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Dick Bahre

Richard "Dick" Bahre, born Aug. 30, 1932, in Collinsville, Conn., died Sept. 28, 2008 in Statesville, N.C. He was 76, at his death. Dick married on Nov. 30, 1985, to Orene Mason. He was the son of the late Peter and Irene F. Bahre.

Dick Bahre, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1957. Dick was brought up working on the family farm and later worked with his brother Bob in land development and real estate in Maine.

Dick Bahre was involved in auto racing for over 50 years starting with the midget racing circuit in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s.

Dick Bahre was the general manager of Oxford Plains Speedway In Maine for more than 20 years. He entered the NASCAR Cup series and Late Model Sportsman division as a car owner in 1981. In 1983, he re-located to North Carolina and became a Winston Cup Team Owner with NASCAR and was owner and operator of Dick Bahre Racing. Though ran the car for only a handful of races annually through 1993.

Dick Bahre helped his brother (Bob Bahre) build the New Hampshire track in 1989.

From 1981 to 1993, Bahre fielded cars in 31 races on what is now the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Geoffrey Bodine, Charlie Glotzbach, Sterling Marlin, Morgan Shepherd, Dave Mader, and Michael Waltrip all competed in Bahre owned cars.

In the mid- 1980s, he along with Chuck Rider formed Bahari Racing with Michael Waltrip driving the #7