Bob Burcham

Bob Burcham

Bob Burcham of Rossville, Georgia, won events throughout the southeast, winning many times on the NASCAR Sportsman circuit, as well as making several starts on what is now the NASCAR Sprint Cup tour.  His best finish in that division was a fourth at Nashville in 1974.

“Bullet” Bob won 28 of 30 feature events at Boyd’s Speedway in 1962, and was the 1963 champion in NASCAR’s short lived “Modified-Special” division.  Burcham raced several times at Daytona in the modified division, and in 196, he won four of six events in a row at Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, Georgia.

Burcham was also a frequent competitor at Nashville, picking up a victory in the famed Flameless 300 in 1969.

Burcham passed away on April 10 of this year.

For more information on Bob Burcham, see Mike Bell’s story here.

Bob Burcham talks to the crowd and the flagman at Boyd's Speedway following a victory. Photo courtesy Bob Burcham family

Burcham competes here at one of his favorite tracks, Nashville.

Burcham at Nashville with his friend, singer/racer Marty Robbins. Marty raced from 1965 until a month before he died in 1982. Photo courtesy Bob Burcham family