 |
7
| colspan=17| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOL | colspan=7| |
Roulo Brothers Racing
! 39 ! Chevy | colspan=19| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WIN | ATL | colspan=4| |
1996
! Kim Kreider ! 1 ! Chevy | DAY | ATL | SLM | TAL | FIF | LVL | CLT | CLT | KIL | FRS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | FRS | TOL | POC | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | INF | SBS | ISF | DSF | KIL | SLM | WIN | CLT | ATL ! NA ! 0 |
References
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External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Bob_Dotter}}
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{{succession box | title = ARCA Series Champion | years=1980 | before = Marvin Smith | after= Larry Moyer}}
{{succession box | title = ARCA Series Champion | years=1983–1984 | before = Scott Stovall | after= Lee Raymond}}
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