Ken Bouchard Explained

Birth Name:	Kenneth Aaron Bouchard
Birth Date:	6 April 1955
Birth Place:	Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Awards:	1988 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Modified Drivers
Total Cup Races:	33
Years In Cup:	5
Best Cup Pos:	25th (1988)
First Cup Race:	1987 Miller American 400 (Michigan)
Last Cup Race:	1994 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
Cup Wins:	0
Cup Top Tens:	1
Cup Poles:	0
Total Busch Races:	44
Years In Busch:	9
Best Busch Pos:	26th (1986)
First Busch Race:	1983 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last Busch Race:	1991 NE Chevy 250 (Loudon)
Busch Wins:	0
Busch Top Tens:	12
Busch Poles:	0
Updated:	December 10, 2012

Ken Bouchard (pronounced BOO-shard, born April 6, 1955) is an American former NASCAR driver and the 1988 Rookie of the Year. His brother Ron Bouchard was the 1981 Rookie of the Year and one-time Winston Cup Series race winner.

Modified career

Before he came to NASCAR, Bouchard was a modified racer in the Northeast. He won eleven NASCAR modified races in one season. He was voted one of NASCAR Modified’s 50 Greatest Drivers of All-Time. He then ran a part-time Busch Series schedule.He has driven for car owners including Sonny Koszela #15, and Len Boehler #3. Bouchard had success driving the Ted Marsh #55 in which he won several races and championships.

Winston Cup career

He made his Winston Cup debut in 1987 at the Miller American 400 at Michigan, finishing 32nd after suffering oil pressure problems. The next year, he raced full-time in Winston Cup in an unsponsored car owned by Bob Whitcomb. Despite this, he finished 8th at North Carolina Speedway and defeated promising rivals Ernie Irvan and Brad Noffsinger to become the 1988 NASCAR Rookie of the Year. In 1989, however, he was released from his ride after just four races. He returned in 1993, running three races for Thee Dixon in his #85 Safety-Kleen/Burger King Ford. He ran his last Winston Cup race in 1994 at the Hooters 500, where his #67 Ford expired after 280 laps because of valve trouble, finishing 29th. Since then, Bouchard has competed in 5 Craftsman Truck Series races. He also attempted several Winston Cup events, but failed to qualify for each of them, the last of which was the 1999 Pepsi 400, in the #84 Chevy sponsored by Island Oasis.

Driving instructor career

Bouchard now operates the Drive to Victory Lane Racing School at Thompson International Speedway. He finished 13th in the "Icebreaker 2006" NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event at the track.

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.)

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	34		Pts	Ref
1987		91	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH 32	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	RSD	ATL						95th	67	^[1]
1988	Whitcomb Racing	10	Ford	DAY DNQ	RCH 23	CAR 8	ATL 16	DAR 13	BRI 21		MAR 31	TAL DNQ	CLT 11	DOV 14	RSD DNQ	POC 14	MCH 17	DAY 36	POC 16	TAL 35	GLN 27	MCH 25	BRI DNQ	DAR 18	RCH 19	DOV 25	MAR 17	CLT 33	NWS 27									25th	2378	^[2]
			Chevy							NWS 27
			Pontiac																											CAR 18	PHO 23	ATL DNQ
1989				DAY 16	CAR 38	ATL 37	RCH DNQ	DAR 22	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL						48th	313	^[3]
1993	Mansion Motorsports	85	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL 40	SON	CLT DNQ	DOV DNQ	POC	MCH	DAY DNQ	NHA 29	POC 25	TAL	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL					52nd	207	^[4]
1994	Cunningham Racing	67		DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	PHO	ATL 29				69th	76	^[5]
1995				DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL DNQ	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL				NA	-	^[6]
1998	Mansion Motorsports	85	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	CLT	DOV	RCH	MCH	POC	SON	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI DNQ													NA	-	^[7]
	T.R.I.X. Racing	79	Chevy																							NHA DNQ	DAR	RCH DNQ	DOV	MAR DNQ	CLT	TAL	DAY	PHO	CAR	ATL
1999	Barkdoll Racing	73	Chevy	DAY DNQ	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR																														NA	-	^[8]
	PBH Motorsports	84	Chevy						TEX DNQ	BRI	MAR	TAL DNQ	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY DNQ	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM	ATL

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1988	Whitcomb Racing	Ford	DNQ
1989		Pontiac	15	align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"	16
1995	Cunningham Racing		DNQ
1999	Barkdoll Racing	Chevrolet	DNQ

