Bobby Hamilton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bobby Hamilton
Occupation	Driver
Date Of Birth	May 29, 1957(1957-05-29)
Age	67
Date Of Death	January 7, 2007, Mt. Juliet, TN
Birthplace	Nashville
Country	United States
Birth City	Tennessee
Horoscope	Gemini

Bobby Hamilton Biography

Bobby Hamilton is one of the most popular and richest Driver who was born on May 29, 1957 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Hamilton lost his parents very young to illness. Hamilton quit school at the age of thirteen and began his racing career at Nashville Speedway USA, now Fairgrounds Speedway, racing on the weekly circuit at the legendary track, where he won the track championship in 1987. Hamilton began to be noticed within the NASCAR ranks after racing in a special four-car “Superstar Showdown” at Nashville in 1988 against Cup Series drivers Sterling Marlin, Darrell Waltrip, and Bill Elliott.

Hamilton made his NASCAR debut in the Busch Series in 1988 at Charlotte Motor Speedway driving his own No. 16 Chevrolet, finishing 14th. He competed in the next race at Rockingham and finished 20th. He drove full-time in 1989 driving the No. 8 Lighting & Fans-sponsored Buick for FILMAR Racing. He finished 11th in points and won his only career Busch race at Richmond International Raceway. He made his Winston Cup debut in a “Days of Thunder” car owned by Hendrick Motorsports. He led five laps but finished 32nd after an engine failure. He matched his 11th-place points finish in 1990 with FILMAR, when he was promoted to Winston Cup full-time. He drove the No. 68 Country Time Lemonade-sponsored Oldsmobile for Tri-Star Motorsports, posting four Top 10 finishes and narrowly defeating Ted Musgrave for Rookie of the Year.

Bobby Hamilton Net Worth

Bobby Hamilton is one of the richest Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bobby Hamilton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Charles Robert Hamilton Sr. (May 29, 1957 – January 7, 2007) was an American stock car racing driver. A driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, Hamilton owned Bobby Hamilton Racing. Hamilton’s son, Bobby Hamilton Jr., is also a NASCAR driver.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Bobby Hamilton Dating?

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Hamilton may be best remembered for two of his Winston Cup Series wins. His first career victory at the 1996 Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix was the first win for the No. 43 Petty car since Richard Petty’s last win in 1984. He also had a memorable win at the Talladega 500 in April 2001 driving the No. 55 car for owner Andy Petree. The entire 500-mile race was run caution-free and was under intense scrutiny from both NASCAR and the media at large, being the first superspeedway race run since the death of Dale Earnhardt at the 2001 Daytona 500 two months earlier. A physically and mentally exhausted Hamilton slumped to the ground after exiting his car and was given oxygen from a tank before giving the standard post-race Victory Lane interview while sitting on the ground, leaning against the drivers door.

Facts & Trivia

Brad Ranked on the list of most popular Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bobby Hamilton celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.

Although his Cup Series run in 2000 was not successful, he made history regardless as he joined Ken Schrader, Terry Labonte, and Mark Martin as one of the drivers to, at that point, win a race in each of NASCAR’s Top 3 series when he won a Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville.

What happened to Bobby Hamilton?

Bobby Hamilton, the longtime NASCAR driver who won the 2001 Talladega 500 and was the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series champion, died yesterday of cancer , said Liz Allison, a family friend who co-hosted a radio show with Mr. Hamilton.

Where is Bobby Hamilton Jr?

Hamilton currently resides in Greenbrier, Tennessee , with his wife Stephanie and a daughter.

Is Bobby Hamilton dead?

January 7, 2007

How old is Bobby Hamilton?

49 years (1957–2007)

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