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Mike Marlar

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Mike Marlar
Marlar's 2018 World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship car at Plymouth
BornMichael D. Marlar
(1978-01-30) January 30, 1978 (age 46)
Winfield, Tennessee, US
Achievements2018 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 position36th
Best finish36th (2021)
First race2021 Food City Dirt Race (Bristol Dirt)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2019 position108th
Best finish108th (2019)
First race2019 Go Bowling 250 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 3 years
2022 position56th
Best finish56th (2022)
First race2019 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
Last race2022 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt (Bristol Dirt)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of November 5, 2022.

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.

Racing career

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Dirt racing

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Marlar won the 2020 Butterball Memorial at Richmond Raceway in Kentucky and the associated $20,000 payday.[1]

Stock car racing

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He 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

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

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NASCAR Cup Series results
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

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NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
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

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  1. ^ Evans, Zach (September 20, 2020). "Winfield Warrior Returns to Roots For Butterball Memorial Win". Speed51. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tennessean Mike Marlar Racing NASCAR Trucks Tonight Live Dirty Derby Fox Sports 1". www.chattanoogan.com. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  3. ^ "NASCAR forces Mike Marlar to remove Marathon logos". Racing News. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  4. ^ Waack, Terrin. "Eldora qualifying race results, running lineup". Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Eldora Speedway Results: August 1, 2019 (NASCAR Truck Series)". Racing News. 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  6. ^ Cheek, Adam (September 17, 2019). "Entry List: 2019 Go Bowling 250". Frontstretch. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Kristl, Mark (March 15, 2021). "Mike Marlar Making Cup Debut at Bristol Dirt with MBM Motorsports". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "2021 Food City Dirt Race". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "Mike Marlar – 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  12. ^ "Mike Marlar – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "Mike Marlar – 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "Mike Marlar – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "Mike Marlar – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
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