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
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

! Robertson Racing

! 25

! Chevy

| RSD

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

| 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

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1975/W|title=Joe Booher – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

1977

! Price Racing

! 45

! Chevy

| RSD

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

| 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

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1977/W|title=Joe Booher – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 1978

! Wawak Racing

! 74

! Chevy

| RSD

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| BRI

| DAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS
16

| MAR

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| NSV

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
34

| DAY

| NSV

| colspan=14|

! rowspan=2| 60th

! rowspan=2| 273

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1978/W|title=Joe Booher – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

Gray Racing

! 19

! Chevy

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC
22

| TAL

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| ATL

| ONT

|

rowspan=4| 1980

! Wawak Racing

! 74

! Buick

| RSD

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

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
35

| BRI

| DAR

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| CLT

| TWS

| colspan=17|

! rowspan=4| 56th

! rowspan=4| 294

! rowspan=4| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1980/W|title=Joe Booher – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

Ulrich Racing

! 40

! Chevy

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
11

| CAR

| colspan=27|

Warren Racing

! 79

! Dodge

| colspan=14|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSD
19

| MCH

| DAY

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT
34

Wawak Racing

! 74

! Chevy

| colspan=24|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
16

| NWS

| MAR

| CLT

| CAR

| ATL

|

rowspan=2| 1981

! Ulrich Racing

! 40

! Buick

| RSD

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| BRI

| NWS

| DAR

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| CLT

| TWS

| RSD

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
24

| DAY

| NSV

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

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
22

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| ATL

| RSD

! rowspan=2| 82nd

! rowspan=2| 97

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1981/W|title=Joe Booher – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

Thomas Racing

! 25

! Pontiac

| colspan=19|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
42

| colspan=11|

1982

! Ulrich Racing

! 40

! Buick

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

| RCH

| BRI

| ATL

| CAR

| DAR

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| RSD

| MCH

| DAY

| NSV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POC
21

| TAL

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
18

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| NWS

| CLT

| MAR

| CAR

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

| RSD

|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1982/W|title=Joe Booher – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 1983

! Spohn Racing

! 65

! Ford

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

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| DAR

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| BRI

| CLT

| RSD

| POC

| colspan=17|

! rowspan=2| NA

! rowspan=2| -

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1983/W|title=Joe Booher – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

rowspan=2| Satterfield Racing

! rowspan=2| 18

! rowspan=2| Buick

| colspan=14|

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

| DAY

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

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

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
39

| RSD

|

1984

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

| 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

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1984/W|title=Joe Booher – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

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
28

| TAL

| colspan=14|

! rowspan=2| 65th

! rowspan=2| 170

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1985/W|title=Joe Booher – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

Chevy

| colspan=17|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MCH
24

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| ATL

| RSD

| colspan=3|

rowspan=2| 1986

! U.S. Racing

! 6

! Chevy

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| BRI

| DAR

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
31

| CLT

| RSD

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| POC

| TAL

| GLN

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
18

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| ATL

| RSD

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=2| 71st

! rowspan=2| 179

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1986/W|title=Joe Booher – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

Jerry Holden Racing

! 68

! Chevy

| colspan=18|

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

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| colspan=9|

1987

! rowspan=3| Booher Racing

! rowspan=2| 02

! rowspan=2| Pontiac

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

| 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

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1987/W|title=Joe Booher – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 1988

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

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| CLT

| colspan=21|

! rowspan=2| 87th

! rowspan=2| 49

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1988/W|title=Joe Booher – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

41

! Chevy

| colspan=10|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
38

| 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
DNQ

| 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

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1990/W|title=Joe Booher – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

1992

! Nelson Malloch Racing

! 88

! Pontiac

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

| 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

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1992/W|title=Joe Booher – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

