Bobby Cain
| Bobby Cain | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert F. Cain January 14, 1931 Columbia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | May 17, 2012 (aged 81) |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Motorsports career | |
| Debut season | 1947 |
| Car number | 36 |
| Championships | 2 |
Robert "Bobby" Cain (January 14, 1931 – May 17, 2012) was a pioneering American stock car and sprint car racing driver. Raised in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country he and his cars were known to racing fans as the "Quaker Shaker".[1][2]
Racing career
[edit]Bobby Cain began racing Midgets near his home in Pennsylvania at age 16. He moved to stock cars, competing at Lincoln, Reading, Susquehanna, and Williams Grove Speedways. A move to Key West, Florida found him racing at Hialeah Speedway. By 1955, Cain had relocated to New York, becoming a regular at Fulton and Lancaster Speedways, while winning track championships at the Maple Grove (Waterloo) and Weedsport Speedways.[1][3][4]
In 1983 Cain turned his attention exclusively to the Empire Super Sprint Series with just his wife Linda as his pit crew. He proved again to be a winner, contending at the renown tracks of the northeast, including Brewerton Speedway, New York; Devil's Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vermont; Merrittville Speedway in Ontario; and in Pennsylvania at Lernerville Speedway, Mercer Speedway, Sportsman Speedway (Knox), and Tri-City Speedway (Franklin).[1][5]
Bobby Cain was still racing at age 74 when he was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2005.[1][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Spaid, Gary (May 2005), 2005 Hall of Fame (press release), Dirt Modified Stock Car Museum
- ^ "Cain, Walls score victories at Weedsport Speedway". The Citizen. Auburn NY. August 14, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved March 7, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Cain captures 50 lap race". The Citizen. Auburn NY. September 10, 1968. p. 12. Retrieved March 7, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ O'Brien, Dick (May 27, 1975). "Cain raised at Weedsport". Syracuse Herald-Journal. NY. p. 38. Retrieved March 7, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ O'Brien, Dick (July 9, 1987). "No threat of mutiny in Cain's racing efforts". Syracuse Herald-Journal. NY. p. C7. Retrieved March 7, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ Howley, Dan (April 6, 2005). "Track through DIRT lead to Hall of Fame". The Times Union. Albany NY. p. F7. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Hill, John (May 27, 2005). "Fuller on roll, revved up for big weekend". The Post-Standard. Syracuse NY. p. D7. Retrieved March 7, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.