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.[citation needed]
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 KingFord. 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.
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career44 races run over 9 yearsBest finish26th 1986 First race1983 Goody s 300 Daytona Last race1991 NE Chevy 250 Loudon Wins Top tens Poles0 12 0Statistics current as of December 10 2012 Contents 1 Modified career 2 Winston Cup career 3 Driving instructor career 4 Motorsports career results 4 1 NASCAR 4 1 1 Winston Cup Series 4 1 1 1 Daytona 500 4 1 2 Busch Series 4 1 3 Craftsman Truck Series 4 1 4 Busch North Series 4 1 5 Winston West Series 4 1 6 Whelen Southern Modified Tour 4 2 ARCA Bondo Mar Hyde Series 5 References 6 External linksModified career EditBefore 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 citation needed Winston Cup career EditHe 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 EditBouchard 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 EditNASCAR Edit key Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time Most laps led Winston Cup Series Edit NASCAR Winston Cup Series resultsYear 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 NWCC Pts Ref1987 Sullivan Racing 91 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD MCH32 DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL 95th 67 1 1988 Whitcomb Racing 10 Ford DAYDNQ RCH23 CAR8 ATL16 DAR13 BRI21 MAR31 TALDNQ CLT11 DOV14 RSDDNQ POC14 MCH17 DAY36 POC16 TAL35 GLN27 MCH25 BRIDNQ DAR18 RCH19 DOV25 MAR17 CLT33 NWS27 25th 2378 2 Chevy NWS27Pontiac CAR18 PHO23 ATLDNQ1989 DAY16 CAR38 ATL37 RCHDNQ DAR22 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 TAL40 SON CLTDNQ DOVDNQ POC MCH DAYDNQ NHA29 POC25 TAL GLN MCHDNQ BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 52nd 207 4 1994 Cunningham Racing 67 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL INDDNQ GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLTDNQ CAR PHO ATL29 69th 76 5 1995 DAYDNQ CAR RCH ATLDNQ 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 BRIDNQ NA 7 T R I X Racing 79 Chevy NHADNQ DAR RCHDNQ DOV MARDNQ CLT TAL DAY PHO CAR ATL1999 Barkdoll Racing 73 Chevy DAYDNQ CAR LVS ATL DAR NA 8 PBH Motorsports 84 Chevy TEXDNQ BRI MAR TALDNQ CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAYDNQ NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATLDaytona 500 Edit Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish1988 Whitcomb Racing Ford DNQ1989 Pontiac 15 161995 Cunningham Racing Ford DNQ1999 Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet DNQBusch Series Edit NASCAR Busch Series resultsYear 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 NBSC Pts Ref1983 08 Pontiac DAY12 RCH CAR HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV10 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 Sullivan Racing 65 Pontiac DAY24 RCH CAR HCY MAR DAR ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV 58th 267 10 Olds CLT19 SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY IRP LGY SBO BRI DAR RCH NWS CLT31 HCY CAR MAR1985 DAY15 CAR HCY BRI MAR DAR SBO LGY DOV14 CLT10 SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY MLW BRI DAR9 RCH NWS ROU CLT31 HCY 33rd 719 11 Pontiac CAR9 MAR1986 Marty Bezema 10 Buick DAY32 CAR6 HCY MAR BRI9 DAR18 SBO9 LGY23 JFC17 DOV9 CLT27 SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR29 RCH DOV7 MAR ROU CLT18 CAR MAR 26th 1359 12 1987 Whitcomb Racing Chevy DAY25 HCY MAR DAR7 BRI LGY SBO CLT8 DOV6 IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR13 RCH DOV21 MAR CLT29 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 CLT18 CAR MAR 78th 109 14 1989 0 Pontiac DAY35 73rd 176 15 10 CAR32 MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH18 Olds DOV18 MAR CLT CAR MAR1990 72 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV16 ROU VOL MYB OXF37 NHA37 SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV13 MAR CLT NHA38 CAR MAR 56th 392 16 1991 12 DAY43 RCH CAR MAR VOL HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH24 CLT DOV ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF24 56th 374 17 72 NHA33 SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT92 NHA23 CAR MAR1998 Washington Erving Motorsports 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 ATLDNQ HOM NA 18 Craftsman Truck Series Edit NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series resultsYear 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 NCTC Pts Ref1996 Brevak Racing 1 Ford HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT BRI NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA16 MAR NWS SON MMR PHO 98th 116 19 MB Motorsports 26 Ford LVSDNQ1997 Petty Enterprises 42 Dodge WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX10 BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR SON MMR CAL PHO 99th 134 20 Doran Racing 77 Chevy LVS231998 WDWDNQ HOMDNQ PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX 48th 350 21 Team Racing 11 Chevy BRI16 MLWDNQ NZH17 CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVSBusch North Series Edit Winston West Series Edit NASCAR Winston West Series resultsYear Team No Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NWWSC Pts1988 Whitcomb Racing 10 Ford SON MMR RSDDNQ SGP POR EVG MMR PHO N A Whelen Southern Modified Tour Edit NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour resultsYear Car owner No Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NSWMTC Pts2012 John Olender Jr 55 Chevy CRW CRW SBO CRW CRW BGS BRI LGY THO15 CRW CLT 42nd 29ARCA Bondo Mar Hyde Series Edit 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 resultsYear Team No Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ABSC Pts Ref1987 Whitcomb Racing Chevy DAY ATL TAL DEL ACS TOL ROC POC FRS KIL TAL FRS ISF INF DSF SLM ATL5 86th 22 1999 PBH Motorsports 88 Pontiac DAY ATL SLM AND CLT12 MCH POC TOL SBS BLN POC KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL 97th 170 23 References Edit Ken Bouchard 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1986 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1989 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1987 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 Ken Bouchard 1999 ARCA Bondo Mar Hyde Series Results Racing Reference Retrieved December 15 2016 External links EditOfficial Website of Bouchard s racing school Driver statistics at racing reference infoPreceded byDavey Allison NASCAR Rookie of the Year1988 Succeeded byDick Trickle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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