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  MERV TREICHLER
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| Hometown: |
Sanborn, NY |
| Birthdate: |
July 22, 1944 |
| Height/Weight: |
5'"/ lbs. |
| Marital Status: |
Wife Sue |
| Children: |
Lisa |
| Employment: |
Farmer |
| Years Racing: |
24+ years |
| Accomplishments: |
- 1970, 1971, 1972 & 1974 Lancaster Modified champion with #58
- 1974 Ransomville Modified champion with #58
- 1970 Langhorne Race of Champions (National Open) winner with #58
- 5th place on Lancaster Modified win list (35 from '65-'77) and 10th in overall track victories (37 from '64-'77) with #58,12 ? and #29
- 1972 Lancaster Late Model 200 winner with Dick Ciurzynski's #29 Camaro
- 1981 & 1982 Syracuse DIRT Schaefer International 125 Modified winner with #58 (Super DIRT Week)
- 1975, 1981 & 1983 DIRT NYS Fair Modified winner with #58
- 1975 Daytona Modified Permatex 200 (road course) winner with #58
- 1975 Watkins Glen Modified winner with #58
- 1983 Rolling Wheels Raceway DIRT Challenge Cup Modified winner with #58
- 1981 Weedsport Modified 150 winner with #58
- Over 100 career victories
- 54 asphalt victories at 10 tracks ('64-'79)
- 4 Spencer Modified victories ('67-'72)
- Twin Oswego Modified victories in one day ('74) with #58
- Modified victories at Fulton, Perry and Cayuga (Canada) with #58 plus New Smyrna (FL) in #26
- 33 Modified victories and 153 top five finishes in his DIRT career ('76-'85)
- 100 lap Modified victories at Lancaster and Fulton
- 1970 All Star Racing League Team title representing Lancaster with teammates Richie Evans and the 1970 series champion Maynard Troyer
- 1975 Gater Racing News Driver of the Year
- 1 Lancaster Late Model victory ('64)
- Top 5 Modified finishes at Trenton (including 2nd in '75 R.o.C. Modified plus the '76 R.o.C. Late Model event also) and Pocono with #58
- 24 NASCAR Busch Grand National '84-'87 starts driving #58 with best finish of 9th in 3/23/86 Martinsville Miller 200 (only career top 10) |
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| Cars: |
Modifieds: Studebaker Lark (#24), 1936 Chevy coupe, AMC Gremlin, Chevrolet Corvair, Chevrolet Monza, Chevrolet Chevette, Ford Mustang (#01) and Chevrolet Vega (#26);
Late Model: Studebaker, Chevrolet Camaro plus appearance in Randy Slack's #13 ride ('79);
DIRT: Gremlin, Pinto;
NASCAR Busch Grand National: Oldsmobile (#26,58);
ASA: Chevy Camaro |
| Chassis: |
Gil Bruss, |
| Engines: |
B&M Speed Shop, Hutter |
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| Career Sponsors: |
WYSL-AM 1400 Radio (car called Whistle Missle II), Red's Speed Shop, Jackson & Jackson Trucking, CAM2 Racing Gasoline, Ken Wendt's LP Gas Service, Colton Auto Trim, Troyer Engineering, Unicure, D&H Potato Farms/Racing Enterprises, Genesee Truck Sales, Pete's Marlboro Inn, Magnum Oil, Dixon Steel Fabricating and ? |
| Color
Schemes: |
Maroon, Red (including NASCAR BGN) |
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| Owners: |
Merv Treichler, A.W. Brose (#24), Bill Sandman (#12), Gil Bruss, Jim Mangan, Bob Garbarino (#4 - '74 Stafford Spring Sizzler), Dick Armstrong (#01 - '76 R.o.C.), Norm Foster (#8), Clarence Pickerell (#26) and John & Betty Jackson; ASA #24 at Oswego: John Jackson/Dave Jensen |
| Crew Chiefs: |
Mike Hillman ('80s) |
| Crew
Members: |
Dick Ingram, Gerry Goerss, Rick Miller, Duane Olze, Art Hessler, Paul Mangan, Dave Moss, John Burlingame, Joe McNally, Billy Krull, Wally Dwyer, Bob Weigand, Dick Kulak and ? |
| Current Activities: |
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| Other Information: |
His nickname was "Marvelous" Merv. Merv was inducted into the Race of Champions Hall of Fame in 1985, the FOAR Score Hall of Fame in 1990, the DIRT Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the NYSSCA (New York State Stock Car Association) Hall of Fame in 2007. Roger and Gordy Treichler were his cousins. He ran a Lancaster T.Q. Midget #0 to a top 5 feature finish in 1969. |
| Other Tracks in Competition: | Martinsville, Dover, Shangri-La (Tioga) and Chemung plus dragways; DIRT: many; NASCAR Grand National: several |
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Statistics |
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Lancaster
Modified
Career Stats (1965-1978)
| Year |
Races |
Wins |
Top
5's |
Top
10's |
Points |
Pts.
Standing |
Car |
| 1965 |
20 ? |
1 |
1+ |
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#24 |
| 1966 |
19 |
0 |
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710 |
4th |
#24 |
| 1967 |
20 |
2 |
5+ |
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704 |
7th |
#58,12 ? |
| 1968 |
22 |
0 |
5+ |
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518 |
8th |
#58,12 |
| 1969 |
22 |
5 |
10+ |
11+ |
720 |
2nd |
#58 |
| 1970 |
24 |
3 |
19 |
19+ |
774 |
1st |
#58 |
| 1971 |
23 |
6 |
15+ |
15+ |
802 |
1st |
#58 |
| 1972 |
25 |
6 |
18 |
18+ |
940 |
1st |
#58 |
| 1973 |
23 |
5 |
12+ |
12+ |
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3rd ? |
#58 |
| 1974 |
14 |
4 |
12+ |
13 ? |
632 |
1st |
#58 |
| 1977 |
23 |
3 |
12+ |
12+ |
671 |
5th |
#58 |
| 1978 |
1+ |
0 |
1+ |
1+ |
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? |
#58 ? |
| TOTAL: |
217+ |
35 |
110+ |
111+ |
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| Best
Finish: 1st (35 times) - most recent: July 30, 1977 |
Lancaster Late Model
Career Stats (1964)
| Year |
Races |
Wins |
Top
5's |
Top
10's |
Points |
Pts.
Standing |
Car |
| 1964 |
6 |
1 |
3+ |
3+ |
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#58 |
| TOTAL: |
6 |
1 |
3+ |
3+ |
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| Best
Finish: 1st (1 time) - most recent: May 17, 1964 |
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| Updated: 4/1/07 - (Profile #3R: NEW - 3/7/06) |
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