Bosco Lowe (born March 27, 1943) is an American former

stock car racing Stock car racing is a form of Auto racing, automobile racing run on oval track racing, oval tracks and road courses. It originally used Production vehicle, production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifical ...

and ARCA driver who mainly competed in the

NASCAR Busch Grand National Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a C ...

, as well as its predecessors, the Sportsman Division, and the Late Model Sportsman Division.

Biography

Lowe mainly competed in the

Busch Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...

, but he did compete in seven

Winston Cup Series The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States. The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and fro ...

races. His first race was the 1967 Hickory 100 at Hickory Speedway. It was in this race that he recorded his only career top-10. He gained some fame in the

1983 Daytona 500 The 1983 Daytona 500, the 25th running of the event, was held February 20 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida as the first race of the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup season. Summary Cale Yarborough was the first driver to run ...

, when he spun his car on pit road and slid down along the pit wall. He competed in 133 Busch Series races and recorded 36 top-10 finishes. His best career finish was a second place in 1982. Lowe retired from driving in 1988. Lowe was also an accomplished ARCA driver from 1984 to 1985. During the 1985 season, he scored three top-5 finishes, six top-10 finishes, and finished sixth overall. After racing, he ran Bosco Lowe Enterprises, an auto wrecking yard and sheet metal company.

References

*https://web.archive.org/web/20131004132918/http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/photo/late-model-sportsman-series-legendary-driver-bosco-lowe-august?xg_source=activity

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe, Bosco 1943 births Living people NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers