Mike Marlar

Mike Marlar
Marlar's 2018 World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship car at Plymouth
Born	Michael D. Marlar (1978-01-30) January 30, 1978 (age 46) Winfield, Tennessee
Achievements	2018 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 position	36th
Best finish	36th (2021)
First race	2021 Food City Dirt Race (Bristol Dirt)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2019 position	108th
Best finish	108th (2019)
First race	2019 Go Bowling 250 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 3 years
2022 position	56th
Best finish	56th (2022)
First race	2019 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
Last race	2022 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt (Bristol Dirt)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
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.

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

Xfinity Series

Camping World Truck Series

References

External links

• Mike Marlar driver statistics at Racing-Reference