Michel Disdier
Michel Disdier | |||||||
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Born | Nice, France | 10 February 1974||||||
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2018 position | 71st | ||||||
Best finish | 49th (2016) | ||||||
First race | 2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2018 Stratosphere 200 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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NASCAR Canada Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
2007 position | 52nd | ||||||
Best finish | 52nd (2007) | ||||||
First race | 2007 NAPA Autopro 100 (Montreal) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of 2 January 2019. |
Michel Disdier (born 10 February 1974) is a French professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet Silverado for Young's Motorsports.
Racing career
Disdier first raced motorcycles in Europe, winning the French Moto-Cross Endurance 125cc Championship at age 16. In 1993, he won the Formula Ford B French title, and six years later, the Formula France Championship.[1] After becoming an exchange student to the United States, with his host family living in North Carolina, a popular NASCAR state, Disdier became interested in stock car racing, and made his debut in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2007[2] in the NAPA Autopro 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for Trident Racing, finishing 29th.(engine failure after the first lap) [3] In 2008, Disdier joined Bowsher Motorsports to run in the ARCA Re/MAX Series, finishing 13th in his first race at Salem Speedway.[4] The following year, Disdier was entered for ten races with Bowsher[5] in the No. 21 Ford, running two in 2008[6] and the remaining eight in 2009.[7] Disdier returned to ARCA in 2013 with Cunningham Motorsports at Daytona International Speedway,[8] finishing 11th,[9] a career-high.[2]
In January 2014, Disdier was allowed by NASCAR to race on superspeedways,[2] and tested in the Camping World Truck Series' Preseason Thunder at Daytona in the No. 07 of SS-Green Light Racing, splitting the truck with Jimmy Weller and Todd Peck.[10] He was later signed by the team to race in the season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250[11] with SS-Green Light owner Bobby Dotter serving as spotter,[2] making Disdier the first Frenchman to race in NASCAR since the 1970s.[5] After starting 33rd, Disdier finished 24th, ( he lost his side window before the first pit and lost 22 laps to fix it) 17 laps behind race winner Kyle Busch.[12] He returned to the team in 2016 for the Daytona race and got a very good 11th finish [13]
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.)
Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World 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 | NCWTC | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | DAY 24 |
MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | KEN | IOW | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 77th | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | SS-Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | DAY 11 |
ATL | MAR | KAN | DOV | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 49th | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
2018 | Young's Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS 19 |
MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | IOW | GTW | CHI | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | 71st | 18 |
Canadian Tire Series
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Richard Durivage, Jr | 46 | Chevy | HAM | MSP | BAR | MPS | EDM | CGV 29 |
MSP | CTR | HAM | BAR | RIS | KWA | 52nd | 76 |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
ARCA Racing Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Bowsher Motorsports | 21 | Ford | DAY | SLM 13 |
IOW | KAN | CAR | KEN | TOL 19 |
POC | MCH | CAY | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL | 77th | 300 | ||||||||||||||||||
2009 | DAY | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN 16 |
TOL 19 |
POC | MCH 18 |
MFD 19 |
IOW | KEN 19 |
BLN 16 |
POC | ISF | CHI | TOL 15 |
DSF | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR 25 |
28th | 1355 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Cunningham Motorsports | 22 | Dodge | DAY 11 |
MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJE | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | 106th | 175 |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- ^ "French Drivers Fly in for Testing". Motorsport. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d Ehrhardt, Rainier (5 February 2014). "Michel Disdier to realize lifelong NASCAR dream at Daytona". Motorsport. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "2007 NAPA Autopro 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "2008 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Auto Parts". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ a b Cooper, Michael (30 June 2009). "Bowsher boosts French driver toward NASCAR". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Result". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Franck, Lewis (15 February 2013). "Budding NASCAR racer Michel Disdier is no 'Talladega Nights' ' Jean Girard". Autoweek. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "2013 Lucas Oil 200 Presented by MAVTV". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "PRESEASON THUNDER NASCAR TRUCK SERIES SPEEDS". NASCAR. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "MICHEL DISDIER TO TAKE WHEEL FOR DAYTONA TRUCK RACE". NASCAR. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Rolland, Emmanuel (22 January 2016). "Michel Disdier de retour en NASCAR Camping Truck Series à Daytona" (in French). Motorsport.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
External links
- Michel Disdier driver statistics at Racing-Reference