Bob Schacht

Robert Earl Schacht (born January 24, 1950) is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he is a native of Lombard, Illinois. He competed in 26 NASCAR events between 1981 and 1997 in the Winston Cup, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series. He had no Top 10 finishes in NASCAR; he is best known for his ARCA career, where he has collected 17 wins. After his retirement as a driver in ARCA following the 2016 season, he continued to field his No. 75 car for other drivers.

Bob Schacht
Born	Robert Earl Schacht (1950-01-24) January 24, 1950 (age 75) Lombard, Illinois, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
23 races run over 8 years
Best finish	40th (1992)
First race	1981 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)
Last race	1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
First race	1984 Red Carpet 200 (Milwaukee)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
First race	1996 Sears Auto Center 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race	1997 Pennzoil Discount Center 200 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series career
ARCA no., team	No. 75 (Bob Schacht Racing)
[[{{{Previous_Year}}} {{{Series}}}|{{{Previous_Year}}}]] position	108th (2016)
Best finish	3rd (1995)
First race	1980 Illiana ARCA 100 (Illiana)
Last race	2023 Zinsser SmartCoat 150 (Mid-Ohio)
First win	1980 Illiana ARCA 100 (Illiana)
Last win	1998 Memphis ARCA 100 (Memphis)
Wins Top tens Poles 17 90 16

He married Patty Simko, a fellow racing driver.^[1]

In 2022, he and wife Patty created the Grand National Super Series Presented By ECC, a tour featuring old Pro Cup cars, ARCA Menards Series cars, and a variety of other full bodied stock cars.

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.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston 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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1981	Bob Schacht Motorsports	97	Olds	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH 32	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV 30	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL DNQ	RSD			70th	140	[2]
1982				DAY	RCH 16	BRI	ATL	CAR	DAR	NWS 27	MAR 21	TAL	NSV DNQ	DOV	CLT	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	CLT	MAR	CAR	ATL	RSD				52nd	297	[3]
1988	Gordon Chilson	16	Ford	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC 36	MCH	DAY	POC 40	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR													70th	98	[4]
	Reet Racing	66	Buick																						RCH 30	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL
1989	George Hakes Racing	04	Ford	DAY	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC 27	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS								57th	170	[5]
	Bob Schacht Motorsports	54	Buick																											CAR 25	PHO	ATL
1990			Olds	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	PHO	ATL					NA	-	[6]
1992	Sadler Brothers Racing	95	Olds	DAY 42	CAR	RCH	ATL DNQ	DAR 19	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL 30																									40th	611	[7]
	Folsom Racing	13	Chevy				ATL 42
	Sadler Brothers Racing	95	Chevy										CLT 31	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY
	Linro Motorsports	27	Chevy																POC 38	TAL
			Olds																		GLN 30	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS
	Stringer Motorsports	57	Olds																										CLT 22	CAR	PHO	ATL 33
1993				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL 40	DAR 27	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA																		55th	180	[8]
	Bob Schacht Motorsports	57	Olds																	POC DNQ	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI			DOV 36	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL DNQ
	Mansion Motorsports	85	Ford																						DAR 40	RCH
1994	Balough Racing	57	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR DNQ	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC 42	TAL	IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR DNQ	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL			83rd	37	[9]
1998	Sadler Brothers Racing	95	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	CLT	DOV	RCH	MCH	POC	SON	NHA	POC	IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	NHA	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	DAY	PHO	CAR	ATL	NA	-	[10]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1992	Sadler Brothers Racing	Oldsmobile	36	42

