Todd senneker, the 2001 berlin raceway sportsman rookie. Click on the site to see bob senneker s career results at that track glossary. Other notable drivers who had driven there not all of them on a fulltime basis included mark martin, butch miller, bob senneker, dick trickle, mike eddy, johnny benson jr. Vintage race car, dirt track, car and driver, nascar, old school. Starting 34th in the field of fifty, senneker ran a fantastic race. Results to all years run as a single event accessible by clicking event era. See more ideas about old race cars, race cars and late model racing. His mother had married his stepfather, an electrician for the state of california, when bob was an infant. The last thing senneker, the winningest driver in the 26year history of the circuit, needs is help from sponsors to win a race. Tim richmond nascar racing, auto racing, terry labonte, rusty wallace, old race. Erv baumgarten, champion driver at mount clemens race. Kinser passed steve long on lap nine of the 30lapper and was never challenged afterwards. Driver bob senneker 1973 grand national east series.
Madison international speedway past track champions. The national association for stock car auto racing. He worked on them and eventually built his own race car with stuff left over from the other one. Marne bob senneker stock car racing efforts took him all over the united states during a career that spanned more than four decades, from a th place finish in the 1968 daytona 500 to the short. Bob senneker december 12, 1944 is a former nascar driver from dorr, mi. Bob senneker if a short track late model racing legend ever came out of michigan it would certainly be bob senneker. Writer of nascar and auto racing history articles at. January 3 we are proud to have been partnered with bubba pollard fan page for 3 years and 42 wins while he has piloted a senneker performance race car. Mark martin and jimmy fennig created cars with trick suspensions and trick bodies to outsmart the officials and the competition. Sennekers debut came in 1968, when he competed at daytona in the prestigious daytona 500. Get the latest race results driver bob senneker on.
Car and driver, rats, classic cars, bob, racing, models, running, role models. Bob was raised through his early teen years with his older stepbrother, ed, who enlisted in the us navy, and then soon died in 1942, at the onset of world war ii. Second place finisher bob senneker was credited with only 399 circuits, despite incurring two separate onelap penalties, the first for passing the lead car during a caution period and the second for racing through the stop sign while exiting the pits to rejoin the field. Bob senneker vintage racing, retro vintage, nascar, late model racing, old race. Current racing series nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoors truck series arca menards west series arca menards east series arca menards series pintys series whelen modified tour weekly racing series peak mexico series whelen euro. Ridge runner dirt racing american auto old race cars nascar sprint cup vintage race car alonso car pictures volkswagen. Starting 34th in the field of fifty, senneker ran a fantastic race and piloted his way to a th place finish. Driver bob senneker 1983 nascar winston cup results. But he did get help from a late caution flag and a new set of tires to beat national association for stock car auto racing driver ken schrader by 2. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Bob senneker comes home to berlin raceway for special. It is the same car that senneker won eight races with in 79, including a pair of.
Eddy was known to be an aggressive driver who wasnt shy about nudging slower cars out of his way. Defending race winner vern schrock was the quickest of the 108 drivers who attempted to ear one of the 40 spots in the starting field. Eddy recorded his 58th victory on june 12, 2004 at the berlin raceway in marne, michigan after a twoyear absence from auto racing. Bob senneker nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Marne bob sennekerstock car racing efforts took him all over the united states during a career that spanned more than four decades, from a th place finish in the 1968 daytona 500 to the short tracks that comprised the american speed association circuit. The tight final 4 laps of the 1985 asa race at berlin. The national touring series used late model racecar body styles, where they raced primarily in the midwest. Minutes earlier, baumgarten had finished rebuilding the engine in his race car.
The american speed association asa was a sanctioning body of motorsports in the united. The race was sanctioned as a nascar national late model. Short track driver joe shear once held the 4 barrel late model track record. Bob senneker won a pair of berlin raceway feature races in 1979. Vintage race car, car and driver, auto racing, kit cars, nascar, chevy. Trickle and butch miller and bob senneker you can get good races. See more ideas about race cars, old race cars and racing. He also was a truck driver, and he spent a lot of time on the road. Nascar grand national drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Bob senneker stats at active nascar tracks since february 25, 1968 track avg finish races wins top 5s top. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for bob senneker on. Making his initial visit to the winchester speedway, bob senneker of dorr, michigan proved to be a quick learner as he scored the win in the fifthannual winchester 400. Car pics car pictures old race cars motor sport grand national vintage race car awesome shoes nascar racing hot wheels. Check out the latest bob senneker photos and pictures on.
The grand rapids native started racing a ford at the old 14 mile paved track in his hometown called the speedrome in 1963. Mark martin and bob senneker asa 3link bob senneker used to have like a 3link with a leaf spring. Michigan motor sports hall of fame senneker, bob 1988. Local racer mike eddy took on and beat nascars future. Senneker performance 3989 9th st, wayland, michigan 49348 rated 4. Jimmy fennig tells the story of race car ingenuity. He competed in eight sprint cup series events in his career senneker s debut came in 1968, when he competed at daytona in the prestigious daytona 500. Drivers like tom maier, bob senneker, mike eddy, larry moore and rodney combs have won numerous major races as well as championships running the hre factory car.
Asa national tour statistics 19982004 only click on the year to see the standings for that year. Alan ivey will be making an 800mile trip from his springdale, ark. Driver bob senneker 1970 nascar grand national results. Master of the short track the midwest racing connection. Day and night we worked on the race car in the shop. Bob has been one of the top late model drivers in the nation for nearly two decades. Nascar sprint cup nascar racing auto racing nascar rules racing news american stock dale earnhardt jr car and driver race cars nascar history. Nascar autozone elite division, southeast series results. Formula 1, nascar, race cars, old school, badass, the past, bob, racing, retro.
Our chassis are engineered with a simple, strong and lightweight design, while maintaining driver safety as our top priority. Steve kinser easily won the usac sprint car race at santa fe speedway in willow springs, ill. Rank is calculated after each race and may not reflect penalties. He competed in eight sprint cup series events in his career. Back in the day racers would try anything to get a leg up on the other guy. If a short track late model racing legend ever came out of michigan it would certainly be bob senneker. Ed howe is truly one of the nations most successful short track late model racers and is indeed a legend in michigan auto racing. During his championship season of 1992 he led 2,183 laps that year, which was a singleseason record. Vintage race car, car and driver, car pictures, farmer, cool cars. A racecar chassis is the foundation on which races are won or lost. However, he assisted the efforts of a rookie driver who prepared for his debut professional racing career start.
Kinser was followed by danny milburn, ken schrader, sheldon kinser. Amusement parks 36 drag racing 15 drivein theatres 161 motels 477. Old race cars, awesome shoes, car and driver, car show, car ins, nascar, muscle. Senneker performance utilizes the latest in engineering and material technology to design our chassis. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. We were trying to copy what he had because he would always kick our tail.
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