Merv Treichler

Mervyn "Merv" Treichler (born July 28, 1944) is a retired American stock car racing driver who competed on both asphalt and dirt surfaces. In 1970, he won the Race of Champions, the premier asphalt race for modifieds. He also claimed the marquee events for dirt modifieds at Super Dirt Week in 1981 and 1982.

Racing career Treichler established himself in racing in Western New York at the paved Lancaster Speedway where he won multiple track championships, and at the dirt track at Ransomville. He went on to compete successfully at the east coast race tracks from Florida to Canada, including the Flemington Speedway, New Jersey; Langhorne Speedway, Pennsylvania, Sharon Speedway Ohio; and in New York the Lebanon Valley Speedway, Oswego Speedway, and the Syracuse Mile; along with the road courses at Daytona Florida and Watkins Glen New York.

In 1984, Treichler turned his attention to the NASCAR Busch Series, where he competed part time until retiring from racing in 1987.

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