Bobby Gerhart
Gerhart in the 1980s
Born	Robert Gerhart Jr. (1958-07-21)July 21, 1958 (age 66) Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
ARCA Menards Series career
Debut season	1988
Current team	Gerhart Racing
Car number	5
Starts	341
Wins	9
Poles	9
Best finish	2nd in 2006
Awards
1988	ARCA Permatex Super Car Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR driver
NASCARCup Series career
24 races run over 9 years
1992 position	57th
Best finish	44th (1985)
First race	1983Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 (Pocono)
Last race	1992DieHard 500 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARXfinity Series career
18 races run over 7 years
2016 position	60th
Best finish	60th (2016)
First race	2001Jani-King 300 (Texas)
Last race	2016Subway Firecracker 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
10 races run over 6 years
2019 position	64th
Best finish	45th (2017)
First race	1996Stevens Beil/Genuine Parts 200 (Flemington)
Last race	2019NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of November 18, 2019.

Robert Peyton Gerhart Jr.^[1] (born July 21, 1958) is an American former professionalstock car racing driver and businessman. He last competed in theARCA Menards Series, drivingChevrolet SS forGerhart Racing and the No. 63Chevy Silverado for his own team in a joint effort with theMB Motorsports team in theCamping World Truck Series. He has won nine times on the ARCA circuit, eight of those victories coming in the season-opening ARCA Daytona 200 atDaytona International Speedway (2012, 2011, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2002 and 1999).

Gerhart began racing atLinda's Speedway, where he won his first feature race. He eventually competed in many dirt modified series throughout his home state of Pennsylvania, often competing atPenn National andSusquehanna Speedway. He eventually moved to asphalt racing and competed at Pocono Raceway.

In 1988, Gerhart began competing in the ARCA Series and was named Rookie of the Year that season. He has competed in that series on a regular basis since then, returning to NASCAR in 1996 to drive in theCraftsman Truck Series. He and his No. 85Chevrolet Silverado qualified three times and had a best finish of 15th. He returned to Cup in 1998 attempting to qualify the No. 54 and eventually the No. 89 Chevrolet after picking up sponsorship fromKewadin Casinos. He was unable to qualify for those three attempts, but was able to win the season-opening ARCA race at Daytona in 1999, and went on to finish 3rd in points that year.

Since that time, Gerhart has competed in a mostly limited schedule in ARCA. The lone exception was the 2006 season where he ran full-time and finished second in points. From 2005–2007 and again in 2010-12, he won the season opening race at Daytona.

He made hisNASCAR debut in 1983 at Pocono, finishing thirty-eighth in theHenley Gray-ownedBuick. He ran Winston Cup races at Pocono,Dover International Speedway,North Wilkesboro Speedway,Michigan International Speedway, andDaytona International Speedway over the next five years in the #71, #85, #25, and #59Chevrolets with a best finish of 19th.

He made his first starts in the NASCARBusch Series in2001, driving four times in his #65 and having a best finish of 22nd. In 2009, Gerhart returned again to NASCAR in the Nationwide Series to drive the #75 forBob Schacht. At his first race atTalladega Superspeedway, he qualified fifth and ran in the top-twenty for most of the day before wrecking. In 2013, it was announced that Gerhart would attempt to qualify for theDRIVE4COPD 300 in a car owned by him and his brother William Gerhart, numbered 85. However, Gerhart failed to qualify.^[2] Gerhart ran a few Nationwide Series races later in the year.

He qualified for the 2014 DRIVE4COPD 300, finishing 33rd.^[3] Gerhart failed to qualify his first 2 attempts at Daytona and Talladega in his own 85 car. Gerhart was named as the driver of theJD Motorsports No. 0Chevrolet Camaro replacingHarrison Rhodes inChicagoland. Gerhart qualified for the July race in Daytona, finishing 22nd. In October, Gerhart made his firstNASCAR Camping World Truck Series start since 1996 driving the 36 truck forMB Motorsports with sponsorship from long time partnerLucas Oil. Gerhart finished 12th after spending most of the race towards the front of the field. Gerhart plans to do the Daytona triple in 2016, running the ARCA race, the NASCAR Camping World Truck race, and the Xfinity Series race.

Gerhart's brother Billy serves as his crew chief. Their father is former Eastern Modified championBobby Gerhart Sr. Gerhart, Sr. began his racing career inPennsylvania in 1954, and was inducted into the Eastern Motorsport Press Association Hall of Fame in 2002. Other family members in racing include Deacon Gerhart and Dave Gerhart.^[1][4][5] Gerhart owns Bobby Gerhart's Truck World, a used truck dealership in his hometown.^[6]

Prior to the start of the 2020 season, Gerhart suffered aheart attack, forcing him into retirement.^[7]

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

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

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

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• Bobby Gerhart driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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