Best finish 45th (1992) Best finish 30th (1990) | Name Dave III Role NASCAR Driver | |
Born June 30, 1955 (age 69)
Maylene, Alabama, U.S. ( 1955-06-30 ) Achievements 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 All-American Challenge Series Champion
1978 Snowball Derby Winner First race 1988 Busch 500 (Bristol) Last race 1992 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) First race 1986 All Pro 300 (Charlotte) | ||
Victory lane celebration with dave mader iii 35 lap maco 1000
Dave Mader III (born June 30, 1955) is an American stock car racing driver from Maylene, Alabama. Winner of the 1978 Snowball Derby, he is a former competitor in all three of NASCAR's national touring series.
Contents
- Victory lane celebration with dave mader iii 35 lap maco 1000
- Career
- Personal life
- NASCAR
- Craftsman Truck Series
- References
Career
Mader won the 1978 Snowball Derby, beating Mark Martin.
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. In the Busch Series, he raced in 22 events between 1986 and 1992, with nine Top 10 finishes. He raced in two Craftsman Truck Series events in 1998.
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. 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.
Personal life
Mader has a daughter, Kelly.
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points