Bobby Dotter
Quick Facts
Biography
Bobby Dotter (born July 11, 1960) is a former professional stock car racing driver. His father, Bob Dotter, is a three-time champion the Auto Racing Club of America. Dotter has made 209 starts in the NASCAR Busch Series, posting 42 top-tens and four poles. In 2000, Dotter began running in the NASCAR West Series for Gene Christensen, winning four races and the Most Popular Driver Title. He finished second in points.
Dotter is also a veteran of the Craftsman Truck Series. He has seventy starts and four top-tens. He currently co-owns SS-Green Light Racing.
Racing career
Dotter got his start racing as a 16-year-old in 1977 driving one of his dad's Late Model cars at tracks like Waukegan Speedway and Raceway Park (Blue Island, IL.). Success came instantly with numerous wins including 17 feature wins at Raceway Park during his rookie season.
In 1992, Dotter won a Busch Series race at New River Valley Speedway after Jeff Burton was stripped of his win for a non-compliant part. He has also won races in the ASA series, All Pro series, and All American Challenge series. Dotter was involved in one of the most frightening crashes ever seen at Daytona International Speedway during the ARCA race in 1989. While driving his father's race car he suffered a flat tire, the car hit the wall and caught fire, Bobby climbed onto the roof of the race car while still at speed to avoid the flames. He rode on the roof until the car slowed enough that he could jump off. He suffered second and third degree burns to his face and arms.
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
NASCAR Busch 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |
1988 | Bob Dotter Racing | 79 | Buick | DAY DNQ | HCY 13 | CAR 21 | MAR 24 | DAR | BRI 24 | LNG 19 | NZH 21 | SBO 24 | NSV 24 | CLT | DOV | ROU 17 | LAN | LVL 24 | MYB 17 | OXF | SBO | HCY 6 | LNG | IRP 6 | ROU | BRI 16 | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR 29 | CLT | CAR | MAR | 27th | 1600 | ||||||
1989 | Team R Racing | 08 | Buick | DAY | CAR | MAR | HCY | DAR | BRI | NZH | SBO | LAN | NSV | CLT | DOV | ROU | LVL | VOL | MYB | SBO | HCY | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | CAR | MAR 9 | 101st | 0 | |||||||
1990 | DAY DNQ | RCH 19 | CAR 22 | MAR 6 | HCY 22 | DAR 24 | BRI 22 | LAN 8 | SBO 17 | NZH 13 | HCY 13 | CLT | DOV 18 | ROU 16 | VOL 9 | MYB 4 | OXF 14 | NHA 9 | SBO 13 | IRP 21 | DAR 29 | RCH 28 | DOV 17 | CLT 39 | NHA 7 | CAR 23 | 14th | 3351 | |||||||||||||
Beard Motorsports | 00 | Olds | DUB 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team R Racing | 08 | Olds | ROU 7 | BRI 13 | MAR 9 | MAR 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Buick | DAY 18 | RCH 23 | CAR 19 | MAR 20 | VOL 15 | HCY 9 | DAR 15 | BRI 15 | LAN 25 | SBO 4 | NZH 20 | CLT 21 | DOV 22 | ROU 18 | HCY 9 | MYB 16 | GLN 12 | OXF 5 | NHA 29 | SBO 24 | IRP 11 | ROU 19 | BRI 29 | DAR 18 | RCH 28 | DOV 24 | CLT 36 | NHA 14 | CAR 30 | MAR 17 | 14th | 3327 | ||||||||
Shoemaker Racing | 64 | Pontiac | DUB 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Team R Racing | 08 | Buick | DAY DNQ | RCH 21 | ATL 29 | MAR 11 | ROU 15 | GLN 16 | ROU 11 | MCH | NHA 41 | BRI 16 | HCY 23 | 16th | 2961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olds | CAR 33 | DAR 18 | BRI 3 | HCY 19 | LAN 12 | DUB 1 | NZH 15 | DOV 24 | MYB 20 | VOL 13 | NHA 15 | TAL 34 | IRP 9 | DAR 33 | RCH 28 | MAR 9 | CAR 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day Enterprises | 16 | Chevy | CLT 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shoemaker Racing | 64 | Pontiac | DOV 16 | CLT DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | Team R Racing | 08 | Chevy | DAY 25 | RCH 14 | HCY 11 | ROU 9 | MAR 17 | NZH 13 | CLT 21 | MYB 18 | MLW 14 | TAL 11 | IRP 23 | MCH 21 | NHA 3 | BRI 3 | RCH 6 | DOV 14 | ROU 5 | CLT 9 | MAR 13 | CAR 11 | HCY 6 | ATL 37 | 7th | 3406 | ||||||||||||||
Olds | CAR 15 | DAR 38 | BRI 12 | DOV 12 | GLN 9 | DAR 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | Chevy | DAY 13 | CAR 11 | RCH 27 | ATL 15 | MAR 17 | DAR 23 | HCY 15 | BRI 16 | ROU 10 | NHA 2 | NZH 6 | CLT 14 | DOV 36 | MYB 7 | GLN 2 | MLW 19 | SBO 11 | HCY 9 | IRP 10 | MCH 26 | BRI 16 | DAR 18 | RCH 12 | DOV 31 | CLT 23 | MAR 7 | CAR 15 | 7th | 3299 | |||||||||||
