Bruce Bechtel Explained

Bruce Bechtel
Nationality:	American
Birth Date:	13 February 1955
Birth Place:	Corona, California
Prev Series:	NASCAR Winston West Series NASCAR Southwest Series ARCA Re/Max Series
Prev Series Years:	1997–1998 1997–2001 2002
Updated:	June 25, 2020
Module:	Embed: yes Total Busch Races: 10 Years In Busch: 3 Best Busch Pos: 76th (2003) First Busch Race: 2002 Auto Club 300 (Fontana) Last Busch Race: 2004 Target House 300 (Fontana) Busch Wins: 0 Busch Top Tens: 0 Busch Poles: 0

Bruce Alan Bechtel^[1] (born February 13, 1955) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He competed in ten races in the NASCAR Busch Series between 2002 and 2004. He also competed part-time in the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour between 1997 and 2001, and the NASCAR Winston West Series part-time in 1997 and 1998 (where he had two top 10 finishes in 1998).

Personal life

Bechtel is from Corona, California where he works as an electrical contractor by trade.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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	30	31	32	33	34		Pts	Ref
2002	Moy Racing	77	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	RCH	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	GTY	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	CAR	PHO	HOM	76th	250	^[2]
2003				DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	TAL	NSH	CAL	RCH	GTY	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL				84th	274	^[3]
	Means Racing	52	Ford																																PHO	CAR	HOM
2004				DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	GTY	RCH	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI											108th	125	^[4]
	Moy Racing	77	Ford																									CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	PHO	DAR	HOM

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14		Pts	Ref
1997	Stroppe Motorsports	8	Ford	TUS	AMP	SON	TUS	MMR	LVS	CAL	EVG	POR	PPR	AMP	SON	MMR	LVS	74th	91	^[5]
1998	Bechtel Motorsports	50		TUS	LVS													21st	647	^[6]
	Info not available	Info not available				PHO	CAL	HPT
		43	Chevy						MMR	AMP	POR	CAL	PPR	EVG	SON	MMR	LVS

ARCA Re/Max Series

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bruce Alan Bechtel, Born 02/13/1955 in California . CaliforniaBirthIndex.org . April 30, 2024.
2. Web site: Bruce Bechtel – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 24, 2020.
3. Web site: Bruce Bechtel – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 24, 2020.
4. Web site: Bruce Bechtel – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 24, 2020.
5. Web site: Bruce Bechtel – 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 24, 2020.
6. Web site: Bruce Bechtel – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 24, 2020.
7. Web site: Bruce Bechtel – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. June 24, 2020.