Michael D. Marlar (born January 30, 1978) is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently competes full-time in Dirt Late Model competition in the No. 157 Longhorn Chassis for Skyline Motorsports. Marlar is the 2018 World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion and has also previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series from 2018 to 2022.
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 Marlar's 2018 World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship car at Plymouth | |||||||
| Born | Michael D. Marlar January 30, 1978 Winfield, Tennessee, US | ||||||
| Achievements | 2018 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Champion 2018, 2022 Wild West Shootout Champion 2003 Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Model Series Champion 2004, 2012 Hillbilly 100 Winner 2004, 2010, 2019 Magnolia State Cotton Pickin' 100 Winner 2013, 2017, 2019 Clash at the Mag Winner 2016, 2017, 2021 Knoxville Dirt Late Model Nationals Winner 2018 Gopher 50 Winner 2020 Tennessee Tipoff Winner 2022 FloRacing Late Model Challenge Winner | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2021 position | 36th | ||||||
| Best finish | 36th (2021) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 Food City Dirt Race (Bristol Dirt) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2019 position | 108th | ||||||
| Best finish | 108th (2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2019 Go Bowling 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2022 position | 56th | ||||||
| Best finish | 56th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2019 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt (Bristol Dirt) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 5, 2022. | |||||||
Racing career
editDirt racing
editMarlar won the 2020 Butterball Memorial at Richmond Raceway in Kentucky and the associated $20,000 payday.[1]
Stock car racing
editHe made his NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut at the 2019 Eldora Dirt Derby driving the No. 33 Toyota Tundra for Reaume Brothers Racing.[2] Upon arriving at the track, Marlar was forced to remove the logos for his sponsor Marathon Oil off his truck, as it conflicted with Sunoco being the official fuel of NASCAR.[3] He qualified for the main event by finishing fifth in the third qualifying race.[4] He started in the 23rd position and finished fourth in the main event.[5]
In September 2019, he joined MBM Motorsports for his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Richmond Raceway.[6] He spun on the first lap and suffered terminal damage that resulted in a last-place finish.[7]
In March 2021, Marlar returned to MBM to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut in the dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He also joined Hill Motorsports to run the supporting Truck event.[8] In the Truck race, he was involved in a late crash with Kyle Larson.[9] Marlar's maiden Cup start ended after completing 244 of 253 laps due to a spin and he finished 31st.[10]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Cup Series
edit| NASCAR Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | MBM Motorsports | 66 | Toyota | DAY | DAY | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | BRI 31 |
MAR | RCH | TAL | KAN | DAR | DOV | COA | CLT | SON | NSH | POC | POC | ROA | ATL | NHA | GLN | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | CLT | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | 36th | 6 | [11] |
Xfinity Series
edit| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2019 | MBM Motorsports | 66 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH 38 |
CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 108th | 01 | [12] | ||
Camping World Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Reaume Brothers Racing | 33 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | TEX | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | POC | ELD 4 |
MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | HOM | 57th | 36 | [13] | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Hill Motorsports | 56 | Toyota | DAY | DAY | LVS | ATL | BRI 28 |
RCH | KAN | DAR | COA | CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX | GLN | GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 112th | 01 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Reaume Brothers Racing | 33 | Toyota | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | MAR | BRI 17 |
DAR | KAN | TEX | CLT | GTW | SON | KNO | NSH | MOH | POC | IRP | RCH | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | 56th | 20 | [15] | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Evans, Zach (September 20, 2020). "Winfield Warrior Returns to Roots For Butterball Memorial Win". Speed51. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Tennessean Mike Marlar Racing NASCAR Trucks Tonight Live Dirty Derby Fox Sports 1". www.chattanoogan.com. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ^ "NASCAR forces Mike Marlar to remove Marathon logos". Racing News. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ^ Waack, Terrin. "Eldora qualifying race results, running lineup". Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "Eldora Speedway Results: August 1, 2019 (NASCAR Truck Series)". Racing News. 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- ^ Cheek, Adam (September 17, 2019). "Entry List: 2019 Go Bowling 250". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ Beard, Brock (September 21, 2019). "XFINITY: A short night for dirt track ace Mike Marlar in his XFINITY Series debut gives #66 first last-place finish since 2004". LASTCAR. Blogger. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Kristl, Mark (March 15, 2021). "Mike Marlar Making Cup Debut at Bristol Dirt with MBM Motorsports". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ Christie, Toby (March 29, 2021). "Video: Kyle Larson Walks Away After Hard Crash in Final Stage of Truck Race at Bristol". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Food City Dirt Race". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Marlar – 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Marlar – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Mike Marlar – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "Mike Marlar – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Marlar – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
External links
edit- Mike Marlar driver statistics at Racing-Reference