Bobby Dee Myers 1947-2012

Lyn Smith · 08-06-2012, 01:33 PM

Just found out that our friend Bobby Dee Myers passed away in June.Bobby raced in Stock and Super Stock from the early 70s thru the the 1990s. He had a 57 Chevy ( Illinois Shaker) that he raced in the Jr stocker days,had a series of Super Stock Chevelles in the 70s.His last car was a 71 Buick wagon that he raced in O/SA in the 80s-90s.He was a many time Class winner,and record holder.A fun,and entertaining guy to be around at the track.He later worked as a tech guy for the NMCA,and had worked at Lunati cams after his retirement from racing.RIP Bobby .

Greg Wood · 08-06-2012, 02:03 PM

I met Bobby Dee in 1985 through Bob Harrison. My son and I went to WWCS race at Indy. I spoke to him a few times over the years.

RIP

Travis Miller · 08-06-2012, 02:04 PM

Sorry to hear of Bobby's passing. Lyn is correct. He was an entertaining guy to be around. I worked with him in tech at the original NMCA. That was back when the fast streetcar racing movement was in its early days and where the little guy could be competitive. Bobby tried to keep the rules tight and the racing affordable. But we all know how that wound up. As is always the case, heads up racing soon became dominated by deep pockets.

Rest in peace Bobby.

Jerry Terry · 08-06-2012, 02:34 PM

So sorry to hear about Bobby passing, he always made a fun weekend of racing.
RIP Bobby.

Jerry

Greg Hill · 08-06-2012, 02:54 PM

Sorry to hear about Bobby's passing. I haven't seen him in a lot of years, but I remember him as quite a character.

Jim Kaekel · 08-06-2012, 03:09 PM

Sad day. When I first started racing Div. 3 events in the early '90's I recall Bobby putting me on the trailer a time or two with his Buick wagon. Great guy to race with.

greg johnson · 08-06-2012, 05:54 PM

Sad news...... There was never a "dull moment" when Bobby D was around......
I am sure he won't be the ONLY angel wearing bib overalls........

RIP Bobby Dee

G Anderson · 08-06-2012, 06:04 PM

Bobby was a Good racing friend !Met Bobby when I first started racing stock.Always had time to lend a hand or talk with you.My condolences to his family. RIP Bobby
Greg Anderson

Monte Howard · 08-06-2012, 09:08 PM

Bobby dee always park on the corner off the return road at Indy ( those that knew him know where I am talking about) and every year there was a Buick 350 hanging on a engine hoist after first day of qualifying. The other motor was always going to be faster.
Bobby D was quite the character as described above. I remember when Dunlap set up a stock super stock race at Terre haute, I got there early and bobby d was the only stocker in line , I walked up to his trailer and he told me to set down. He said son these stocker boys won't tell you ****, bit let me give you some speed secrets, I wasn't dumb enough to try them cause I figured out he was trying to use me as a test dummy. Wish there were more characters like him still racing, made it real interesting going to the track.

P.S. He made Freddy, Buddy, Kenny and Bobby look like preachers.

Rip Bobby D, you were one of the greats.

Lyn Smith · 08-06-2012, 10:23 PM

Bobby always came up with the "trick of the week" that for sure was going to make you go faster.He called me in the dead of the winter one time and told me i had to go out and order some d569 something rotor caps because he knew they are going to be worth a few hundreths!!! After a hard day at the track he would get out a big bottle of what he called" loud mouth"!!!

08-06-2012, 01:33 PM	#1
Lyn Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pontiac,il. Posts: 1,198 Likes: 280 Liked 963 Times in 193 Posts	Bobby Dee Myers 1947-2012 Just found out that our friend Bobby Dee Myers passed away in June.Bobby raced in Stock and Super Stock from the early 70s thru the the 1990s. He had a 57 Chevy ( Illinois Shaker) that he raced in the Jr stocker days,had a series of Super Stock Chevelles in the 70s.His last car was a 71 Buick wagon that he raced in O/SA in the 80s-90s.He was a many time Class winner,and record holder.A fun,and entertaining guy to be around at the track.He later worked as a tech guy for the NMCA,and had worked at Lunati cams after his retirement from racing.RIP Bobby .