Ford | TAL 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Dotter Racing | Chevy | DAY 15 | CAR 39 | RCH 8 | ATL 23 | NSV 17 | DAR 25 | BRI 17 | HCY 5 | NHA 28 | NZH 6 | CLT 33 | DOV 32 | MYB 5 | GLN 12 | MLW 12 | TAL 24 | IRP 7 | MCH 23 | BRI 11 | DAR 12 | RCH DNQ | DOV 33 | CLT 32 | CAR 32 | HOM 33 | 14th | 2636 | ||||||||||||
Shoemaker Racing | 64 | Chevy | SBO 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | DAY 14 | CAR DNQ | RCH DNQ | 24th | 1832 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dotter Racing | 08 | Chevy | ATL DNQ | HCY 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
D-R Racing | 55 | Chevy | NSV 10 | NZH 18 | SBO 17 | MYB 33 | GLN | MLW 17 | NHA 14 | TAL 19 | IRP 31 | MCH 39 | BRI 18 | DAR | RCH 29 | DOV 35 | CLT | CAR | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ford | DAR 24 | BRI 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ken Schrader Racing | 52 | Chevy | CLT 18 | DOV 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | Dotter Racing | 08 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | LVS | DAR | HCY | TEX | BRI | NSV | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW 23 | MYB | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAL | CAR | HOM | 91st | 94 | ||||||
1998 | DAY | CAR | LVS | NSV | DAR | BRI | TEX | HCY | TAL | NHA 25 | NZH | CLT | DOV | RCH | PPR | GLN | MLW 15 | MYB | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | GTY | CAR | ATL | HOM | 75th | 206 | ||||||||
1999 | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | NSV | BRI | TAL | CAL | NHA DNQ | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW DNQ | MYB | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | NA | - | |||||||
2001 | PF2 Motorsports | 94 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | KEN | MLW | GLN | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | PHO 27 | CAR | HOM | 113th | 82 | |||
2004 | Ware Racing Enterprises | 51 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW 26 | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | 125th | 85 |
Craftsman Truck Series
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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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||
1996 | Wegner Racing | 68 | Chevy | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR | PHO 20 | LVS DNQ | 95th | 131 | |||||||||||||||
1997 | WDW 16 | TUS 23 | HOM DNQ | PHO 31 | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA 16 | TEX | BRI | NZH | FLM 27 | NSV | GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO 23 | LVS | 37th | 677 | |||||||||||||||||||||
TKO Motorsports | 60 | Chevy | MLW 24 | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Potashnick Racing | 08 | Chevy | WDW | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | GLN | TEX | BRI | MLW | NZH | CAL | PPR | IRP | NHA | FLM | NSV | HPT | LVL | RCH | MEM | GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO 19 | LVS | 91st | 106 | ||||||||||||
2000 | Green Light Racing | 45 | Chevy | DAY | HOM | PHO | MMR | MAR | PIR | GTY | MEM | PPR | EVG | TEX | KEN | GLN | MLW 17 | NHA | NZH | MCH | IRP | NSV 31 | CIC | RCH | DOV | TEX DNQ | CAL | 72nd | 231 | |||||||||||||||
2001 | 08 | DAY 14 | HOM 21 | MMR 17 | MAR 33 | GTY 24 | DAR 16 | PPR 15 | DOV 15 | TEX 23 | MEM 18 | MLW 27 | KAN 25 | KEN 26 | NHA 20 | IRP 10 | NSH 18 | CIC 13 | NZH 25 | RCH 15 | SBO 11 | TEX 15 | LVS 19 | PHO 27 | CAL 15 | 15th | 2537 | |||||||||||||||||
