Dave Mader III
Dave Mader III | |||||||
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Born |
Maylene, Alabama, U.S. | June 30, 1955||||||
Achievements |
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 All-American Challenge Series Champion 1978 Snowball Derby Winner | ||||||
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
10 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Best finish | 45th (1992) | ||||||
First race | 1988 Busch 500 (Bristol) | ||||||
Last race | 1992 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
22 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Best finish | 30th (1990) | ||||||
First race | 1986 All Pro 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 1992 Atlanta 300 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 84th (1998) | ||||||
First race | 1998 Federated Auto Parts 250 (Nashville) | ||||||
Last race | 1998 Memphis 200 (Memphis) | ||||||
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Dave Mader III (born June 30, 1955) is an American stock car racing driver from Maylene, Alabama.[1] Winner of the 1978 Snowball Derby, he is a former competitor in all three of NASCAR's national touring series.
Career
Mader won the 1978 Snowball Derby, beating Mark Martin.[2]
Mader competed in ten NASCAR Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup Series) races between 1988 and 1992, including leading seven laps at Martinsville Speedway in 1992.[1] In the Busch Series, he raced in 22 events between 1986 and 1992, with nine Top 10 finishes.[1] He raced in two Craftsman Truck Series events in 1998.[1]
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 #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]
Personal life
Mader has a daughter, Kelly.[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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NWCC | Pts | ||||||||||
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 |
72nd | 91 | ||||||||||
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 | 75th | 91 | |||||||||||||
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 |
75th | 103 | ||||||||||||
1991 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
RCH | CAR | MCH DNQ |
DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | 61st | 137 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pontiac | ATL 30 |
DAR 33 |
BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL DNQ |
CLT | DOV | SON | POC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mader Racing | Chevy | DOV DNQ |
MAR DNQ |
NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Folsom Racing | 13 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
CAR | RCH | ATL QL† |
45th | 436 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Busch Series
NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NBGNC | Pts | |||||
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 | 118th | 0 | |||||
1987 | 44 | 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 | CAR | MAR | 48th | 201 | ||||||||||
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 | 30th | 1432 | |||||
1991 | DAY | RCH | CAR | MAR | VOL | HCY | DAR | BRI | LAN 9 |
SBO | NZH | 57th | 360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Folsom Racing | 23 | Buick | CLT 19 |
DOV 29 |
ROU | HCY | MYB | GLN | OXF | NHA 41 |
SBO | DUB | IRP | ROU | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | 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 | 87th | 150 | |||||
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/A | 0 | ||||||||
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/A | 0 | |||||||||||||
† - Replaced by Phil Parsons |
Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCTC | Pts | |
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 | 84th | 128 | ||||||||
81 | MEM 35 |
GTY | MAR | SON | MMR | PHO | LVS |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Dave Mader III Career statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ↑ Traylor, Elgin (October 18, 2013). "Mader and Martin Were the Snowball Derby's First Youth Movement". Speed51.com. Five Flags Speedway. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- 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.
External links
- Official website
- Dave Mader III driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Mike Alexander |
NASCAR All-American Challenge Series Champion 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
Succeeded by Stanley Smith |
Achievements | ||
Preceded by Ronnie Sanders |
Snowball Derby Winner 1978 |
Succeeded by Freddy Fryar |