Bobby Pierce (born November 24, 1996) is an American professional dirt late model and

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driver. A competitor in late models, he last competed part-time in the

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, driving the No. 63

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for

MB Motorsports MB Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team was based in Foristell, Missouri, and was owned by Mike Mittler until his death in 2019. The team was one of few to ...

. Pierce won the World of Outlaws Late Models championship in 2023.

Racing career

Bobby Pierce 32 Lucas Oil LM Dirt Series Oshkosh 2015

Pierce is the son of Bob Pierce whose late model career in the 1980s and 1990s earned him membership in the

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. Pierce began racing on dirt tracks in the “racing” state of Illinois. Pierce finished second in the 2013

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Summer Nationals "Hell Tour". He followed it up by winning the 2014 UMP DIRTcar Late Model national champion. He won the points championship for the 2015 Summer Nationals "Hell Tour" in June / July, and repeated as UMP DIRTcar Late Model national champion for the 2015 season. Pierce made his first NASCAR start on the

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for the

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on July 22, 2015 where he was the fastest qualifier. He won the first heat race and sat on the pole position for the feature in an

truck. He battled for the lead during most of the race and ended up finishing second to fellow dirt ringer Christopher Bell. Pierce's success prompted

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to sign him to

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on August 5, 2015 for his asphalt Late Model debut at

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in a

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race at the circuit. Pierce made his second NASCAR start at

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, his first experience on a non-dirt track, driving the No. 63 for MB Motorsports.

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pierce, Bobby Living people 1996 births NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from Illinois Sportspeople from Vermilion County, Illinois