Andy Bachetti, (Born December 13, 1975) also known as "The Wild Child", is a dirt track race car driver from the Northeastern United States.

Vehicles

Andy currently drives the number 4 Steve Hough Motors/Bachetti's Auto Sales/Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming big block modified at

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. He also races in the number 34 Steve Hough Motors/Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming 358 small block car at Lebanon Valley Speedway.

Career

Early childhood

He began his racing career at the young age of ten when he began racing Go-Karts. He moved onto the mini

sprint car racing Sprint cars are high-powered open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is popular primarily in the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia, New ...

division using the number 57 Bachetti's Auto Sales car.

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became known as Andy's home track in the 1990s where he won the 358 points championship multiple times. He then moved to Lebanon Valley Speedway in New York which became, and has remained, his new home track. Andy set the lap record at Lebanon Valley in 2004 with a time of 19.645 seconds, a record that still holds true today.

Major Races

Bachetti races a limited schedule of the

Super DIRTcar Series The Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds is a North American big block modified touring series currently promoted by World Racing Group. The series primarily races on dirt ovals in the Northeastern United States and Canada along with select d ...

, in which he won a major victory at the Utica-Rome competition. This includes his annual stop at Super Dirt Week at the

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. He was involved in the Octoberfest Racing Classic in 2000 at Flamboro, placing third, and won first place at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Then in 2001, he placed second behind

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in the I Love New York 358 Championship. Bachetti won another second-place victory in the

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200 in 2002, behind

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, a multiple Super DIRTcar Series winner. He won a first-place victory in the 16th Annual Octoberfest 350 for the 100-lap small block modified division in 2003, along with the Race of Kings at the Lebanon Valley Speedway. Another victory was awarded to Bachetti in 2003 at the Accord Speedway, where he won first place in the Interstate 86 Equipment 30-lap DIRT 358 modified feature. The Coors National 200 in 2004 ended with Bachetti winning first place and $10,000, with the victory marking his first win in a 200-lap race. In 2006, Andy won the points title in both the 358 and big block divisions at Lebanon Valley. In 2008, he won the points championship at the Accord Speedway, snapping a streak of championships by Rich Ricci Jr. and Mike Ricci. Then, in 2009, he once again won the 358 and big block divisions at Lebanon Valley Speedway. He also became the first person at Lebanon Valley to win two races on the same night, four years in a row. On 4/6/2014 Andy won the inaugural 'Hard Clay Open' 50-lap Modified race at the

in Middletown, NY.

Personal life

Andy is married to Natalie Johnson Bachetti and lives in Sheffield, MA. They have 2 children; Blake, age 9 and Delaina, age 4. His occupation is full-time race car driver and enjoys hunting, fishing and snowmobilingAndy Bachetti Bio

References

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