# Bobby Bowsher

Bobby Bowsher (born October 5, 1966) is an American former professional racing driver. He is a two-time ARCA Racing Series champion, winning the title in 1992, and again in 1994. He is the son of 1963, 1964, and 1965 ARCA Racing Series champion Jack Bowsher, and the brother of fellow ARCA competitor Todd Bowsher.

## Racing career

Bowsher first made his ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series in 1988 driving the No. 01 Ford at Kil-Kare Raceway driving father Jack's family owned team, finishing 21st after starting 22nd. He would make 10 more starts and earn two top tens with a ninth at Pocono Raceway, and a fifth at Salem Speedway.
Bowsher would run his first full season in ARCA the following year in 1989, driving the No. 01 Ford for his fathers team, and he would fourth overall in the series standings that year with eight top-10's, including two top-5's at Talladega Superspeedway, where he would finish fifth, and at Salem, where he would finish third. In 1990, now in the No. 21, he would win his first ARCA race at Flat Rock Speedway after leading the 116 out of 150 laps. He would win again at Kil-Kare and would get seven more top-10's to finish third in the points. In 1991, he would win four races, tying with Bob Keselowski with the most wins in the year. He would also win his first career pole at Flat Rock, a race he would later win. He would finish runner-up in the standings behind Bill Venturini.
In 1992, Bowsher would start the season, finishing in second place at the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. He would then finish in the top 10 in fifteen times in the next twenty races, including back-to-back wins late in the season at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack and Toledo Speedway on his way to his first ARCA series title ahead of Bob Keselowski. In the following year, he would win one race at Toledo and earn twelve top-10's to finish third in the standings behind Keselowski and eventual champion Tim Steele.
In 1994, Bowsher would start out the year with seven straight top-10's, including a win at Louisville Motor Speedway, which ended at Michigan Speedway, where he would finish 22nd. He would then have a streak of ten straight top-10's, including two wins at Kil-Kare and Toledo to win his second title ahead of future series champion Frank Kimmel. In the following year in 1995, he would win two races during the year, including Shady Bowl Speedway, where he would lead every lap, and would finish second in the standings behind Andy Hillenburg. In 1996, he would start the season on a low note finishing 40th at Daytona, but would win the pole in three of the next five races, including at Louisville, where he would win the event. He would earn his final two wins at Shady Bowl Speedway, and Kil-Kare, and would once again finish second in the standings behind Tim Steele. This would end up being his final full-time season in ARCA.
During his time away from ARCA from 1997 to 2002, he would run three races in the ASA National Tour in 2001, getting a best result of 18th at Memphis International Raceway and Winchester Speedway.
After a five year hiatus, Bowsher would return to the now ARCA Re/Max Series, returning to his family team driving the No. 55 Ford at Talladega as a teammate to his brother Todd. After starting 41st and last, he would go on to finish 25th in the race, albeit nine laps down. He would run three races in the following year, mainly serving as a start and park entry with a best finish of 32nd at Kansas Speedway. In 2004, Bowsher would run eight more races, finishing only two of those races, including his final top ten at Springfield with a seventh place result. This would be his final season in ARCA competition as he did not race since then.

## Personal life

Bowsher is married and has a daughter named Brittany.

