Billy Pauch Jr. (born June 16, 1987) is an American professional

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driver who has previously competed in the

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and the

ARCA Re/Max Series The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into the three national ...

Early life

The son of racecar driver Billy Pauch, he was raised in

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, and graduated from

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and

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Racing career

Since 2009, Pauch Jr. has competed primarily in the dirt modified division, and claimed track championships at Big Diamond Speedway in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Georgetown Speedway, Delaware, and

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and New Egypt Speedways in New Jersey. He has also previously competed in series such as the Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series, the Pennsylvania Tri-Track Modified Series, the Short Track Super Series, the

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, the

Chili Bowl Nationals The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is an indoor midget car racing, midget car race that takes place in January on a dirt oval track at the Tulsa Expo Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. NASCAR calls it the "biggest Midget ra ...

, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. Pauch Jr. also appears at the Action Track USA in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, where he is credited with four track championships in the SpeedSTR class, and an additional crown in the Wingless 600 sprints.

Personal life

Pauch's sister, Mandee Pauch Mahaney was honored as the ''2024 Outstanding Woman in Racing'' by the

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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.

Motorsports results

NASCAR

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

Whelen Modified Tour

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.)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pauch Jr., Billy 1987 births Living people NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers People from Frenchtown, New Jersey People from Kingwood Township, New Jersey Racing drivers from New Jersey Rowan University alumni Sportspeople from Hunterdon County, New Jersey