Bob Schacht | |||||||
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Born | Robert Earl Schacht January 24, 1950 Lombard, Illinois | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
23 races run over 8 years | |||||||
Best finish | 40th (1992) | ||||||
First race | 1981 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
Last race | 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Pocono) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
First race | 1984 Red Carpet 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
First race | 1996 Sears Auto Center 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
Last race | 1997 Pennzoil Discount Center 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 75 (Bob Schacht Racing) | ||||||
[[{{{Previous_Year}}} {{{Series}}}|{{{Previous_Year}}}]] position | 108th (2016) | ||||||
Best finish | 3rd (1995) | ||||||
First race | 1980 Illiana ARCA 100 (Illiana) | ||||||
Last race | 2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
First win | 1980 Illiana ARCA 100 (Illiana) | ||||||
Last win | 1998 Memphis ARCA 100 (Memphis) | ||||||
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Robert Earl Schacht (born January 24, 1950) is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he is a native of Lombard, Illinois. He competed in 26 NASCAR events between 1981 and 1997 in the Winston Cup, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series. He had no Top 10 finishes in NASCAR; he is best known for his ARCA career, where he has collected 17 wins. After his retirement as a driver in ARCA following the 2016 season, he continued to field his No. 75 car for other drivers.
He married Patty Simko, a fellow racing driver.[1]
In 2022, he and wife Patty created the Grand National Super Series Presented By ECC, a tour featuring old Pro Cup cars, ARCA Menards Series cars, and a variety of other full bodied stock cars.