Doug Carlyle

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Doug (The Ox) Carlyle
BornDouglas Ford Carlyle
May 22, 1954
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 16, 2017(2017-01-16) (aged 62)
Modified racing career
Years active1972 - 1993
Car number11
Championships11
Championship titles
1986 Mr. Dirt 358 Modified Champion

Douglas Carlyle (May 22, 1954 - January 16, 2017) was a Canadian dirt modified racing driver. He competed successfully at race venues on either side of the St. Lawrence River, including Brockville Ontario Speedway; Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania; Fonda Speedway, New York; and Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, New York. [1] [2] [3]

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Racing career

Doug Carlyle started racing small block modifieds in 1973 at age 18 at the Kingston (Ontario) and Watertown (New York) Speedways. He won his first feature a year later at Kingston, and in 1976 was crowned the speedway's final track champion. [4] [5]

Carlyle also claimed four track championships at Cornwall Motor Speedway, Ontario, and three at Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville, New York. [6] [7] After a short sabbatical he returned to racing in 1990 to claim three track championships at Frogtown International Speedway in Hogansburg, New York, before a second retirement in 1993. [8] [9]

The 1986 Mr. Dirt 320/358 Modified Champion, Carlyle was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2004. [4] [10]

References

  1. ↑ Blai, Eddy (September 22, 1977). "Let's go racing". The Intelligencer . Doylestown PA. p. 28. Retrieved October 15, 2023– via NewspaperArchive.
  2. ↑ Gerard, Steve (January 18, 2017). "Local DIRTcar Hall of Famer Dies at Age 62". The Kingston Herald. Ontario, Canada. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Doug Carlyle-Career Results by Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Hill, John (March 17, 2004). "Shampine among Dirt Inductees". The Post Standard . Syracuse NY. p. 29. Retrieved October 15, 2023– via NewspaperArchive.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Patrick (March 12, 2021). "Kingston Speedway still holds special memories, 45 years after the end". The Kingston Whig-Standard . Ontario, Canada. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kingston's Carlyle wins Can Am title". The Post Standard . Syracuse NY. September 9, 1979. p. 33. Retrieved October 15, 2023– via NewspaperArchive.
  7. ↑ "ARRA - Documenting Racing History". Auto Racing Research Associate. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ Gay, Gregory (June 7, 1991). "This ox is not ready to be put out to pasturel". Watertown Daily Times . NY. Retrieved October 15, 2023– via NNY360 Archives.
  9. ↑ Selkirk, Kirby (September 10, 1993). "Carlyle claims Frogtown title". Press-Republican . Plattsburgh NY. p. 17. Retrieved October 19, 2023– via NYS Historic Newspapers.
  10. ↑ O'Donnell, John (May 27, 2004). "Dirt Motorsports Hall of Fame". Watertown Daily Times . NY. Retrieved October 15, 2023– via NNY360 Archives.
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