Toby Tobias

Dick “Toby” Tobias (February 12, 1932 – June 23, 1978) was an American stock car and sprint car racing driver from Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He revolutionized the dirt track modified stock car class by producing a chassis constructed of tubular steel.

Racing career Tobias began his racing career in the early 1950's at the Hilltop Speedway in Pennsylvania. He then spent the majority of his career racing in the sprint and modified divisions competing at the renowned tracks of the northeast, including the Nazareth Speedway and the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway in Pennsylvania, and the Flemington Speedway in New Jersey. Tobias made just one appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Personal life Tobias was fatally injured in a USAC sprint car race at Flemington Speedway on June 23, 1978. He was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press Association, the National Sprint Car and the Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame. Grandson Paul Lotier Jr. later became the third generation involved in racing as co-owner of a sprint car.