Billy Pauch ( ; born March 1, 1957, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American racecar driver. He resides in Frenchtown, New Jersey, where he runs the Bill Pauch Driving School.Staff. " wins for the 72nd time at NES" , The Times (Trenton), April 27, 2009. Accessed July 28, 2009. "Billy Pauch of Frenchtown proved just why he is the all-time leading winner at the New Egypt Speedway."
Racing career Known for racing Modifieds, dirt small-block and big-block Modifieds, and dirt sprint cars throughout the eastern United States, Pauch had over 600 career feature wins. Pauch was the 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2011, and 2013 New Egypt Speedway Modified division champion claiming over 100 wins at the track (the second place only has 29), among many other track championships. Pauch has also made four NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts, with his best finish coming in 1998 at Flemington Speedway where he finished in sixth place in the No. 06 Dick Greenfield Dodge. In 1988, Pauch won 42 feature races and earned three track championships.Swanson, Buffy. "Pauch in Pictures", Stock Car Racing (), Volume 24 Number 10, October 1989. He is still racing in weekly races in New Jersey as of June 2024.
Personal life Pauch attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School, which was located near the Flemington Speedway. At the time, drivers couldn't race in New Jersey until they were 18, so Pauch started on Pennsylvania tracks. But each day he went to school he saw the Flemington track a few hundred yards away, and it became his home track for the next couple of decades.Strauss, Robert. "Driving, and Thriving, in the Dirt", The New York Times, September 24, 2000. Accessed January 26, 2020.
Pauch's daughter Mandee Pauch Mahaney was honored as the 2024 Outstanding Woman in Racing by the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame for her work as a content creator and media personality. Building on her experiences authoring a magazine column, writing a blog, and TV pit reporting, Paunch Mahaney launched her YouTube channel, “Dirt Track Untold” in 2017.
Pauch's son Billy Pauch Jr. raced the Whelen Modified Tour and ARCA Menards Series, and now competes regularly with the Super DIRTcar Series.
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.)
Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 Pts Ref 1997 Greenfield Racing 06 Dodge WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH21 MLW LVLDNQ CNS HPT IRP FLMDNQ NSV GLN RCH20 MAR25 SON MMR CAL PHODNQ LVS 46th 441 1998 WDWDNQ HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM6 NSV HPT LVL RCHDNQ MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS 68th 191
Winston Modified Tour NASCAR Winston Modified Tour results Year Car owner 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 Pts Ref 1986 05 ROU MAR STA TMP MAR NEG MND EPP NEG WFD SPE RIV NEG TMP RIV TMP RIV STA TMP POC17 TIO OXF STA TMP MAR NA - 1996 15 Chevy TMP STA NZH29 STA NHA JEN RIV LEE RPS HOL TMP RIV NHA GLN STA NHA NHA STA FLE25 TMP NA -
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