Bobby Pierce (racing driver) explained

Bobby Pierce
Birth Date:24 November 1996
Birth Place:Oakwood, Illinois, U.S.
Achievements:2024 Prairie Dirt Classic Winner,2014, 2015, 2016 UMP DIRTcar Late Model National Champion
2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour Champion
2016 World 100 Winner
2016 North-South 100 Winner
2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 Slocum 50 Winner
2017 VP Racing Fuels Gateway Dirt Nationals Winner
Total Truck Races:8
Years In Truck:3
Prev Truck Pos:53rd
Prev Truck Year:2017
Best Truck Pos:39th (2015)
First Truck Race:2015 Mudsummer Classic (Eldora)
Last Truck Race:2017 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
Truck Wins:0
Truck Top Tens:2
Truck Poles:1
Updated:July 19, 2017

Bobby Pierce (born November 24, 1996) is an American professional dirt late model and stock car racing driver.[1] A competitor in late models, he last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 63 Chevrolet Silverado for MB Motorsports. Pierce won the World of Outlaws Late Models championship in 2023.

Racing career

Pierce is the son of Bob Pierce whose late model career in the 1980s and 1990s earned him membership in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame.[2] Pierce began racing on dirt tracks in the “racing” state of Illinois.

Pierce finished second in the 2013 UMP Summer Nationals "Hell Tour".[3] He followed it up by winning the 2014 UMP DIRTcar Late Model national champion. He won the points championship for the 2015 Summer Nationals "Hell Tour" in June / July,[4] and repeated as UMP DIRTcar Late Model national champion for the 2015 season.[5]

Pierce made his first NASCAR start on the dirt for the Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway on July 22, 2015 where he was the fastest qualifier. He won the first heat race and sat on the pole position for the feature in an MB Motorsports truck. He battled for the lead during most of the race and ended up finishing second to fellow dirt ringer Christopher Bell.[6]

Pierce's success prompted Dale Earnhardt Jr. to sign him to JR Motorsports on August 5, 2015 for his asphalt Late Model debut at Hickory Motor Speedway in a Whelen All-American Series race at the circuit.[7] Pierce made his second NASCAR start at Martinsville Speedway, his first experience on a non-dirt track, driving the No. 63 for MB Motorsports.

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223PtsRef
2015MB Motorsports63ChevyDAYATLMARKANCLTDOVTEXGTWIOWKENELD
2
POCMCHBRIMSPCHINHALVSTALMAR
22
TEX39th93[8]
36PHO
16
HOM
DNQ
201663DAYATLMARKAN
23
DOV
26
CLT
27
TEXIOWGTWKENELD
25*
POCBRIMCHMSPCHINHALVSTALMARTEXPHOHOM41st33[9]
2017DAYATLMARKANCLTDOVTEXGTWIOWKENELD
6
POCMCHBRIMSPCHINHALVSTALMARTEXPHOHOM53rd31[10]

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bonkowski. Jerry. Bobby Pierce earns pole at Eldora in first career NCWTS start. NBC Sports.
  2. Web site: Bobby Pierce - MD3 Driver of the Month. Performance Bodies. July 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723083433/http://www.performancebodies.com/Marketing-Message-Content.aspx?id=18. July 23, 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Bobby Pierce takes Jacksonville Speedway’s UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory!. St. Louis Motor Racing News. July 23, 2015.
  4. Web site: Hell Tour 2015 points. July 23, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723075113/http://thehelltour.com/points.html. July 23, 2015.
  5. Web site: ‘Balls to the Wall’ for Pierce in Dirt Midget Debut in Indy. December 10, 2015. Speed51. 2015-12-13.
  6. Web site: Bobby Pierce Takes a Close 2nd at Eldora in NASCAR Debut. WAND-TV. July 23, 2015.
  7. Web site: Speedco Partners with Odle Motorsports Inc. and Bobby Pierce. Speedco. August 5, 2015. August 5, 2015.
  8. Web site: Bobby Pierce – 2015 Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 12, 2023.
  9. Web site: Bobby Pierce – 2016 Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 12, 2023.
  10. Web site: Bobby Pierce – 2017 Camping World Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 12, 2023.