===Daytona 500===

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
Year

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Start

! Finish

1975

| Robertson racing

| Chevrolet

|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ

1977

| Price Racing

| Chevrolet

|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ

1980

| Wawak Racing

| Buick

|align=center| 28

|align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 17

1982

| Ulrich Racing

| Buick

|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ

1983

| Spohn Racing

| Ford

|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DNQ

1984

| Satterfield Racing

| 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

| Nelson Malloch Racing

| 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
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
10

| NWS

| FRS

| FRS

| colspan=17|

! rowspan=2| NA

! rowspan=2| -

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1980/A|title=Joe Booher – 1980 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=March 30, 2020}}

rowspan=2| Hollar Racing

! 92

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| colspan=4|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
20

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
32

| IMS

| FRS

| MCH

| colspan=12|

1981

! 9

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
22

| DSP

| FRS

| FRS

| BFS

| TAL

| FRS

| COR

| colspan=13|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1981/A|title=Joe Booher – 1981 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=March 30, 2020}}

1984

! rowspan=2| Peterson Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 06

! rowspan=2| Buick

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

| ATL

| TAL

| CSP

| SMS

| FRS

| MCS

| LCS

| IRP

| TAL

| FRS

| ISF

| DSF

| TOL

| MGR

| colspan=6|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1984/A|title=Joe Booher – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=March 30, 2020}}

rowspan=3| 1985

| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
29

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
35

| colspan=18|

! rowspan=3| 20th

! rowspan=3| -

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1985/A|title=Joe Booher – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

rowspan=2|

! rowspan=2| 41

! Buick

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
39

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
40

| SSP

| IRP

| CSP

| FRS

| colspan=12|

Olds

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP
26

| OEF

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ISF
18

| DSF

| TOL

| colspan=7|

rowspan=3| 1986

! Peterson Motorsports

! 06

! Buick

| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
33

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
33

| colspan=18|

! rowspan=3| 36th

! rowspan=3| -

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1986/A|title=Joe Booher – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

! 91

! Pontiac

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
22

| SIR

| SSP

| FRS

| KIL

| CSP

| colspan=12|

! 15

! Buick

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
28

| BLN

| ISF

| DSF

| TOL

| MCS

| ATL

| colspan=5|

1988

! Wallace Racing

! 02

! Pontiac

| DAY

| ATL

| TAL

| FRS

| PCS

| ROC

| POC

| WIN

| KIL

| ACS

| SLM

| POC

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

| DEL

| FRS

| ISF

| DSF

| SLM

| ATL

| colspan=2|

! 90th

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1988/A|title=Joe Booher – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

1989

!

! 20

! Pontiac

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

| ATL

| KIL

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

| FRS

| POC

| KIL

| HAG

| POC

| TAL

| DEL

| FRS

| ISF

| TOL

| DSF

| SLM

| ATL

| colspan=4|

! NA

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1989/A|title=Joe Booher – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

rowspan=7| 1991

!

! 46

! Chevy

| DAY

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

| KIL

| colspan=18|

! rowspan=7| 32nd

! rowspan=7| 865

! rowspan=7| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1991/A|title=Joe Booher – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

Bahre Racing

! 65

! Pontiac

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
40

| TOL

| FRS

| colspan=15|

rowspan=2| Finney Racing

! rowspan=2| 43

! Pontiac

| colspan=6|

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

| colspan=6|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HPT
26

| colspan=7|

Olds

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MCH
16

| KIL

| FRS

| DEL

| colspan=10|

! 48

! Pontiac

| colspan=11|

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POC
14

| colspan=9|

Peterson Motorsports

!

! Pontiac

| colspan=12|

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

| colspan=8|

Brad Smith Motorsports

! 43

! Dodge

| colspan=14|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
36

| ISF

| TOL

| DSF

| TWS

| ATL

|

1992

!

! 43

! Buick

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
28

| FIF

| TWS

| TAL

| TOL

| KIL

| POC

| MCH

| FRS

| KIL

| NSH

| DEL

| POC

| HPT

| FRS

| ISF

| TOL

| DSF

| TWS

| SLM

| ATL

! 80th

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boohejo01/1992/A|title=Joe Booher – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=January 21, 2020}}

References

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