Jack Edward Bowsher was an American race car driver and car owner.
13 Facts About Jack Bowsher
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Jack Bowsher obtained more than ten national championships in his 58-year racing career including, three ARCA Championships.
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Jack Bowsher is the father of 2-time ARCA Champion Bobby Bowsher.
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Jack Edward Bowsher was born on October 2,1930, in Harmony, Ohio.
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Jack Bowsher graduated from Plattsburg High School in 1948 and served a year in the Navy in 1949.
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In 1963 Jack Bowsher accumulated 16 wins on his way to win his first ARCA Title.
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Jack Bowsher went on to win the championship the next two years.
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In 1971 Jack Bowsher competed in the USAC Stock Car Series finishing 2nd in the series standings.
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Jack Bowsher's Ford won the 1976 24 Hours of Daytona in the stock car class.
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Jack Bowsher was the first person to build a down-tube open-wheel modified race car, which became a standard in modern open-wheel racing.
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In 1988, Jack Bowsher returned to the ARCA series as an owner for his son Bobby.
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In 1989, a month shy of his 59th birthday, Jack Bowsher, who had not driven in a decade, reluctantly stepped out of retirement subbing for defending ARCA champion Tracy Leslie on the Springfield Mile Dirt Oval where he won the pole and finished 10th in the race on the lead lap.
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Jack Bowsher is survived by wife Julie Bowsher, and sons Jack Bowsher, Jr.