Bob Burcham

Robert Wayne Burcham, Sr. (August 22, 1935 – April 10, 2009) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1968 to 1979.^[1] His primary ride was the No. 19 Belden Asphalt-sponsored Chevrolet of Henley Gray.^[2] Jack White was Burcham's other employer in NASCAR.^[3]

Robert Wayne "Bob" Burcham, Sr.
Bob Burcham
Born	(1935-08-22)August 22, 1935 Rossville, Georgia, United States
Died	April 10, 2009(2009-04-10) (aged 73)
NASCAR Cup Series career
36 races run over 8 years
Best finish	24th (1974)
First race	1968 Volunteer 500 (Bristol)
Last race	1979 Talladega 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 6 0

Career

His parents were Robert "Bobby" and Opal Burcham; they lived near the interstate border that divided Georgia and Tennessee.^[4] Burcham's father was an automobile repair shop operator and Bob learned the secrets of the trade from him.^[5] He managed to lead two laps out of 7,548 that he raced – for a grand total of 10,955.3 miles (17,630.8 km).^[1] Amazingly enough, Burcham's first Winston Cup Series ride was with a 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle; which saw some action at Daytona International Speedway and a few other race tracks.^[6] Most of his "top ten" finishes were in the 1974 Winston Cup Series season.^[1] A fourth-place finish in Nashville during the 1974 season was his best finish.^[1] After NASCAR, Burcham was self-employed in real estate.^[7] A total amount of $65,578 in total earnings ($284,111.2 when adjusted for inflation) was earned by Burcham after starting an average of 25th place and finishing an average of 20th place in his NASCAR Cup Series career.^[1]

He has a widow named Jean Knight Burcham in addition to his married daughter Vickie Jean and his son Bobby Burcham, Jr.^[7] In 2009, Burcham was elected into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.^[3]