Rob Bunker
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Robert "Rob" Bunker III (born September 8, 1988) is an American
race car driver from Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
. He began kart racing
in 1998. In 1999 he won his first track championship; a feat he would repeat in 2001. In 2000 he began competing on a national level in the World Karting Association
. By 2003, he had secured three national event wins. In 2004 he competed in four Formula TR (Formula Renault 1600) events scoring one qualifying pole and two podium finishes in only 4 events. In 2005 he competed in the Formula BMW USA
Championship for AIM Autosport, finishing 8th in points. He moved to the Star Mazda Series
in 2006 with AIM and finished 13th in points with one podium finish. In 2007 he competed in the ARCA RE/MAX Series driving the #4 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Charger for Cunningham Motorsports in 7 races. He finished 46th in points with a best finish of 12th at Pocono Raceway
. He has not participated in a major professional auto race since 2007.
United States
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race car driver from Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. , the township population was 44,464.Bridgewater Township was originally created by Royal Charter on April 4, 1749, from portions of the Northern precinct, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of...
. He began kart racing
Kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...
in 1998. In 1999 he won his first track championship; a feat he would repeat in 2001. In 2000 he began competing on a national level in the World Karting Association
World Karting Association
The World Karting Association, or WKA, is the largest sanctioning body for kart racing racing in North America. The WKA was founded in 1971 and is located directly behind Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The WKA is believed to currently have approximately 5,000 members...
. By 2003, he had secured three national event wins. In 2004 he competed in four Formula TR (Formula Renault 1600) events scoring one qualifying pole and two podium finishes in only 4 events. In 2005 he competed in the Formula BMW USA
Formula BMW
Formula BMW is a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It is positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category...
Championship for AIM Autosport, finishing 8th in points. He moved to the Star Mazda Series
Star Mazda Series
The Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear is an open-wheel racecar driver development series in North America. Competitors use spec Formula Mazda race cars built by Star Race Cars. The original series, using first-generation tube-frame cars started in the early 1990s, with the current,...
in 2006 with AIM and finished 13th in points with one podium finish. In 2007 he competed in the ARCA RE/MAX Series driving the #4 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Charger for Cunningham Motorsports in 7 races. He finished 46th in points with a best finish of 12th at Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway also known as the Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond...
. He has not participated in a major professional auto race since 2007.