Bobby Gerhart

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Bobby Gerhart
BobbyGerhartWinstonCupEvent.jpg
Gerhart in the 1980s
NationalityUnited States American
BornRobert Gerhart Jr.
(1958-07-21) July 21, 1958 (age 63)
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
ARCA Menards Series career
Debut season1988
Current teamGerhart Racing
Car number5
Starts341
Wins9
Poles9
Best finish2nd in 2006
Awards
1988ARCA Permatex Super Car Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
24 races run over 9 years
1992 position57th
Best finish44th (1985)
First race1983 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 (Pocono)
Last race1992 DieHard 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
18 races run over 7 years
2016 position60th
Best finish60th (2016)
First race2001 Jani-King 300 (Texas)
Last race2016 Subway Firecracker 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
10 races run over 6 years
2019 position64th
Best finish45th (2017)
First race1996 Stevens Beil/Genuine Parts 200 (Flemington)
Last race2019 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 18, 2019.

Robert Gerhart Jr.[1] (born July 21, 1958) is an American retired professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the ARCA Menards Series, driving Chevrolet SS for Gerhart Racing and the No. 63 Chevy Silverado for his own team in a joint effort with the MB Motorsports team in the Camping World Truck Series. He has won nine times on the ARCA circuit, eight of those victories coming in the season-opening ARCA Daytona 200 at Daytona International Speedway (2012, 2011, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2002 and 1999).

Racing career[]

Gerhart in 1984 at Pocono

Early racing career[]

Gerhart began racing at , where he won his first feature race. He eventually competed in many dirt modified series throughout his home state of Pennsylvania, often competing at Penn National and . He eventually moved to asphalt racing and competed at Pocono Raceway.

ARCA Menards Series[]

Gerhart's No. 5 car competing at Kentucky Speedway.

In 1988, Gerhart began competing in the ARCA Series and was named Rookie of the Year that season. He has competed in that series on a regular basis since then, returning to NASCAR in 1996 to drive in the Craftsman Truck Series. He and his No. 85 Chevrolet Silverado qualified three times and had a best finish of 15th. He returned to Cup in 1998 attempting to qualify the No. 54 and eventually the No. 89 Chevrolet after picking up sponsorship from Kewadin Casinos. He was unable to qualify for those three attempts, but was able to win the season-opening ARCA race at Daytona in 1999, and went on to finish 3rd in points that year.

Gerhart's No. 5 in 2017 at Road America
Gerhart in the ARCA Racing Series at Road America in 2017.

Since that time, Gerhart has competed in a mostly limited schedule in ARCA. The lone exception was the 2006 season where he ran full-time and finished second in points. From 2005–2007 and again in 2010-12, he won the season opening race at Daytona.

NASCAR[]

He made his NASCAR debut in 1983 at Pocono, finishing thirty-eighth in the Henley Gray-owned Buick. He ran Winston Cup races at Pocono, Dover International Speedway, North Wilkesboro Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, and Daytona International Speedway over the next five years in the #71, #85, #25, and #59 Chevrolets with a best finish of 19th.

He made his first starts in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2001, driving four times in his #65 and having a best finish of 22nd. In 2009, Gerhart returned again to NASCAR in the Nationwide Series to drive the #75 for Bob Schacht. At his first race at Talladega Superspeedway, he qualified fifth and ran in the top-twenty for most of the day before wrecking. In 2013, it was announced that Gerhart would attempt to qualify for the DRIVE4COPD 300 in a car owned by him and his brother William Gerhart, numbered 85. However, Gerhart failed to qualify.[2] Gerhart ran a few Nationwide Series races later in the year.

