Joe Booher

Donald Joe Booher (February 22, 1941 – February 12, 1993) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Goody's Dash driver. He spent his time running a farming business when he was not racing. He was killed while competing in the 1993 Goody's Dash Cup season-opening Florida 200 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.^[1][2]

Joe Booher
Born	(1941-02-22)February 22, 1941 West Lafayette, Indiana
Died	February 12, 1993(1993-02-12) (aged 51) Daytona Beach, Florida
NASCAR Cup Series career
21 races run over 14 years
Best finish	56th (1980)
First race	1978 Gwyn Staley 400 (North Carolina)
Last race	1988 Budweiser 500 (Delaware)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

Prior to 1993, he had made 21 career starts in NASCAR's Winston Cup Series. He also competed in the ARCA stock car series. Broadcaster Bob Jenkins reported that during Daytona Speedweeks he often brought one of his cash crops, popcorn, to the media center for all to enjoy.^[3]

On February 12, 1993, Booher was competing in the Florida 200, the season opener of the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series for 4-cylinder compact cars. Running in mid-field during the second lap of the race, Booher's Chevrolet Beretta clipped the left front quarter panel of Carl Horton's Pontiac and went out of control. He then tagged the wall and was hit in the right front by Rodney White. The accident caused a brief red flag period before the race was restarted. White was in critical condition after suffering compression fractures of his vertebrae and was taken to Halifax Medical Center, but he survived and was not paralyzed. Horton was not hurt in the accident. After being taken to the same hospital, the 51-year-old Booher died of massive head and internal injuries.^[2]

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.)

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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1975	Robertson Racing	25	Chevy	RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	DAR	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	ONT		NA	-	[4]
1977	Price Racing	45	Chevy	RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	NWS	DAR	BRI	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT		NA	-	[5]
1978	Wawak Racing	74	Chevy	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS 16	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	NSV	RSD	MCH 34	DAY	NSV															60th	273	[6]
	Gray Racing	19	Chevy																		POC 22	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT
1980	Wawak Racing	74	Buick	RSD	DAY 17			ATL 35	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS																		56th	294	[7]
	Ulrich Racing	40	Chevy			RCH 11	CAR
	Warren Racing	79	Dodge															RSD 19	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH							ONT 34
	Wawak Racing	74	Chevy																									DOV 16	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR	ATL
1981	Ulrich Racing	40	Buick	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS	RSD	MCH 24	DAY	NSV	POC 20		MCH 22	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD	82nd	97	[8]
	Thomas Racing	25	Pontiac																				TAL 42
1982	Ulrich Racing	40	Buick	DAY DNQ	RCH	BRI	ATL	CAR	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC 21	TAL	MCH 18	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	CLT	MAR	CAR	ATL DNQ	RSD		NA	-	[9]
1983	Spohn Racing	65	Ford	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC																		NA	-	[10]
	Satterfield Racing	18	Buick															MCH DNQ	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL 39	RSD
1984				DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	ATL	RSD		NA	-	[11]
1985	Booher Racing	65	Buick	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC 28	TAL															65th	170	[12]
			Chevy																		MCH 24	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD
1986	U.S. Racing	6	Chevy	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV 31	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN					DOV 18	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD			71st	179	[13]
	Jerry Holden Racing	68	Chevy																			MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH
1987	Booher Racing	02	Pontiac	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	RSD	ATL			NA	-	[14]
1988				DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT																						87th	49	[15]
		41	Chevy											DOV 38	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL
1990	Booher Racing	29	Pontiac	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL			NA	-	[16]
1992	Nelson Malloch Racing	88	Pontiac	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL			NA	-	[17]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1975	Robertson racing	Chevrolet	DNQ
1977	Price Racing	Chevrolet	DNQ
1980	Wawak Racing	Buick	28	17
1982	Ulrich Racing	Buick	DNQ
1983	Spohn Racing	Ford	DNQ
1984	Satterfield Racing	Buick	DNQ
1987	Booher Racing	Pontiac	DNQ
1988			DNQ
1990	Booher Racing	Pontiac	DNQ
1992	Nelson Malloch Racing	Pontiac	DNQ

ARCA SuperCar Series

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

ARCA SuperCar 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	ASCSC	Pts	Ref
1980		8	Olds	DAY 10	NWS	FRS	FRS																		NA	-	[18]
	Hollar Racing	92	Chevy					MCH 20	TAL 32	IMS	FRS	MCH
1981		9		DAY 22	DSP	FRS	FRS	BFS	TAL	FRS	COR														NA	-	[19]
1984	Peterson Motorsports	06	Buick	DAY 21	ATL	TAL	CSP	SMS	FRS	MCS	LCS	IRP	TAL	FRS	ISF	DSF	TOL	MGR							NA	-	[20]
1985				ATL	DAY 29	ATL 35																			20th	-	[21]
		41	Buick				TAL 39	ATL 40	SSP	IRP	CSP	FRS
			Olds										IRP 26	OEF	ISF 18	DSF	TOL
1986	Peterson Motorsports	06	Buick	ATL	DAY 33	ATL 33																			36th	-	[22]
		91	Pontiac				TAL 22	SIR	SSP	FRS	KIL	CSP
		15	Buick										TAL 28	BLN	ISF	DSF	TOL	MCS	ATL
1988	Wallace Racing	02	Pontiac	DAY	ATL	TAL	FRS	PCS	ROC	POC	WIN	KIL	ACS	SLM	POC	TAL 20	DEL	FRS	ISF	DSF	SLM	ATL			90th	-	[23]
1989		20	Pontiac	DAY DNQ	ATL	KIL	TAL DNQ	FRS	POC	KIL	HAG	POC	TAL	DEL	FRS	ISF	TOL	DSF	SLM	ATL					NA	-	[24]
1991		46	Chevy	DAY	ATL 25	KIL																			32nd	865	[25]
	Bahre Racing	65	Pontiac				TAL 40	TOL	FRS
	Finney Racing	43	Pontiac							POC 21							HPT 26
			Olds								MCH 16	KIL	FRS	DEL
		48	Pontiac												POC 14
	Peterson Motorsports		Pontiac													TAL 20
	Brad Smith Motorsports	43	Dodge															MCH 36	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS	ATL
1992		43	Buick	DAY 28	FIF	TWS	TAL	TOL	KIL	POC	MCH	FRS	KIL	NSH	DEL	POC	HPT	FRS	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS	SLM	ATL	80th	-	[26]

References

1. Markus, Robert (1993). "Crash at Daytona Kills Indiana's Joe Booher". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
2. McKee, Sandra (1993). "Veteran Booher Killed in Florida 200 Crash". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
3. ESPN race broadcast Feb. 13th, 1993
4. "Joe Booher – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
5. "Joe Booher – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
6. "Joe Booher – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
7. "Joe Booher – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
8. "Joe Booher – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
9. "Joe Booher – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
10. "Joe Booher – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
11. "Joe Booher – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
12. "Joe Booher – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
13. "Joe Booher – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
14. "Joe Booher – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
15. "Joe Booher – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
16. "Joe Booher – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
17. "Joe Booher – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
18. "Joe Booher – 1980 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
19. "Joe Booher – 1981 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
20. "Joe Booher – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
21. "Joe Booher – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
22. "Joe Booher – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
23. "Joe Booher – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
24. "Joe Booher – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
25. "Joe Booher – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
26. "Joe Booher – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

External links

• Statistics Archived 2014-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Joe Booher driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Joe Booher owner statistics at Racing-Reference