08-06-2012, 02:03 PM	#2
Greg Wood Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: US Posts: 65 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Bobby Dee Myers 1947-2012 I met Bobby Dee in 1985 through Bob Harrison. My son and I went to WWCS race at Indy. I spoke to him a few times over the years. RIP

08-06-2012, 02:04 PM	#3
Travis Miller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 478 Likes: 1 Liked 276 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Bobby Dee Myers 1947-2012 Sorry to hear of Bobby's passing. Lyn is correct. He was an entertaining guy to be around. I worked with him in tech at the original NMCA. That was back when the fast streetcar racing movement was in its early days and where the little guy could be competitive. Bobby tried to keep the rules tight and the racing affordable. But we all know how that wound up. As is always the case, heads up racing soon became dominated by deep pockets. Rest in peace Bobby. Last edited by Travis Miller; 08-06-2012 at 02:07 PM.

08-06-2012, 02:34 PM	#4
Jerry Terry Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 652 Likes: 6,086 Liked 450 Times in 133 Posts	Re: Bobby Dee Myers 1947-2012 So sorry to hear about Bobby passing, he always made a fun weekend of racing. RIP Bobby. Jerry

08-06-2012, 02:54 PM	#5
Greg Hill VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Louisville , KY Posts: 1,995 Likes: 68 Liked 279 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Bobby Dee Myers 1947-2012 Sorry to hear about Bobby's passing. I haven't seen him in a lot of years, but I remember him as quite a character. __________________ Greg Hill 4171 STK

08-06-2012, 03:09 PM	#6
Jim Kaekel VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,226 Likes: 133 Liked 529 Times in 107 Posts	Re: Bobby Dee Myers 1947-2012 Sad day. When I first started racing Div. 3 events in the early '90's I recall Bobby putting me on the trailer a time or two with his Buick wagon. Great guy to race with. __________________ Jim Kaekel 3836 STK

08-06-2012, 05:54 PM	#7
greg johnson Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 77 Likes: 2 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Bobby Dee Myers 1947-2012 Sad news...... There was never a "dull moment" when Bobby D was around...... I am sure he won't be the ONLY angel wearing bib overalls........ RIP Bobby Dee __________________ Greg Johnson 3123 STK

08-06-2012, 06:04 PM	#8
G Anderson Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 105 Likes: 13 Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Bobby Dee Myers 1947-2012 Bobby was a Good racing friend !Met Bobby when I first started racing stock.Always had time to lend a hand or talk with you.My condolences to his family. RIP Bobby Greg Anderson

08-06-2012, 09:08 PM	#9
Monte Howard Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Potomac,IL Posts: 278 Likes: 1 Liked 66 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Bobby Dee Myers 1947-2012 Bobby dee always park on the corner off the return road at Indy ( those that knew him know where I am talking about) and every year there was a Buick 350 hanging on a engine hoist after first day of qualifying. The other motor was always going to be faster. Bobby D was quite the character as described above. I remember when Dunlap set up a stock super stock race at Terre haute, I got there early and bobby d was the only stocker in line , I walked up to his trailer and he told me to set down. He said son these stocker boys won't tell you ****, bit let me give you some speed secrets, I wasn't dumb enough to try them cause I figured out he was trying to use me as a test dummy. Wish there were more characters like him still racing, made it real interesting going to the track. P.S. He made Freddy, Buddy, Kenny and Bobby look like preachers. Rip Bobby D, you were one of the greats. __________________ Monte Howard 3209 STK, 3208 SS

08-06-2012, 10:23 PM	#10
Lyn Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pontiac,il. Posts: 1,198 Likes: 280 Liked 963 Times in 193 Posts	Re: Bobby Dee Myers 1947-2012 Bobby always came up with the "trick of the week" that for sure was going to make you go faster.He called me in the dead of the winter one time and told me i had to go out and order some d569 something rotor caps because he knew they are going to be worth a few hundreths!!! After a hard day at the track he would get out a big bottle of what he called" loud mouth"!!!