Bahari Racing

Eel River Racing
Owner(s)Dick Bahre / Lowrance Harry / Chuck Rider (Bahari)
Jack Birmingham (Eel River)
SeriesWinston Cup Series
Busch Series
Race driversGeoff Bodine, Michael Waltrip, Johnny Benson Jr., Kenny Wallace, Jeff Fuller, Rick Mast, Mike Bliss
ManufacturerPontiac
Opened1981 (Bahari)
1999 (Eel River)
Closed1999 (Bahari)
2001 (Eel River)
Career
Debut1981 Daytona 500 (Daytona) (Bahari)
1999 NAPA Autocare 500 (Martinsville) (Eel River)
Latest race1999 Checker Auto Parts 500 (Phoenix) (Bahari)
2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 (Richmond) (Eel River)
Races competedBahari:
426 (Cup)
81 (Busch)
Eel River: 58 (Eel River)
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories0
Pole positions5 (Bahari)

Bahari Racing was a NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch team that operated from 1981 to 2001.The Busch team ran from 1989-1996 with Ronnie Sliver and Michael Waltrip driving, and one race with Johnny Benson at Homestead. The team's history of drivers include Geoff Bodine, Michael Waltrip, Johnny Benson, Kenny Wallace, Jeff Fuller, Rick Mast, and Mike Bliss, among others. The team mainly ran Pontiac Grand Prixs, although they did run other manufacturers as well. The team was also known as Bahre Racing and Bahari Racing prior to its purchase by Jack Birmingham in 1999, who renamed the team Eel River Racing. It was under that name that the team ceased operating in 2001.