Merv Treichler
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| Merv Treichler | |||||||
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| Born | Mervyn H. Treichler July 28, 1944 Sanborn, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Retired | 1987 | ||||||
| Motorsports career | |||||||
| Debut season | 1964 | ||||||
| Car number | 58 | ||||||
| Championships | 5 | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 1970 Langhorne National Open 1975, 1981, 1983 New York State Fair Champion[1] | |||||||
| NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 24 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 30th (1985) | ||||||
| First race | 1984 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 1987 Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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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.[2]
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]