Bobby Cain | |
Birth Name: | Robert F. Cain |
Birth Date: | January 14, 1931 |
Birth Place: | Columbia, Pennsylvania |
First Year: | 1947 |
Car Number: | 36 |
Championships: | 2 |
Last Finish: | 2005 |
Robert "Bobby" Cain (January 14, 1931 – May 17, 2012) was a pioneering American stock car and sprint car racing driver. Raised in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country he and his cars were known to racing fans as the "Quaker Shaker".[1]
Bobby Cain began racing Midgets near his home in Pennsylvania at age 16. He moved to stock cars, competing at Lincoln, Reading, Susquehanna, and Williams Grove Speedways. A move to Key West, Florida found him racing at Hialeah Speedway. By 1955, Cain had relocated to New York, becoming a regular at Fulton and Lancaster Speedways, while winning track championships at the Maple Grove (Waterloo) and Weedsport Speedways.[2] [3]
In 1983 Cain turned his attention exclusively to the Empire Super Sprint Series with just his wife Linda as his pit crew. He proved again to be a winner, contending at the renown tracks of the northeast, including Brewerton Speedway NY, Devil's Bowl Speedway VT, Lernerville Speedway PA, Mercer Speedway PA, Merrittville Speedway ON, Sportsman Speedway PA, and Tri-City Speedway PA.[4]
Bobby Cain was still racing at age 74 when he was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2005.[5] [6]