Joe Booher

Donald Joe Booher (February 22, 1941 – February 12, 1993) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Goody's Dash driver. He spent his time running a farming business when he was not racing. He was killed while competing in the 1993 Goody's Dash Cup season-opening Florida 200 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Prior to 1993, Booher had made 21 career starts in NASCAR's Winston Cup Series. He also competed in the ARCA stock car series. Broadcaster Bob Jenkins reported that during Daytona Speedweeks he often brought one of his cash crops, popcorn, to the media center for all to enjoy.

On February 12, 1993, Booher was competing in the Florida 200, the season opener of the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series for 4-cylinder compact cars. Running in mid-field during the second lap of the race, Booher's Chevrolet Beretta clipped the left front quarter panel of Carl Horton's Pontiac and went out of control. He then tagged the wall and was hit in the right front by Rodney White. The accident caused a brief red flag period before the race was restarted. White was in critical condition after suffering compression fractures of his vertebrae and was taken to Halifax Medical Center, but he survived and was not paralyzed. Horton was not hurt in the accident. After being taken to the same hospital, the 51-year-old Booher died of massive head and internal injuries. 1977 Price Racing 45 Chevy RSD

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NA Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1975 Robertson Racing Chevrolet DNQ 1977 Price Racing Chevrolet DNQ 1980 Wawak Racing Buick 28 17 1982 Ulrich Racing Buick DNQ 1983 Spohn Racing Ford DNQ 1984 Satterfield Racing Buick DNQ 1987 Booher Racing Pontiac DNQ 1988 DNQ 1990 Booher Racing Pontiac DNQ 1992 Nelson Malloch Racing Pontiac DNQ

ARCA SuperCar Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA SuperCar 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 Pts Ref 1980 8 Olds DAY10 NWS FRS FRS NA - Hollar Racing 92 Chevy MCH20 TAL32 IMS FRS MCH 1981 9 DAY22 DSP FRS FRS BFS TAL FRS COR NA - 1984 Peterson Motorsports 06 Buick DAY21 ATL TAL CSP SMS FRS MCS LCS IRP TAL FRS ISF DSF TOL MGR NA - 1985 ATL DAY29 ATL35 20th - 41 Buick TAL39 ATL40 SSP IRP CSP FRS Olds IRP26 OEF ISF18 DSF TOL 1986 Peterson Motorsports 06 Buick ATL DAY33 ATL33 36th - 91 Pontiac TAL22 SIR SSP FRS KIL CSP 15 Buick TAL28 BLN ISF DSF TOL MCS ATL 1988 Wallace Racing 02 Pontiac DAY ATL TAL FRS PCS ROC POC WIN KIL ACS SLM POC TAL20 DEL FRS ISF DSF SLM ATL 90th - 1989 20 Pontiac DAYDNQ ATL KIL TALDNQ FRS POC KIL HAG POC TAL DEL FRS ISF TOL DSF SLM ATL NA - 1991 46 Chevy DAY ATL25 KIL 32nd 865 Bahre Racing 65 Pontiac TAL40 TOL FRS Finney Racing 43 Pontiac POC21 HPT26 Olds MCH16 KIL FRS DEL 48 Pontiac POC14 Peterson Motorsports Pontiac TAL20 Brad Smith Motorsports 43 Dodge MCH36 ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL 1992 43 Buick DAY28 FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL 80th -