Claim: Bootie Barker was an American born March 2, 1971 and played in the ARCA.
Evidence: Robert "Bootie" Barker III (born March 2, 1971) is a former crew chief in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car racing series. American ARCA In February 2018, Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announced that it hired Barker to its ARCA Racing Series program with Riley Herbst. He was paralyzed from the waist down after suffering injuries in a car accident while a senior in high school (South Boston, Virginia). Barker realized that racing would be the perfect industry for putting his engineering degree to use while still maintaining a high level of competition.