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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	NBSC	Pts	Ref
1984	Bob Schacht Motorsports	75	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR	HCY	MAR	DAR	ROU	NSV	LGY	MLW 15	DOV	CLT	SBO	HCY	ROU	SBO	ROU	HCY	IRP	LGY	SBO	BRI	DAR	RCH	NWS	CLT	HCY	CAR	MAR	79th	118	[11]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman 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	25	26	NCTC	Pts	Ref
1996	Henriksen Racing	73	Ford	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	TUS	CNS	HPT	BRI	NZH	MLW 32	LVL	I70	IRP	FLM	GLN	NSV	RCH	NHA	MAR	NWS	SON	MMR	PHO	LVS			121st	67	[12]
1997				WDW DNQ	TUS	HOM DNQ	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	NHA 24	TEX	BRI	NZH	MLW DNQ	LVL	CNS	HPT	IRP DNQ	FLM	NSV	GLN	RCH	MAR	SON	MMR	CAL	PHO	LVS	65th	278	[13]

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	Ref
1980	Reet Racing	75	Pontiac	DAY	NWS	FRS	FRS	MCH	TAL	IMS 1*	FRS	MCH 12																	18th	225	[14]
1981				DAY 36	DSP 3	FRS	FRS	BFS	TAL	FRS	COR																		NA	0	[15]
1982				NSV 1*	DAY DNQ	TAL	FRS	CMS	WIN 17	NSV 1	TAT	TAL	FRS	BFS	MIL 23*	SND 3													16th	465	[16]
1983	Finney Racing	80	Buick	DAY 13																									7th	1590	[17]
	Reet Racing	75	Pontiac		NSV 1*	TAL	LPR 2	LPR 4	ISF	IRP 9	SSP 13	FRS 15	BFS	WIN 3	LPR	POC 1*	TAL	MCS 2	FRS	MIL 33	DSF 26		SND 1*
		57																				ZAN 13
1984		75	Buick	DAY	ATL 10	TAL																							13th	955	[18]
			Pontiac				CSP 10	SMS 10	FRS 6	MCS 7*	LCS	IRP 1	TAL	FRS	ISF 28	DSF 32	TOL	MGR 20
1985				ATL 8		ATL 18	TAL DNQ	ATL 10	SSP	IRP	CSP	FRS	IRP 1*	OEF 1	ISF 13	DSF 16	TOL 5												12th	1490	[19]
			Dodge		DAY 37
	Peterson Motorsports	06	Buick				TAL 23
1986	Reet Racing	75	Olds	ATL 7															ATL 14										5th	2335	[20]
			Chevy		DAY 11	ATL 4	TAL QL†						TAL 13
			Pontiac					SIR 1*	SSP 5	FRS 6	KIL 5	CSP 6		BLN 6	ISF	DSF 14	TOL 16	MCS 23
1987			Buick	DAY 26	ATL 2	TAL 10	DEL	ACS	TOL		POC 1*	FRS	KIL	TAL 33						ATL 17									13th	1720	[21]
			Chevy							ROC 4					FRS 16	ISF 8	INF 27	DSF	SLM 3
1988				DAY 33*	ATL	TAL	FRS	PCS	ROC	POC	WIN	KIL	ACS	SLM	POC	TAL	DEL	FRS	ISF	DSF	SLM	ATL 38							NA	0	[22]
1989	Bob Schacht Motorsports	75	Chevy	DAY DNQ	ATL	KIL	TAL	FRS																					22nd	775	[23]
			Buick						POC 1	KIL	HAG	POC 3	TAL	DEL	FRS	ISF	TOL	DSF	SLM 1	ATL
1990				DAY	ATL	KIL	TAL DNQ	FRS	POC	KIL	TOL	HAG	POC 10	TAL															NA	0	[24]
			Olds												MCH 24	ISF	TOL	DSF	WIN	DEL	ATL
1991			Buick	DAY	ATL	KIL	TAL	TOL	FRS	POC 24	MCH 19	KIL	FRS	DEL	POC 3	TAL	HPT	MCH 11	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS 33							24th	995	[25]
