Joe Booher
{{short description|American racing driver}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name = Joe Booher
| birth_date = {{birth date |1941|02|22}}
| birth_place = West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|02|12|1941|02|22}}
| death_place = Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
| Total_Cup_Races = 21
| Years_In_Cup = 14
| Best_Cup_Pos = 56th (1980)
| First_Cup_Race = 1978 Gwyn Staley 400 (North Carolina)
| Last_Cup_Race = 1988 Budweiser 500 (Delaware)
| Cup_Wins = 0
| Cup_Top_Tens = 0
| Cup_Poles = 0
}}
Donald Joe Booher (February 22, 1941 – February 12, 1993) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Goody's Dash driver. He spent his time running a farming business when he was not racing. He was killed while competing in the 1993 Goody's Dash Cup season-opening Florida 200 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.{{cite web|last1=Markus|first1=Robert|title=Crash at Daytona Kills Indiana's Joe Booher|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/02/13/crash-at-daytona-kills-indianas-joe-booher/|website=chicagotribune.com|publisher=Chicago Tribune|access-date=12 July 2014|year=1993}}{{cite web|last1=McKee|first1=Sandra|title=Veteran Booher Killed in Florida 200 Crash|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/02/13/veteran-booher-killed-in-florida-200-crash/|work=The Baltimore Sun|access-date=12 July 2014|year=1993}}
Prior to 1993, he had made 21 career starts in NASCAR's Winston Cup Series. He also competed in the ARCA stock car series. Broadcaster Bob Jenkins reported that during Daytona Speedweeks he often brought one of his cash crops, popcorn, to the media center for all to enjoy. ESPN race broadcast Feb. 13th, 1993
On February 12, 1993, Booher was competing in the Florida 200, the season opener of the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series for 4-cylinder compact cars. Running in mid-field during the second lap of the race, Booher's Chevrolet Beretta clipped the left front quarter panel of Carl Horton's Pontiac and went out of control. He then tagged the wall and was hit in the right front by Rodney White. The accident caused a brief red flag period before the race was restarted. White was in critical condition after suffering compression fractures of his vertebrae and was taken to Halifax Medical Center, but he survived and was not paralyzed. Horton was not hurt in the accident. After being taken to the same hospital, the 51-year-old Booher died of massive head and internal injuries.
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.)
==Winston Cup Series==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |
colspan=45| NASCAR Winston Cup 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 ! 30 ! 31 ! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
1975
! 25 ! Chevy | RSD | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | RCH | CAR | BRI | ATL | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | DAR | DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT | RCH | CAR | BRI | ATL | ONT | ! NA ! - |
1977
! 45 ! Chevy | RSD | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | NWS | DAR | BRI | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | ! NA ! - |
rowspan=2| 1978
! 74 ! Chevy | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | NSV | RSD | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | DAY | NSV | colspan=14| ! rowspan=2| 60th ! rowspan=2| 273 |
Gray Racing
! 19 ! Chevy | colspan=17| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | |
rowspan=4| 1980
! 74 ! Buick | RSD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY | colspan=2| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | colspan=17| ! rowspan=4| 56th ! rowspan=4| 294 |
Ulrich Racing
! 40 ! Chevy | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH | CAR | colspan=27| |
Warren Racing
! 79 ! Dodge | colspan=14| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | colspan=6| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT |
Wawak Racing
! 74 ! Chevy | colspan=24| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT | CAR | ATL | |
rowspan=2| 1981
! 40 ! Buick | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | DAY | NSV | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD ! rowspan=2| 82nd ! rowspan=2| 97 |
Thomas Racing
! 25 ! Pontiac | colspan=19| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | colspan=11| |
1982
! 40 ! Buick | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | RCH | BRI | ATL | CAR | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC | TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | CLT | MAR | CAR | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL | RSD | ! NA ! - |
rowspan=2| 1983
! 65 ! Ford | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | BRI | CLT | RSD | POC | colspan=17| ! rowspan=2| NA ! rowspan=2| - |
rowspan=2| Satterfield Racing
! rowspan=2| 18 ! rowspan=2| Buick | colspan=14| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | RSD | |
1984
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | RSD | ! NA ! - |
rowspan=2| 1985
! rowspan=2| Booher Racing ! rowspan=2| 65 ! Buick | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | TAL | colspan=14| ! rowspan=2| 65th ! rowspan=2| 170 |
Chevy
| colspan=17| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | colspan=3| |
rowspan=2| 1986
! 6 ! Chevy | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | colspan=4| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | colspan=2| ! rowspan=2| 71st ! rowspan=2| 179 |
Jerry Holden Racing