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	35		Pts	Ref
1983		08	Pontiac	DAY 12	RCH	CAR	HCY	MAR	NWS	SBO	GPS	LGY	DOV 10	BRI	CLT	SBO	HCY	ROU	SBO	ROU	CRW	ROU	SBO	HCY	LGY	IRP	GPS	BRI	HCY	DAR	RCH	NWS	SBO	MAR	ROU	CLT	HCY	MAR	75th	261	^[9]
1984		65		DAY 24	RCH	CAR	HCY	MAR	DAR	ROU	NSV	LGY	MLW	DOV																									58th	267	^[10]
			Olds												CLT 19	SBO	HCY	ROU	SBO	ROU	HCY	IRP	LGY	SBO	BRI	DAR	RCH	NWS	CLT 31	HCY	CAR	MAR
1985				DAY 15	CAR	HCY	BRI	MAR	DAR	SBO	LGY	DOV 14	CLT 10	SBO	HCY	ROU	IRP	SBO	LGY	HCY	MLW	BRI	DAR 9	RCH	NWS	ROU	CLT 31	HCY											33rd	719	^[11]
																													CAR 9	MAR
1986	Marty Bezema	10	Buick	DAY 32	CAR 6	HCY	MAR	BRI 9	DAR 18	SBO 9	LGY 23	JFC 17	DOV 9	CLT 27	SBO	HCY	ROU	IRP	SBO	RAL	OXF	SBO	HCY	LGY	ROU	BRI	DAR 29	RCH	DOV 7	MAR	ROU	CLT 18	CAR	MAR					26th	1359	^[12]
1987	Whitcomb Racing			DAY 25	HCY	MAR	DAR 7	BRI	LGY	SBO	CLT 8	DOV 6	IRP	ROU	JFC	OXF	SBO	HCY	RAL	LGY	ROU	BRI	JFC	DAR 13	RCH	DOV 21	MAR	CLT 29	CAR	MAR									38th	650	^[13]
1988		1		DAY	HCY	CAR	MAR	DAR	BRI	LNG	NZH	SBO	NSV	CLT	DOV	ROU	LAN	LVL	MYB	OXF	SBO	HCY	LNG	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT 18	CAR	MAR						78th	109	^[14]
1989		0		DAY 35																																			73rd	176	^[15]
		10			CAR 32	MAR	HCY	DAR	BRI	NZH	SBO	LAN	NSV	CLT	DOV	ROU	LVL	VOL	MYB	SBO	HCY	DUB	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH
		18	Olds																									DOV 18	MAR	CLT	CAR	MAR
1990		72		DAY	RCH	CAR	MAR	HCY	DAR	BRI	LAN	SBO	NZH	HCY	CLT	DOV 16	ROU	VOL	MYB	OXF 37	NHA 37	SBO	DUB	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV 13	MAR	CLT	NHA 38	CAR	MAR					56th	392	^[16]
1991		12		DAY 43	RCH	CAR	MAR	VOL	HCY	DAR	BRI	LAN	SBO	NZH 24	CLT	DOV	ROU	HCY	MYB	GLN	OXF 24																		56th	374	^[17]
		72																				NHA 33	SBO	DUB	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT
		92																														NHA 23	CAR	MAR
1998		50	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	NSV	DAR	BRI	TEX	HCY	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	RCH	PPR	GLN	MLW	MYB	CAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	GTY	CAR	ATL DNQ	HOM					NA	-	^[18]

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	27		Pts	Ref
1996	Brevak Racing	1	Ford	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	TUS	CNS	HPT	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	I70	IRP	FLM	GLN	NSV	RCH	NHA 16	MAR	NWS	SON	MMR	PHO					98th	116	^[19]
	MB Motorsports	26	Ford																								LVS DNQ
1997		42	Dodge	WDW	TUS	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	NHA	TEX 10	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	CNS	HPT	IRP	FLM	NSV	GLN	RCH	MAR	SON	MMR	CAL	PHO			99th	134	^[20]
	Doran Racing	77	Chevy																										LVS 23
1998				WDW DNQ	HOM DNQ	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	GLN	TEX																				48th	350	^[21]
	Team Racing	11										BRI 16	MLW DNQ	NZH 17	CAL	PPR	IRP	NHA	FLM	NSV	HPT	LVL	RCH	MEM	GTY	MAR	SON	MMR	PHO	LVS

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

(key) (

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

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde 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		Pts	Ref
1987	Whitcomb Racing	81		DAY	ATL	TAL	DEL	ACS	TOL	ROC	POC	FRS	KIL	TAL	FRS	ISF	INF	DSF	SLM	ATL 5					86th	-	^[22]
1999	PBH Motorsports	88		DAY	ATL	SLM	AND	CLT 12	MCH	POC	TOL	SBS	BLN	POC	KIL	FRS	FLM	ISF	WIN	DSF	SLM	CLT	TAL	ATL	97th	170	^[23]

External links

• Official Website of Bouchard's racing school

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
2. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
3. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
4. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
5. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
6. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
7. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
8. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
9. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
10. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
11. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
12. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1986 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
13. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
14. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
15. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1989 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
16. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
17. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
18. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
19. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
20. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
21. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
22. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1987 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.
23. Web site: Ken Bouchard – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results. Racing-Reference. December 15, 2016.