## Motorsports results
### ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max 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 | ARSC | Pts |
| 1988 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 01 | Ford | DAY | ATL | TAL | FRS | PCS | ROC | POC | WIN | KIL 21 | ACS 15 | SLM 12 | POC 9 | TAL 15 | DEL 11 | FRS 24 | ISF 40 | DSF 19 | SLM 5 | ATL | | | | | | | N/A | - |
| 1989 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 01 | Ford | DAY 21 | ATL 36 | KIL 7 | TAL 9 | FRS 21 | POC 30 | KIL 13 | HAG 15 | POC 6 | TAL 5 | DEL 23 | FRS 9 | ISF 14 | TOL 7 | DSF 8 | SLM 3 | ATL 22 | | | | | | | | | 4th | 2925 |
| 1990 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 21 | Ford | DAY 13 | ATL 24 | | TAL 33 | | POC 8 | | | HAG 4 | POC 12 | TAL 8 | MCH 16 | | | DSF 3 | WIN 2 | | ATL 18 | | | | | | | | 3rd | 4665 |
| 1990 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 21 | Pontiac | | | KIL 3 | | FRS 1* | | KIL 1 | TOL 2 | | | | | ISF 7 | TOL 15 | | | DEL 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 4665 |
| 1991 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 21 | Ford | DAY 2 | ATL 3 | | TAL 5 | | | POC 10 | MCH 25 | | | | POC 4 | TAL 6 | | MCH 19 | | | DSF 2 | TWS 24 | ATL 31 | | | | | | 2nd | 4930 |
| 1991 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 21 | Pontiac | | | KIL 21 | | TOL 1 | FRS 1 | | | KIL 2 | FRS 18 | DEL 5 | | | HPT 22 | | ISF 1 | TOL 1* | | | | | | | | | | | 2nd | 4930 |
| 1992 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 21 | Ford | DAY 2 | | TWS 16 | TAL 2 | TOL 3 | KIL 7 | POC 8 | MCH 7 | | | NSH 13 | DEL 2 | POC 8 | HPT 37 | FRS 7 | ISF 1 | TOL 1* | DSF 5 | TWS 20 | SLM 6* | ATL 10 | | | | | 1st | 5675 |
| 1992 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 21 | Pontiac | | FIF 10 | | | | | | | FRS 4 | KIL 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 5675 |
| 1993 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 21 | Ford | DAY 5 | FIF 10 | TWS 12 | TAL 7 | KIL 21 | CMS 3 | FRS 10 | TOL 1* | POC 9 | MCH 13 | FRS 4 | POC 36 | KIL 4 | ISF 9 | DSF 28 | TOL 2* | SLM 21 | WIN 2 | ATL 37 | | | | | | | 3rd | 4670 |
| 1994 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 21 | Ford | DAY 8 | TAL 2 | FIF 2 | LVL 1* | KIL 2 | TOL 6 | FRS 3 | MCH 22 | DMS 4 | POC 5 | POC 5 | KIL 1 | FRS 3 | IND 3 | I70 4 | ISF 2 | DSF 2 | TOL 1* | SLM 13 | WIN 5 | ATL 23 | | | | | 1st | 6030 |
| 1995 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 21 | Ford | DAY 22 | ATL 29 | TAL 7 | FIF 3* | KIL 1* | FRS 3 | MCH 17 | I80 6 | MCS 5 | FRS 7 | POC 12 | POC 27 | KIL 13 | FRS 5 | SBS 1** | LVL 2* | ISF 26 | DSF 8 | SLM 7 | WIN 9 | ATL 11 | | | | | 2nd | 5440 |
| 1996 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 21 | Ford | DAY 40 | ATL 5 | SLM 4 | TAL 11 | FIF 2 | LVL 1 | CLT 14 | CLT 16 | KIL 5 | FRS 13 | POC 9 | MCH 25 | FRS 2 | TOL 2 | POC 9 | MCH 5 | INF 39 | SBS 1* | ISF 2 | DSF 3 | KIL 1* | SLM 18 | WIN 19 | CLT 11 | ATL 9 | 2nd | 6010 |
| 2002 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 55 | Ford | DAY | ATL | NSH | SLM | KEN | CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | TOL | SBO | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL 25 | CLT | | | | 149th | 105 |
| 2003 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 55 | Ford | DAY | ATL | NSH | SLM | TOL | KEN | CLT | BLN | KAN 32 | MCH | LER | POC 36 | POC 37 | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | SBO | | | | 131st | 165 |
| 2004 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 55 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | CLT | KAN 28 | POC 34 | MCH | SBO | BLN | KEN | GTW 31 | POC 33 | LER 31 | NSH | ISF 7 | TOL | DSF 20 | CHI 37 | SLM | TAL | | | | 37th | 735 |