! 68 ! Chevy | colspan=18| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | colspan=9| |
1987
! rowspan=3| Booher Racing ! rowspan=2| 02 ! rowspan=2| Pontiac | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | NWS | BRI | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | RSD | ATL | colspan=2| ! NA ! - |
rowspan=2| 1988
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | colspan=21| ! rowspan=2| 87th ! rowspan=2| 49 |
41
! Chevy | colspan=10| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL | colspan=2| |
1990
! Booher Racing ! 29 ! Pontiac | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | colspan=2| ! NA ! - |
1992
! 88 ! Pontiac | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | SON | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | colspan=2| ! NA ! - |
===Daytona 500===
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |
Year
! Team ! Manufacturer ! Start ! Finish |
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1975
|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |
1977
|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |
1980
| Buick |align=center| 28 |align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17 |
1982
| Buick |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |
1983
| Ford |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |
1984
| Buick |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |
1987
| rowspan=2| Booher Racing | rowspan=2| Pontiac |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |
1988
|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |
1990
| Booher Racing | Pontiac |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |
1992
| Pontiac |align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ |
=ARCA SuperCar 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 SuperCar 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 ! {{Tooltip|ASCSC|ARCA SuperCar Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
rowspan=2| 1980
! ! 8 ! Olds | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | NWS | FRS | FRS | colspan=17| ! rowspan=2| NA ! rowspan=2| - |
rowspan=2| Hollar Racing
! 92 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | colspan=4| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | IMS | FRS | MCH | colspan=12| |
1981
! 9 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | DSP | FRS | FRS | BFS | TAL | FRS | COR | colspan=13| ! NA ! - |
1984
! rowspan=2| Peterson Motorsports ! rowspan=2| 06 ! rowspan=2| Buick | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | ATL | TAL | CSP | SMS | FRS | MCS | LCS | IRP | TAL | FRS | ISF | DSF | TOL | MGR | colspan=6| ! NA ! - |
rowspan=3| 1985
| ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | colspan=18| ! rowspan=3| 20th ! rowspan=3| - |
rowspan=2|
! rowspan=2| 41 ! Buick | colspan=3| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | SSP | IRP | CSP | FRS | colspan=12| |
Olds
| colspan=9| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP | OEF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF | DSF | TOL | colspan=7| |
rowspan=3| 1986
! 06 ! Buick | ATL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | colspan=18| ! rowspan=3| 36th ! rowspan=3| - |
! 91
! Pontiac | colspan=3| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | SIR | SSP | FRS | KIL | CSP | colspan=12| |
! 15
! Buick | colspan=9| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | BLN | ISF | DSF | TOL | MCS | ATL | colspan=5| |
1988
! 02 ! Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL | FRS | PCS | ROC | POC | WIN | KIL | ACS | SLM | POC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | DEL | FRS | ISF | DSF | SLM | ATL | colspan=2| ! 90th ! - |
1989
! ! 20 ! Pontiac | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY | ATL | KIL | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | HAG | POC | TAL | DEL | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | SLM | ATL | colspan=4| ! NA ! - |
rowspan=7| 1991
! ! 46 ! Chevy | DAY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL | KIL | colspan=18| ! rowspan=7| 32nd ! rowspan=7| 865 |
Bahre Racing
! 65 ! Pontiac | colspan=3| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL | TOL | FRS | colspan=15| |
rowspan=2| Finney Racing
! rowspan=2| 43 ! Pontiac | colspan=6| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC | colspan=6| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HPT | colspan=7| |
Olds
| colspan=7| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH | KIL | FRS | DEL | colspan=10| |
! 48
! Pontiac | colspan=11| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC | colspan=9| |
Peterson Motorsports
! ! Pontiac | colspan=12| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL | colspan=8| |
Brad Smith Motorsports
! 43 ! Dodge | colspan=14| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS | ATL | |
1992
! ! 43 ! Buick | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS | SLM | ATL ! 80th ! - |
References
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External links
- [http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/driver.php?drv_id=347 Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412113633/http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/driver.php?drv_id=347 |date=2014-04-12 }}
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Joe_Booher}}
- {{Racing-Reference owner|Joe_Booher}}
{{Jasper Motorsports}}
{{Wayne Peterson Racing}}
{{Brad Smith Motorsports}}
{{Wawak Racing}}
{{Gray Racing}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Booher, Joe}}
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