He qualified for the 2014 DRIVE4COPD 300, finishing 33rd.[3] Gerhart failed to qualify his first 2 attempts at Daytona and Talladega in his own 85 car. Gerhart was named as the driver of the JD Motorsports No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro replacing Harrison Rhodes in Chicagoland. Gerhart qualified for the July race in Daytona, finishing 22nd. In October, Gerhart made his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start since 1996 driving the 36 truck for MB Motorsports with sponsorship from long time partner Lucas Oil. Gerhart finished 12th after spending most of the race towards the front of the field. Gerhart plans to do the Daytona triple in 2016, running the ARCA race, the NASCAR Camping World Truck race, and the Xfinity Series race.

Personal life[]

Gerhart's brother Billy serves as his crew chief. Their father is former Eastern Modified champion Bobby Gerhart, Sr. Gerhart, Sr. began his racing career in Pennsylvania in 1954, and was inducted into the Eastern Motorsport Press Association Hall of Fame in 2002. Other family members in racing include Deacon Gerhart and Dave Gerhart.[1][4][5] Gerhart owns Bobby Gerhart's Truck World, a used truck dealership in his hometown.[6]

Prior to the start of the 2020 season, Gerhart suffered a heart attack, forcing him into retirement.[7]

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.)

Nextel Cup Series[]

NASCAR Nextel 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 32 33 34 35 36 NNCC Pts
1983 Gray Racing 19 Buick DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC
38
MCH DAY NSV POC
34
TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 82nd 110
1984 Gerhart Racing 71 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC
34
MCH DAY NSV POC
38
TAL 50th 262
59 MCH
DNQ
BRI DAR RCH
DNQ
DOV
39
MAR CLT NWS
19
CAR ATL RSD
1985 25 DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS
27
MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC
31
MCH DAY POC
24
TAL MCH
25
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
24
CLT CAR ATL RSD 44th 422
1986 85 DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS
DNQ
MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC
34
MCH DAY POC
28
TAL GLN MCH
22
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
DNQ
CAR ATL
35
RSD 57th 295
1987 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC
39
RSD MCH
DNQ
DAY POC
28
TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
DNQ
MAR NWS
DNQ
CLT CAR RSD ATL
DNQ
75th 125
1988 DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC
22
MCH DAY POC
26
TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
DNQ
MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 55th 182
1989 DAY
DNQ
CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ
CLT DOV SON 72nd 94
Olds POC
23
MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL
1990 Chevy DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ
CLT DOV
33
SON POC MCH DAY POC
DNQ
TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 91st 64
1991 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV
DNQ
SON POC MCH DAY POC
DNQ
TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA -
1992 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC
32
MCH DAY
37
POC TAL
34
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 57th 180
1998 Gerhart Racing 54 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL CLT DOV RCH MCH POC SON NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI NHA DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT TAL
DNQ
DAY PHO CAR ATL NA -
1999 89 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL
DNQ
CAR PHO HOM ATL NA -
2000 DAY
DNQ
CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL NA -
2002 Gerhart Racing 59 Pontiac DAY
DNQ
CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL
DNQ
CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL CAR PHO HOM NA -
2005 Roush Racing 99 Ford DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC
QL
IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA -
- Qualified for Carl Edwards
Daytona 500[]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1988 Gerhart Racing Chevy DNQ
1989 DNQ
1990 DNQ
2000 Gerhart Racing Chevy DNQ
2002 Gerhart Racing Pontiac DNQ

Xfinity Series[]

NASCAR Xfinity 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 32 33 34 35 NXSC Pts
2001 Gerhart Racing 65 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX
40
NSH TAL
22
CAL RCH NHA
26
NZH
33
CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 69th 289
2003 Gerhart Racing 55 Pontiac DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL
DNQ
NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY
24
CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO CAR HOM 126th 91
2009 Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL
33
RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY
20
CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 106th 167
2010 5 DAY
20
CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX 96th 191
75 TAL
25
RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM
2013 Gerhart Racing 85 Chevy DAY
DNQ
PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL
31
DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY
29
NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 70th 28
2014 DAY
33
PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL
36
IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY
DNQ
NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 68th 19
2015 DAY
DNQ
ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL
DNQ
IOW CLT DOV MCH DAY
22
KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 63rd 30
JD Motorsports 0 Chevy CHI
36
2016 Gerhart Racing 85 Chevy DAY
39
ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL
33
DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY
24
KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 60th 27

