Donald Joe Booher (February 22, 1941 – February 12, 1993) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Goody's Dash driver. He spent his time running a farming business when he was not racing. He was killed while competing in the 1993 Goody's Dash Cup season-opening Florida 200 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.[1][2]
Joe Booher | |||||||
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Born | West Lafayette, Indiana | February 22, 1941||||||
Died | February 12, 1993 Daytona Beach, Florida | (aged 51)||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
21 races run over 14 years | |||||||
Best finish | 56th (1980) | ||||||
First race | 1978 Gwyn Staley 400 (North Carolina) | ||||||
Last race | 1988 Budweiser 500 (Delaware) | ||||||
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Prior to 1993, he had made 21 career starts in NASCAR's Winston Cup Series. He also competed in the ARCA stock car series. Broadcaster Bob Jenkins reported that during Daytona Speedweeks he often brought one of his cash crops, popcorn, to the media center for all to enjoy.[3]
On February 12, 1993, Booher was competing in the Florida 200, the season opener of the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series for 4-cylinder compact cars. Running in mid-field during the second lap of the race, Booher's Chevrolet Beretta clipped the left front quarter panel of Carl Horton's Pontiac and went out of control. He then tagged the wall and was hit in the right front by Rodney White. The accident caused a brief red flag period before the race was restarted. White was in critical condition after suffering compression fractures of his vertebrae and was taken to Halifax Medical Center, but he survived and was not paralyzed. Horton was not hurt in the accident. After being taken to the same hospital, the 51-year-old Booher died of massive head and internal injuries.[2]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
editDaytona 500
editYear | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1975 | Robertson racing | Chevrolet | DNQ | |
1977 | Price Racing | Chevrolet | DNQ | |
1980 | Wawak Racing | Buick | 28 | 17 |
1982 | Ulrich Racing | Buick | DNQ | |
1983 | Spohn Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1984 | Satterfield Racing | Buick | DNQ | |
1987 | Booher Racing | Pontiac | DNQ | |
1988 | DNQ | |||
1990 | Booher Racing | Pontiac | DNQ | |
1992 | Nelson Malloch Racing | Pontiac | DNQ |
ARCA SuperCar Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
References
edit- ^ Markus, Robert (1993). "Crash at Daytona Kills Indiana's Joe Booher". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b McKee, Sandra (1993). "Veteran Booher Killed in Florida 200 Crash". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ ESPN race broadcast Feb. 13th, 1993
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1980 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1981 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Booher – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
External links
edit- Statistics Archived 2014-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Joe Booher driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Joe Booher owner statistics at Racing-Reference