Robert Wayne "Bob" Burcham, Sr. (August 22, 1935 – April 10, 2009) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1968 to 1979.

[3] His parents were Robert "Bobby" and Opal Burcham; they lived near the interstate border that divided Georgia and Tennessee.

[4] Burcham's father was an automobile repair shop operator and Bob learned the secrets of the trade from him.

[5] He managed to lead two laps out of 7,548 that he raced – for a grand total of 10,955.3 miles (17,630.8 km).

[1] Amazingly enough, Burcham's first Winston Cup Series ride was with a 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle; which saw some action at Daytona International Speedway and a few other race tracks.