Gander Outdoors Truck Series[]

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck 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 NGOTC Pts
1996 Gerhart Racing 85 Chevy HOM PHO POR TUS CNS HPT BRI MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM
26
GLN
27
NSV RCH NHA
15
MAR NWS MMR PHO LVS 66th 285
2015 Gerhart Racing 36 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL
12
MAR TEX PHO HOM 97th 01
2016 DAY
12
ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL
17
MAR TEX PHO HOM 89th 01
2017 63 DAY
21
ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL
11
MAR TEX PHO HOM 45th 42
2018 DAY
DNQ
ATL
LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL
23
MAR TEX PHO HOM 74th 14
2019 Copp Motorsports DAY
11
ATL LVS MAR TEX DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN POC ELD MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR PHO HOM 64th 26

ARCA Menards Series[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards 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 AMSC Pts
Gerhart Racing 85 Chevy DAY
13

27
TAL
19

4

6

18

11

6

4

10
ISF
11
DSF
7

7

15
8th 2975
Olds
17
Buick
25

13

9
Chevy DAY
36

31

11

26

3
ISF
26
TOL DSF 21st 880
Olds
25

7
TAL
4
Chevy DAY
14

11

11

28

8

7
TOL
12
TAL
28
ISF
26
TOL DSF
18

7
9th 2305
Olds
8
MCH
20
Chevy DAY
12
ATL
12

5

7
TOL
14

13

6
MCH
11

5

3

15

6
TAL
24

4
MCH
9
ISF
22
TOL
8
DSF
22

4

28
5th 4565
DAY
22

23

37
TOL
27
MCH
24
31st
Buick
21
ISF DSF
Chevy DAY
32
TOL MCH KIL ISF DSF TOL 116th
DAY
35

15
TOL
31

7
KIL ISF DSF 40th 480
DAY
37
ATL
12

24

25
KIL DSF
26
44th 780
DAY
10

7

5

8

17
MCH
29
DSF
27
34th
DAY
17

36
SLM
13

20

26
TOL
5

5

4
DSF
22

8

36

3
ISF
5

8
10th 2245
5
8

31
SLM
21

6
MCH
4

17
TOL
27

22
ISF
36

9
DSF
29

4

11
TAL
30

10
14th 2425

1*

6
SLM
21

14

5
MCH
5
POC
7

7

8
BLN
11
POC
9

23

14

2

8
WIN
14
DSF
11

8

30
TAL
37

11
3rd 4890

2
SLM
27

2

28
KIL
5
FRS
12
MCH
35
POC
17
TOL
4
KEN
12
BLN
14
POC
18

4

6
KEN
5
DSF
12

11

26
TAL
5

16
5th 4330

6
SLM GTY KEN KAN MCH
28

6
POC
30
NSH TOL 37th 970
Steele Racing 16 Chevy
17
KEN
Gerhart Racing 5 Pontiac TAL
1*

1*
SLM KAN TAL
26
27th 1195
Chevy POC
5
MCH
7
TOL
4
KEN POC
4
NSH ISF CHI
Pontiac DAY
14*
SLM TOL KAN MCH
20

7
POC
32
NSH ISF
11
DSF CHI TAL
36
21st 1305
Chevy LER
7

29

14
DAY
6
SLM TOL KAN MCH
8

14
BLN LER
7
TOL
4
DSF CHI TAL
20
19th 2030
Pontiac POC
5

9

3
7 KEN
10
NSH
27
ISF
2005 5 Chevy DAY
1*

41
SLM TOL
16
MIL
5
POC
10
MCH
34
KAN
4
KEN
9
BLN POC
7

12
LER
5

15
MCH ISF TOL
11
DSF CHI
16
TAL
3
20th 2555
2006 DAY
1*

16
SLM
3
WIN
5

20
TOL
10
POC
5
MCH
15
KAN
6
KEN
8
BLN
15
POC
6

15

7
MCH
18
ISF
27
MIL
10
TOL
26
DSF
8
CHI
17
SLM
8
TAL
7
IOW
14
2nd 5265
