Dave Mader III

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Dave Mader III
Dave Mader III at Daytona (2022).jpg
Mader during driver intros at Daytona in 2022.
BornDavid George Mader III
(1955-06-30) June 30, 1955 (age 69)
Maylene, Alabama
Achievements1985, 1986, 1987 & 1988 All-American Challenge Series Champion
1978 Snowball Derby Winner
NASCAR Cup Series career
10 races run over 5 years
Best finish45th (1992)
First race 1988 Busch 500 (Bristol)
Last race 1992 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
22 races run over 5 years
Best finish30th (1990)
First race 1986 All Pro 300 (Charlotte)
Last race 1992 Atlanta 300 (Atlanta)
WinsTop tens Poles
092
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish84th (1998)
First race 1998 Federated Auto Parts 250 (Nashville)
Last race 1998 Memphis 200 (Memphis)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series career
18 races run over 9 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 63 (Spraker Racing Enterprises)
Best finish26th (1991)
First race 1983 Talladega ARCA 500 (Talladega)
Last race 2022 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona)
First win 1991 Michigan ARCA 200 (Michigan)
WinsTop tens Poles
160
ARCA Menards Series East career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish17th (2020)
First race 2020 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
Last race 2020 Pensacola 200 (Pensacola)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of February 26, 2021.

David George Mader III (born June 30, 1955) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 63 Chevrolet SS for Spraker Racing Enterprises. He is a former competitor in all three of NASCAR's national touring series and is also the winner of the 1978 Snowball Derby.

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Racing career

Mader won the 1978 Snowball Derby, beating Mark Martin. [1]

Mader competed in ten NASCAR Winston Cup Series races between 1988 and 1992, including leading seven laps at Martinsville Speedway in 1992. In the Busch Series, he raced in 22 events between 1986 and 1992, with nine Top 10 finishes. He raced in two Craftsman Truck Series events in 1998. [2]

In his career, Dave has raced Southern All Star, Sunoco, ASA, NASCAR Late Model Stock, All Pro, NASCAR All - American Challenge, ARCA, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Winston Cup, and Busch Series. Mader won four consecutive championships in the All-American Challenge Series between 1985 and 1988. [3] He also builds and manufactures his own race cars, helps various race teams as their crew chief, and has taught at Race Car College. He has accumulated 224 feature wins. He also competed in the 1992 running of The Winston, driving the No. 9 car which was in the race as a winning team, thanks to Bill Elliott winning in 1991.

In 2012, Mader was inducted into the Alabama Auto Racing Pioneers Hall of Fame. [3]

ARCA Menards Series

Mader Finished Second in the ARCA Menards Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on April 24, 2021, his first top 5 finish in 30 years. Mader's last top 5 also came at Talladega, finishing second to Charlie Glotzbach. Mader has one career victory in ARCA, coming at Michigan in 1991. After a 24-year absence from the series, Mader returned in 2018.

Personal life

Mader has five daughters, Tammy, Annette, Jennifer, Kelly, and Erica. [3]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829NWCCPtsRef
1988 Bahre Racing 20 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI
24		 DAR RCH DOV MAR
DNQ		 CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL
DNQ		72nd91 [4]
1989 DAY CAR
24		 ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ		 CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 75th91 [5]
1990 65 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
DNQ		 CAR PHO ATL
20		75th103 [6]
1991 Folsom Racing Chevy DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR 61st137 [7]
Bahre Racing Pontiac ATL
30		 DAR
33		 BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ		 CLT DOV SON POC
Chevy MCH
DNQ		 DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH
Mader Racing DOV
DNQ		 MAR
DNQ		 NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
DNQ
1992 Folsom Racing 13 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 CAR RCH ATL
QL†		45th436 [8]
Melling Racing 9 Ford DAR
34		 BRI
16		 NWS
DNQ		 MAR
21		 TAL
18		 CLT
39		 DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
† - Replaced by Bob Schacht
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1991 Folsom Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1992 DNQ

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NBGNCPtsRef
1986 Mader Racing 69 Olds DAY CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT
16		 CAR
25		 MAR 118th0 [9]
1987 Dennis Reno44 Olds DAY HCY MAR DAR
34		 BRI LGY SBO CLT
23		 DOV IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR
39		 RCH DOV MAR CLT
DNQ		 CAR MAR 48th201 [10]
1990 Speedway Motorsports 56 Buick DAY RCH CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL
30		 MYB
6		 OXF NHA
35		 SBO DUB IRP
10		 ROU BRI
11		 DAR
8		 RCH
13		 DOV
9		 MAR
10		 CLT
8		 NHA
37		 CAR
5		 MAR 30th1432 [11]
1991 DAY RCH CAR MAR VOL HCY DAR BRI LAN
9		 SBO NZH 57th360 [12]
Folsom Racing 23 Buick CLT
19		 DOV
29		 ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA
41		 SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
DNQ		 NHA CAR MAR
1992 Speedway Motorsports 56 Buick DAY CAR RCH ATL
6		 MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR HCY 87th150 [13]
1993 Three Star Motorsports 18 Chevy DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL
QL†		N/A0 [14]
1995 DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
DNQ		 CAR HOM N/A0 [15]
† - Replaced by Phil Parsons

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1998 Raptor Performance Motorsports 1 Ford WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV
31		 HPT LVL RCH 84th128 [16]
81 MEM
35		 GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS

ARCA Menards Series

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

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021AMSCPtsRef
1983 Satterfield Racing 08 Buick DAY NSV TAL
36		 LPR LPR ISF IRP SSP FRS BFS WIN LPR POC TAL MCS FRS MIL DSF ZAN SND NA0 [17]
1989 White Brothers Racing 97 Pontiac DAY
DNQ		 ATL
34		 KIL TAL FRS POC KIL HAG POC TAL DEL FRS ISF TOL DSF SLM ATL 111th- [18]
1991 Folsom Racing 11 Buick DAY ATL KIL TAL
30*		 TOL FRS POC MCH
1		 KIL FRS DEL POC
2*		 TAL
2*		 HPT MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL
23		26th990 [19]
1994 Reid Racing 05 Ford DAY TAL FIF LVL KIL TOL FRS MCH DMS POC POC KIL FRS INF I70 ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL
29		131st335 [20]
2018 Spraker Racing Enterprises 63 Chevy DAY
28		 NSH SLM TAL
16		 TOL CLT POC MCH
18		 MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 57th380 [21]
2019 DAY
20		 FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW POC ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN 79th130 [22]
2020 DAY
30		 PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI
20		 WIN MEM ISF KAN 55th38 [23]
2021 DAY
27		 PHO TAL
2		 KAN TOL CLT
8		 MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 37th95 [24]
2022 DAY
8		 PHO TAL
KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 81st36 [25]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make123456AMSECPtsRef
2020 Spraker Racing Enterprises 63 Chevy NSM TOL DOV TOL BRI
20		 FIF
11		25th57 [26]

* Season still in progress

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References

  1. ↑ Traylor, Elgin (October 18, 2013). "Mader and Martin Were the Snowball Derby's First Youth Movement". Speed51.com. Five Flags Speedway. Archived from the original on 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  2. ↑ "Dave Mader III Career statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 Inabinett, Mark (October 29, 2012). "Dave Mader III going into Alabama Auto Racing Pioneers Hall of Fame". Press-Register . Mobile, AL. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  4. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1986 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1987 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1990 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1991 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1992 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1983 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  26. ↑ "Dave Mader III – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR All-American Challenge Series Champion
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988		Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by Snowball Derby Winner
1978		Succeeded by
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