Michel Disdier

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Michel Disdier
Photo Michel Daytona 2016- Seance autographes (cropped).jpg
Disdier at an autograph session at Daytona International Speedway in 2016
Born (1974-02-10) 10 February 1974 (age 50)
Nice, France
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 3 years
2018 position71st
Best finish49th (2016)
First race 2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Last race 2018 Stratosphere 200 (Las Vegas)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Canada Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2007 position52nd
Best finish52nd (2007)
First race 2007 NAPA Autopro 100 (Montreal)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of 2 January 2019.

Michel Disdier (born 10 February 1974) is a French professional racing driver. He has raced motorcycles in Europe and stock cars in Canada and the United States, running in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

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Racing career

Disdier first raced motorcycles in Europe, winning the French Moto-Cross Endurance 125cc Championship at age 16. In 1993, he won the Formula Ford B French title, and six years later, the Formula France Championship. [1] After becoming an exchange student to the United States, with his host family living in North Carolina, a popular NASCAR state, Disdier became interested in stock car racing, and made his debut in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2007 [2] in the NAPA Autopro 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for Trident Racing, finishing 29th. [3] In 2008, Disdier joined Bowsher Motorsports to run in the ARCA Re/MAX Series, finishing 13th in his first race at Salem Speedway. [4] The following year, Disdier was entered for ten races with Bowsher [5] in the No. 21 Ford, running two in 2008 [6] and the remaining eight in 2009. [7] Disdier returned to ARCA in 2013 with Cunningham Motorsports at Daytona International Speedway, [8] finishing 11th, [9] a career-high. [2]

In January 2014, Disdier was allowed by NASCAR to race on superspeedways, [2] and tested in the Camping World Truck Series' Preseason Thunder at Daytona in the No. 07 of SS-Green Light Racing, splitting the truck with Jimmy Weller III and Todd Peck. [10] He was later signed by the team to race in the season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 [11] with SS-Green Light owner Bobby Dotter serving as spotter, [2] making Disdier the first Frenchman to race in NASCAR since the 1970s. [5] After starting 33rd, Disdier finished 24th, 17 laps behind race winner Kyle Busch. [12] He returned to the team in 2016 for the Daytona race and avoided wrecks to finish 11th. [13] He later joined Young's Motorsports in 2018 for a race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, [14] in which he finished 19th.

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPtsRef
2014 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY
24		 MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 77th20 [15]
2016 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY
11		 ATL MAR KAN DOV CLT TEX IOW GTW KEN ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 49th22 [16]
2018 Young's Motorsports 20 Chevy DAY ATL LVS
19		 MAR DOV KAN CLT TEX IOW GTW CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 71st18 [17]

Canadian Tire Series

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112RankPointsRef
2007 Richard Durivage Jr46 Chevy HAM MSP BAR MPS EDM CGV
29		 MSP CTR HAM BAR RIS KWA 52nd76 [18]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

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

ARCA Racing Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021ARSCPtsRef
2008 Bowsher Motorsports 21 Ford DAY SLM
13		 IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL
19		 POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 77th300 [19]
2009 DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN
16		 TOL
19		 POC MCH
18		 MFD
19		 IOW KEN
19		 BLN
16		 POC ISF CHI TOL
15		 DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR
25		28th1355 [20]
2013 Cunningham Motorsports 22 Dodge DAY
11		 MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN 106th175 [21]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Ehrhardt, Rainier (5 February 2014). "Michel Disdier to realize lifelong NASCAR dream at Daytona". Motorsport. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "2007 NAPA Autopro 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "2008 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Auto Parts". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 Cooper, Michael (30 June 2009). "Bowsher boosts French driver toward NASCAR". Springfield News-Sun . Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Result". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Franck, Lewis (15 February 2013). "Budding NASCAR racer Michel Disdier is no 'Talladega Nights' ' Jean Girard". Autoweek. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "2013 Lucas Oil 200 Presented by MAVTV". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "PRESEASON THUNDER NASCAR TRUCK SERIES SPEEDS". NASCAR . 14 January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "MICHEL DISDIER TO TAKE WHEEL FOR DAYTONA TRUCK RACE". NASCAR . 4 February 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  13. ↑ Rolland, Emmanuel (22 January 2016). "Michel Disdier de retour en NASCAR Camping Truck Series à Daytona" (in French). Motorsport.com . Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  14. ↑ Eggert, Seth (March 2018). "Up to Speed: Stratosphere 200". Motorsports Tribune. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "Michel Disdier – 2014 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Michel Disdier – 2016 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Michel Disdier – 2018 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
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