2007 DAY
1*
USA
26
NSH
14
KAN
9
WIN
4

11
TOL
5
IOW
6
POC
10
MCH
11

6
KEN
22
POC
28
NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF SLM TOL 19th 2845
Pontiac SLM
27
2008 Chevy DAY
4
SLM
23
IOW
15
KAN
21

41

16
TOL
17
POC
4
MCH
17
KEN
32
BLN POC
23
NSH
22
ISF DSF CHI
13
SLM TAL
3
TOL
23
22nd 2590
2009 DAY
19
SLM CAR TAL
26
KEN TOL POC
12
MCH
14
IOW KEN
15
BLN POC
9
ISF CHI
14
TOL DSF NJE KAN
20
CAR 30th 1195
2010 DAY
1*
SLM TAL
28
TOL POC
9
MCH
14
IOW
26

14
BLN ISF CHI
9
DSF SLM KAN
17
CAR 23rd 1260
2011 DAY
1*
TAL
3
SLM TOL
22
POC
13

12
WIN BLN IOW
31

18

18
ISF DSF SLM KAN
22

19
20th 1515
2012 DAY
1
MOB SLM TAL
42
TOL
20
ELK POC
25
MCH
27
IOW
14
CHI
17
IRP
19

16
BLN ISF SLM DSF KAN
20
24th 1310
2013 DAY
29*
MOB SLM TAL
24
TOL
16
ELK POC
19
MCH WIN CHI
17
BLN
13
ISF
15
DSF IOW
20
SLM KEN
13
KAN
17
16th 1655
2014 DAY
6
MOB SLM TAL
7
TOL NJE
12
MCH ELK CHI
18

23
BLN ISF MAD DSF KEN
17
KAN
27
27th 1065
2015 DAY
39
MOB SLM TAL
26
TOL
32
NJE POC
9
CHI
11
WIN IOW
16
IRP
14

9
BLN ISF DSF KEN
25
KAN 25th 1125
2016 DAY
37
NSH SLM TAL
20
TOL NJE POC
16
MAD WIN IOW IRP
11

27
BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI
16
KEN KAN 36th 750
2017 DAY
15
NSH
24
SLM TAL
7
TOL
13
ELK POC
17
MAD IOW IRP
12

19
WIN
18
ISF 18th 1360
Ford
17
DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN
2018 Chevy DAY
12
NSH SLM TAL
8
TOL POC
16
MCH MAD
14
CHI IOW ELK
24
ISF BLN
20
DSF SLM IRP
17
KAN 23rd 975
2019 DAY
13
SLM TAL
13
NSH TOL POC
16
MCH CHI ELK IOW
12
ISF
14
DSF
12
SLM
11
KAN 22nd 1155

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Gerhart family celebrates 50 years of racing in '03; and it starts at Daytona". Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Automobile Racing Club of America. February 1, 2003. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "2013 DRIVE4COPD 300". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "2014 DRIVE4COPD 300". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "GERHART SR; PENNSYLVANIA LEGEND; TO BE INDUCTED INTO EMPA HALL OF FAME SATURDAY". Automobile Racing Club of America. September 6, 2005. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Press Release (May 1, 2014). "Bobby Gerhart to make 300th career ARCA start at Talladega; crediting an old friend; live Saturday on FOX Sports 1". Catchfence.com. Talladega, Alabama. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "Bobby Gerhart's Truck World: About Us". Archived from the original on June 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Gerhart Suffers Heart Attack, Not Racing At Daytona". Speed Sport. January 2, 2020. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

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