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Driving a Sprint Car at Billy Pauch Racing School
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May 31, 2021 at 12:02 PM
Billy Pauch is an American racecar driver. He resides in Frenchtown, New Jersey where he runs the Bill Pauch Driving School. Pauch attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School, right near the Flemington Speedway.
Known for racing Modifieds, dirt small-block and big-block Modifieds, and dirt sprint cars throughout the eastern United States, Pauch had over 600 career feature wins. Pauch a six-time New Egypt Speedway Modified division champion claiming over 100 wins at the track (the second place only has 29), among many other track championships.
Pauch has also made four NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts, with his best finish coming in 1998 at Flemington Speedway where he finished in sixth place in the No. 06 Dick Greenfield Dodge. In 1988, Pauch won 42 feature races and earned three track championships. He is still racing in weekly races in New Je
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Modified auto racing champion and multi-hall of fame inductee Jack Johnson died Thursday after a lengthy battle with ALS at the age of 76.
The longtime Duanesburg resident who went by “Jumpin’ Jack” had a strong desire to succeed on the track and had the skill and know-how to do it, and off the track he gained a reputation as a true sportsman who would help fellow racers and gladly sign autographs.
“He reminds me of Richard Petty,” said John Papp, who would visit with Johnson when he was growing up in Rotterdam and would often watch him race at Fonda Speedway. “He was a vicious competitor on the track, but when it came to fans, you were first. That’s a fan’s driver.”