Mike Marlar

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Mike Marlar
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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
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 race 2021 Food City Dirt Race (Bristol Dirt)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2019 position108th
Best finish108th (2019)
First race 2019 Go Bowling 250 (Richmond)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 3 years
2022 position56th
Best finish56th (2022)
First race 2019 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
Last race 2022 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt (Bristol Dirt)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
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.

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Racing career

Dirt racing

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

Stock car racing

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

NASCAR

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

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NCSCPtsRef
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 36th6 [11]

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233NXSCPtsRef
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 108th01 [12]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPtsRef
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 57th36 [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 112th01 [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 56th20 [15]

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