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Mark began racing stock cars at the age of eighteen and has not looked back since.  During his career, Mark has accomplished many feats including winning eighteen track championships, three IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series championships (1998, 2001 and 2003), the 1998 IMCA National Late Model Championship and the 1994 NASCAR Central Region Points Championship. 

 

Notable victories include nineteen Deery Brothers Summer Series events including three Pepsi USA Late Model Nationals held annually at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, IA (2000, 2006 and 2007) and the 2006 United States Modified Touring Series Fall Jamboree held annually at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, MN. 

 

Over Mark’s twenty plus year career he has competed in 935 feature events recording an astounding 581 Top 5 finishes (62%) and 192 wins (20%).  Mark is a clean racer who garners the respect of all of his competitors and fans alike as evidenced by his fifteen “Favorite Late Model Driver Award” he has earned at various Midwestern tracks. 

 

Mark lives in Quincy, IL with his wife Melissa and son Cale.  Mark works in Blessing Hospitals Operation Support Group, a position he has held for 25 years.

 

 

 Career Statistics

Note: Winning statistics shown below do not include Mark’s 78 career modified wins.

 

1974 – 1984

- Raced go-karts through the Midwest recording more than 150 feature wins

1984

- First year racing stock cars

- Track Championship (Sportsman Division) - Kirksville, MO

- 8 feature wins (Sportsman Division)

1985

- First year racing dirt late models

- Rookie of the Year - Quincy Raceways & Kirksville, MO

- 13 Top 5 finishes (45 starts)

1986

- Top 10 in points at Quincy Raceways and Holts Summit, MO

- 6 Top 5 finishes (33 starts)

1987

- Top 10 in points at Quincy Raceways and Holts Summit, MO

- 9 Top 5 finishes (33 starts)

1988

- Top 10 in points at Quincy Raceways and Holts Summit, MO

- 2 feature wins

- 21 Top 5 finishes (40 starts)

1989

- Top 5 in points at Quincy Raceways and Holts Summit, MO

- Fan’s Favorite Driver - Quincy

- 6 feature wins

- 22 Top 5 finishes (46 starts)

1990

- Top 10 in points at Quincy Raceways and Holts Summit, MO

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy

- 1 feature win

- 12 Top 5 finishes (39 starts)

1991

- 4th place in points – Quincy, IL

- 8th place in points – Holts Summit, MO

- 3 feature wins

- 12 Top 5 finishes (29 starts)

1992

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- 3rd place in points – Moberly, MO

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy, IL

- 8 feature wins

- 22 Top 5 finishes (42 starts)

1993

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- 3rd place in points – Moberly, MO

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy, IL

- 6 feature wins

- 26 Top 5 finishes (36 starts)

1994

- NASCAR Central Region Champion

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- Track Championship – Moberly, MO

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy, IL

- 20 feature wins

- 42 Top 5 finishes (43 starts)

1995

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- Track Championship – Moberly, MO

- 2nd Place - NASCAR Central Region

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy, IL

- 26 feature wins

- 48 Top 5 finishes (58 starts)

1996

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy, IL

- 9 feature wins

- 25 Top 5 finishes (43 starts)

1997

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy, IL

- 10 feature wins

- 32 Top 5 finishes (37 starts)

1998

- IMCA Late Model National Champion

- IMCA Derry Bros Series Champion

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- Track Championship – Donnellson, IA

- Track Championship (IMCA Modified)– Donnellson, IA

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy, IL

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Donnellson, IA

- 21 feature wins

- 46 Top 5 finishes (54 starts)

1999

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- Track Championship – Donnellson, IA

- Track Championship (IMCA Modified)– Donnellson, IA

- IMCA Late Model National Runner-up

- 4th Place - IMCA Derry Bros Series

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy, IL

- 12 feature wins

- 38 Top 5 finishes (50 starts)

2000

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- Track Championship (IMCA Modified)– Donnellson, IA

- Pepsi USA Nationals Winner held at 34 Raceway (West Burlington)

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy, IL

- 12 feature wins

- 35 Top 5 finishes (47 starts)

2001

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- IMCA Derry Bros Series Champion

- 8 feature wins

- 24 Top 5 finishes (42 starts)

2002

- Started racing more open motor events

- Top 5 in points – Quincy, IL

- 8 feature wins

- 22 Top 5 finishes (43 starts)

2003

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- IMCA Derry Bros Series Champion

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy, IL

- 11 feature wins

- 28 Top 5 finishes (44 starts)

2004

- Track Championship (USRA Modified) – Memphis, MO

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy, IL

- Driver of the Year – Memphis, MO

- 5 feature wins

- 22 Top 5 finishes (35 starts)

2005

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- 7 feature wins

- 20 Top 5 finishes (28 starts)

2006

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- Pepsi USA Nationals Winner held at 34 Raceway (West Burlington)

- USMTS (Modified) Fall Jamboree Winner held in Spring Valley, MN

- Fan’s Favorite Driver – Quincy, IL

- 16 feature wins

- 28 Top 5 finishes (32 starts)

2007

- Track Championship – Quincy, IL

- Pepsi USA Nationals Winner held at 34 Raceway (West Burlington)

- 11 feature wins

- 28 Top 5 finishes (36 starts)

 

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