			Olds																				ATL 17
1992		11	Buick	DAY	FIF	TWS	TAL	TOL	KIL	POC 35	MCH	FRS	KIL	NSH	DEL	POC													NA	0	[26]
		75															HPT 2	FRS	ISF 4		DSF 1
			Olds																	TOL 26		TWS 40	SLM	ATL 25
1993				DAY 33	FIF	TWS	TAL	KIL	CMS	FRS	TOL	POC 1*	MCH 8	FRS	POC 35	KIL	ISF 22	DSF	TOL	SLM 9	WIN	ATL 31							NA	0	[27]
1994				DAY 14	TAL 37						MCH 38	DMS	POC 10	POC 4	KIL	FRS	INF	I70	ISF	DSF	TOL	SLM 28	WIN 4						14th	2515	[28]
			Buick			FIF 7	LVL 7	KIL 10	TOL 8	FRS 9
			Ford																					ATL 36
1995				DAY 17	ATL 11	TAL 9				MCH 4		MCS 10	FRS 13	POC 2	POC 3	KIL 18	FRS 19		LVL 5			SLM 20		ATL 10					3rd	5290	[29]
			Buick				FIF 1	KIL 4	FRS 4		I80 15							SBS 16		ISF 12*	DSF 5		WIN 7
1996			Ford	DAY 8	ATL	SLM 2	TAL	FIF	LVL	CLT	CLT	KIL	FRS	POC	MCH	FRS	TOL	POC	MCH						SLM 4	WIN 9	CLT	ATL	NA	0	[30]
			Buick																	INF 20	SBS	ISF	DSF 28	KIL
1997			Ford	DAY	ATL	SLM 6	CLT	CLT	POC	MCH	SBS	TOL	KIL	FRS	MIN	POC	MCH	DSF	GTW	SLM 25	WIN 7	CLT 31	TAL	ISF	ATL				NA	0	[31]
1998				DAY	ATL	SLM	CLT	MEM 1*	MCH 23	POC 26	SBS	TOL	PPR	POC 9	KIL	FRS	ISF	ATL	DSF	SLM 3	TEX	WIN 6	CLT	TAL	ATL				NA	0	[32]
1999				DAY 16	ATL 35	SLM 6	AND 4	CLT 23	MCH 31	POC 4	TOL 3	SBS 22	BLN 24	POC 22	KIL 12	FRS 5	FLM 7	ISF 15	WIN 23	DSF 15	SLM 11	CLT 35	TAL 4	ATL 28					7th	4410	[33]
2000				DAY 37	SLM 16	AND DNQ	CLT 31	KIL	FRS	MCH 26	POC 12	TOL	KEN 19	BLN	POC 39	WIN 9	ISF	KEN 6	DSF	SLM 10	CLT 28	TAL 16	ATL						21st	1545	[34]
2008	Bob Schacht Motorsports	75	Ford	DAY	SLM	IOW	KAN	CAR	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	CAY	KEN	BLN	POC	NSH	ISF	DSF	CHI	SLM	NJE 9	TAL	TOL					100th	185	[35]
2009			Chevy	DAY	SLM	CAR	TAL	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	MFD	IOW	KEN	BLN	POC	ISF	CHI	TOL	DSF	NJE 22	SLM	KAN	CAR					133rd	120	[36]
2010				DAY	PBE	SLM	TEX	TAL	TOL	POC	MCH	IOW	MFD	POC	BLN	NJE 21	ISF	CHI	DSF	TOL	SLM	KAN	CAR						111th	125	[37]
2011				DAY	TAL	SLM	TOL	NJE 25	CHI	POC	MCH	WIN	BLN	IOW	IRP	POC	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	KAN	TOL							140th	105	[38]
2015	Bob Schacht Motorsports	75	Chevy	DAY	MOB	NSH	SLM	TAL	TOL	NJE 11	POC	MCH	CHI	WIN	IOW	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	DSF	SLM	KEN	KAN						100th	175	[39]
2016			Toyota	DAY	NSH	SLM	TAL	TOL	NJE 12	POC	MCH	MAD	WIN	IOW	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	DSF	SLM	CHI	KEN	KAN						108th	170	[40]
2023	Bob Schacht Motorsports	75	Chevy	DAY	PHO	TAL	KAN	CLT	BLN	ELK	MOH 14	IOW	POC	MCH	IRP	GLN Wth	ISF	MLW	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL						94th	30	[41]
† - Qualified but replaced by Davey Allison