Merv Treichler

Treichler established himself in racing in Western New York at the paved Lancaster Speedway where he won multiple track championships, and at the dirt track at Ransomville.^[3] He went on to compete successfully at the east coast race tracks from Florida to Canada, including the Flemington Speedway, New Jersey; Langhorne Speedway, Pennsylvania, Sharon Speedway Ohio; and in New York the Lebanon Valley Speedway, Oswego Speedway, and the Syracuse Mile; along with the road courses at Daytona Florida and Watkins Glen New York.^{[2][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

In 1984 Treichler turned his attention to the NASCAR Busch Series, where he competed part time until retiring from racing in 1987.^[2] 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.^[9][10][11]