Bobby Gerhart Sr.

For his son Bobby Gerhart Jr., see Bobby Gerhart.

Robert "Bobby" Gerhart Sr. (October 4, 1935 – May 26, 2004) was an American race car driver, equally skilled at Modified, Supermodified, and Sprint car competition. He won three track championships and over 300 feature races in a career that spanned three decades.^[1]

Bobby Gerhart Sr.
Born	E. Robert Gerhart October 4, 1935 Jonestown, Pennsylvania
Died	May 26, 2004(2004-05-26) (aged 68)
Motorsport career
Debut season	1954
Championships	3
Wins	300+

Racing career

Bobby Gerhart Sr. began racing stock cars at Silver Springs Speedway PA in 1954, and later mastered sprint cars and supermodifieds, becoming the 1967 supermodified champion at Susquehanna Speedway.^[1][2][3] He claimed a total of 42 victories at Reading Fairgrounds Speedway and was the modified champion in 1969 and 1970.^[1][4]

Gerhart Sr. won feature events at additional Pennsylvania tracks including the Circle M in Auburn, Hilltop in Myerstown, Lincoln Speedway, Penn National in Grantville, Selinsgrove Speedway, and Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg.^[5][6][7][8]

Bobby Gerhart Sr. was inducted into Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame and the Eastern Motorsport Press Association Hall of Fame, as well as local Pennsylvania sports halls in Lebanon and York Counties.^[1][9][10]