Herman George Behlman Jr. (April 22, 1944 – May 10, 2014) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Winston West Series in 1973 and 1974. He was known by the nickname "The Blackberry Bush Bomber."
Racing career After serving in the Vietnam War with the United States Marines, Behlman began racing stock cars. In 1973, Behlman competed in seventeen of twenty-one races in the NASCAR Winston West Series, scoring two top-ten finishes. This schedule included a combination race with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, where he scored a sixteenth-place finish at Riverside International Raceway. In 1974, Behlman ran all but the first and last race of the West Series season, scoring ten top-ten finishes. He finished eighth in the standings. This included a combination race at Riverside, where he finished twenty-ninth; he failed to qualify at Ontario Motor Speedway. He would continue competing in local racing at tracks such as Cajon Speedway into the 2000s.
Death Behlman was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2012. He would lose his battle with the disease and died on May 10, 2014.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series resultsYearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930PtsRef1973Behlman Racing01ChevyRSDDAYRCHCARBRIATLNWSDARMARTALNSVCLTDOVTWSRSD16MCHDAYBRIATLTALNSVDARRCHDOVNWSMARCLTCAR100thNA197401WRSDDAYRCHCARBRIATLDARNWSMARTALNSVDOVCLTRSD29MCHDAYBRINSVATLPOCTALMCHDARRCHDOVNWSMARCLTCARONTDNQ124th0.695
Winston West Series NASCAR Winston West Series resultsYearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728PtsRef1973Behlman Racing01ChevyAMPMAD20S9917AURKFSCBS12USP13POR17SPS12WER17SGS11CAJ8OSS12CSP15BKS16LAG17EVG18WSP9AMP1411th10100YAK24POR197401RSDAMP21S9910MSP22COR15SBP4ASP15WER18WSP11SPS23STA17USP18POR21MED9EUG15CBS15CAJ6CRS4ASP15AMP11CSP6EVG6YAK9POR6SGB14ASP7ONT8th157401WRSD29
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