Bobby Pierce (racing driver)

Bobby Pierce
Born (1996-11-24) November 24, 1996
Oakwood, Illinois
Achievements 2014, 2015 UMP DIRTcar Late Model national champion
2015 UMP DIRTcar Summer "Hell Tour" champion
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
7 races run over 2 years
Truck no., team No. 63 (MB Motorsports)
2016 position 41st
Best finish 39th (2015)
First race 2015 Mudsummer Classic (Eldora)
Last race 2016 Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 1
Statistics current as of July 20, 2016.

Bobby Pierce (born November 24, 1996) is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver.[1] A competitor in late models, he also competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 63 Chevrolet Silverado for MB Motorsports.

Racing career

Pierce's dirt late model in 2015

Pierce is the son of Bob Pierce whose late model career in the 1980s and 1990s earned him membership in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame.[2] Pierce began racing on dirt tracks in Illinois.

Pierce finished second in the 2013 UMP Summer Nationals "Hell Tour".[3] He followed it up by winning the 2014 UMP DIRTcar Late Model national champion.[3] He won the points championship for the 2015 Summer Nationals "Hell Tour" in June / July,[4] and repeated as UMP DIRTcar Late Model national champion for the 2015 season.[5]

Pierce made his first NASCAR start on the dirt for the Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway on July 22, 2015 where he was the fastest qualifier.[1] He won the first heat race and sat on the pole position for the feature in an MB Motorsports truck. He battled for the lead during most of the race and ended up finishing second to fellow dirt ringer Christopher Bell.[6]

Pierce's success prompted Dale Earnhardt Jr. to sign him to JR Motorsports on August 5, 2015 for his asphalt Late Model debut at Hickory Motor Speedway in a Whelen All-American Series race at the circuit.[7] Pierce made his second NASCAR start at Martinsville Speedway, his first experience on a non-dirt track, driving the No. 63 for MB Motorsports.

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. 1 2 Bonkowski, Jerry. "Bobby Pierce earns pole at Eldora in first career NCWTS start". NBC Sports.
  2. ↑ "Bobby Pierce - MD3 Driver of the Month". Performance Bodies. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Bobby Pierce takes Jacksonville Speedway's UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory!". St. Louis Motor Racing News. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Hell Tour 2015 points". Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "'Balls to the Wall' for Pierce in Dirt Midget Debut in Indy". Speed51. December 10, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  6. ↑ "Bobby Pierce Takes a Close 2nd at Eldora in NASCAR Debut". WAND-TV. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Speedco Partners with Odle Motorsports Inc. and Bobby Pierce". Speedco. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

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