Bruce Bechtel

Bruce Bechtel
Nationality	American
Born	(1955-02-13) February 13, 1955 (age 69) Corona, California
Previous series
1997–1998 1997–2001 2002	NASCAR Winston West Series NASCAR Southwest Series ARCA Re/Max Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
10 races run over 3 years
Best finish	76th (2003)
First race	2002 Auto Club 300 (Fontana)
Last race	2004 Target House 300 (Fontana)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Last updated on: June 25, 2020.

Bruce Alan Bechtel^[1] (born February 13, 1955) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He competed in ten races in the NASCAR Busch Series between 2002 and 2004. He also competed part-time in the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour between 1997 and 2001, and the NASCAR Winston West Series part-time in 1997 and 1998 (where he had two top 10 finishes in 1998).

Racing career

Personal life

Bechtel is from Corona, California where he works as an electrical contractor by trade.^{[citation needed]}

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.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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	32	33	34	NBSC	Pts	Ref
2002	Moy Racing	77	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL 26	RCH	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	GTY	PPR 40	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL 36	CAR	PHO	HOM	76th	250	[2]
2003				DAY	CAR	LVS 24	DAR	BRI	TEX 32	TAL	NSH	CAL 28	RCH	GTY	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL				84th	274	[3]
	Means Racing	52	Ford																																PHO 42	CAR	HOM
2004				DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	GTY	RCH	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR 34	IRP	MCH	BRI											108th	125	[4]
	Moy Racing	77	Ford																									CAL 33	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	PHO	DAR	HOM

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	NWWC	Pts	Ref
1997	Stroppe Motorsports	8	Ford	TUS	AMP	SON	TUS	MMR	LVS	CAL 24	EVG	POR	PPR	AMP	SON	MMR	LVS	74th	91	[5]
1998	Bechtel Motorsports	50	Chevy	TUS DNQ	LVS 18													21st	647	[6]
	Info not available	Info not available				PHO DNQ	CAL	HPT
		43	Chevy						MMR 8	AMP 15	POR	CAL	PPR	EVG	SON	MMR 9	LVS

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max 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	ARSC	Pts	Ref
2002	Jason Rudd Racing	10	Ford	DAY	ATL	NSH	SLM	KEN	CLT	KAN	POC	MCH	TOL	SBO	KEN	BLN	POC	NSH	ISF	WIN	DSF	CHI	SLM	TAL DNQ	CLT	N/A	0	[7]

References

1. "Bruce Alan Bechtel, Born 02/13/1955 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
2. "Bruce Bechtel – 2002 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
3. "Bruce Bechtel – 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
4. "Bruce Bechtel – 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
5. "Bruce Bechtel – 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
6. "Bruce Bechtel – 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
7. "Bruce Bechtel – 2002 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

External links

• Bruce Bechtel driver statistics at Racing-Reference