2002 | DAY 36 | DAR 12 | MAR 4 | GTY 15 | DOV 14 | TEX 17 | MEM 19 | MLW 12 | KAN 15 | KEN 27 | NHA 19 | MCH 28 | IRP 9 | NSH 14 | RCH 9 | TEX 15 | SBO 8 | LVS 16 | CAL 15 | PHO 12 | HOM 20 | 14th | 2534 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dodge | PPR 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Chevy | DAY 11 | CAL 22 | 29th | 939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07 | DAR 32 | MMR 25 | MAR 34 | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW 30 | KAN DNQ | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA 29 | LVS 17 | SBO 11 | TEX | MAR | PHO 21 | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Ken Weaver Racing | 20 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN 34 | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | 75th | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Light Racing | 08 | Chevy | NHA 26 | LVS | CAL 34 | TEX | MAR | PHO | DAR | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Green Light Racing | 06 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM 35 | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS 35 | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 118th | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2008 | SS-Green Light Racing | 08 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA 30 | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 95th | 73 |
ARCA Re/Max Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max 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 | ARMC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
1981 | Hahnlein Racing | 7 | Buick | DAY 37 | DSP | FRS | FRS | BFS | TAL | FRS | COR | NA | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983 | Pennington Racing | 89 | Chevy | DAY | NSV | TAL | LPR | LPR | ISF | IRP | SSP | FRS | BFS | WIN | LPR 19 | NA | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goudie Racing | 83 | Dodge | POC 5 | TAL | MCS | FRS | MIL | DSF | ZAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac | SND 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984 | Fortier Racing | 40 | Buick | DAY 34 | ATL 30 | TAL | CSP | NA | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Chevy | SMS 15* | FRS | MCS | LCS | IRP | TAL | FRS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hahnlein Racing | 76 | Olds | ISF 24 | DSF DNQ | TOL | MGR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985 | ATL 15 | DAY | ATL | TAL | ATL | SSP | IRP | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF | 81st | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac | TOL 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | 40 | Chevy | ATL 25 | 48th | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gail Marmor | 50 | Chevy | DAY 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | ATL 31 | TAL | SIR | SSP | FRS | KIL | CSP | TAL | BLN | ISF | DSF | TOL | MCS | ATL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | Gunderman Racing | 79 | Ford | DAY 7 | ATL | TAL | DEL | ACS | TOL | ROC | POC | FRS | KIL | TAL | FRS | ISF | INF | DSF | SLM | 63rd | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac | ATL 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 | Churchill Motorsports | 61 | Olds | DAY | ATL | TAL | FRS | PCS | ROC | POC | WIN | KIL | ACS | SLM | POC | TAL 42 | DEL | FRS | ISF | DSF | SLM | ATL | 101st | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Dotter & Davis Racing | 18 | Chevy | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS | SLM 32 | ATL | 121st | - | ||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Fast Track Racing | 01 | Olds | DAY | ATL | TAL | FIF | KIL | FRS | MCH | I80 | MCS | FRS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | SBS | LVL | ISF | DSF | SLM 32 | WIN | ATL | 111th | - | ||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Potashnick Racing | 65 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | SLM | CLT | MEM | MCH | POC | SBS | TOL | PPR 6 | POC | KIL | FRS | ISF | ATL | DSF | SLM | TEX | WIN | CLT | TAL 15 | ATL | NA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1999 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 39 | Ford | DAY | ATL | SLM | AND | CLT | MCH | POC | TOL | SBS | BLN | POC | KIL 19 | FRS 4 | FLM | ISF | WIN | DSF | SLM | CLT | TAL | ATL | 68th | 355 | ||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Henriksen Racing | 71 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | AND | CLT | KIL 7 | FRS 4 | MCH | POC | TOL | KEN | BLN | POC | WIN | ISF | KEN | DSF | SLM | CLT | TAL | ATL | 58th | 415 | |||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF | TOL 24 | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | 145th | 110 |