Merv Treichler

Mervyn "Merv" Treichler (born July 28, 1944) is a retired American stock car racing driver who competed on both asphalt and dirt surfaces. In 1970 he won the Race of Champions, the premier asphalt race for modifieds. He also claimed the marquee events for dirt modifieds at Super Dirt Week in 1981 and 1982.

Racing career
Treichler established himself in racing at the paved Lancaster Speedway where he won multiple track championships, and at the dirt track at Ransomville. He went on to compete successfully at the east coast race tracks from Florida to Canada, including the Flemington Speedway NJ,  Langhorne Speedway PA, Lebanon Valley Speedway NY, Oswego Speedway NY, Sharon Speedway OH, the Syracuse Mile NY, and the road courses at Daytona FL and  Watkins Glen NY.

In 1984 Treichler turned his attention to the NASCAR Busch Series, where he competed part time until retiring from racing in 1987. He was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame, and the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame.

NASCAR
(key) ( Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. )