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Mason Diaz
Diaz at Richmond Raceway in 2018
BornMason A. Diaz
(2000-05-16) May 16, 2000 (age 24)
Manassas, Virginia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 3 years
2020 position59th
Best finish59th (2020)
First race2018 Go Bowling 250 (Richmond)
Last race2020 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2017 position64th
Best finish64th (2017)
First race2017 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of January 22, 2021.

Mason A. Diaz (born May 16, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes for Visconti Motorsports, driving their No. 74 Toyota full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series.

Racing career

Starting at age four in go-karts, Diaz ran at Dominion Speedway in both Champ Car and Bandolero entries until age twelve. He later moved up to Legends car racing and late model racing, eventually running in the Pro All-Stars Series (PASS) during his late model days. He later started racing frequently at Southern National Motorsports Park.[1]

Diaz made his first and to-date only NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start in 2017 at Martinsville, driving the No. 86 Chevrolet Silverado for driver Brandon Brown's Brandonbilt Motorsports team. He started 9th and finished 23rd.[2][3]

Diaz made his Xfinity Series debut at Richmond's fall race in 2018, driving for Brandonbilt Motorsports in the No. 90 car, using owner points from DGM Racing. He would run three more races for Brown's team the following year in their own No. 68 and 86 cars.

In 2019, when Diaz was racing at the 2019 Snowflake 100 at Five Flags Speedway, he was approached by a representative from Venturini Motorsports, and the two initially agreed to a deal that would have put Diaz in the team's No. 20 Toyota in the ARCA Menards Series in the races that Chandler Smith was ineligible to drive in.[1] However, this deal was later changed to have him run the full season in the ARCA Menards Series East instead.[4]

Diaz continued racing in the now-ARCA Menards Series East in 2020, where he finished fifth in points with a best finish of third at Dover International Speedway, with additional starts coming in the ARCA Menards Series West. He returned to the Xfinity Series in late October when he joined Sam Hunt Racing for the final two races of the season at Martinsville Speedway and Phoenix Raceway.[5]

On January 19, 2021, it was announced that Diaz would be leaving Venturini and joining Visconti Motorsports, driving their No. 74 car for the full-time, with it being Diaz's second full-time season in the East Series.[6]

Personal life

Diaz attends Old Dominion University.[1]

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.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2018 Brandonbilt Motorsports 90 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH
19 		CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 63rd 18 [7]
2019 86 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH
36 		TAL DOV CLT
30 		POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH 75th 9 [8]
68 BRI
38 		ROA DAR IND LVS RCH CLT DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM
2020 Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC IND KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA DAY DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL CLT KAN TEX MAR
20 		PHO
24 		59th 30 [9]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
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 Ref
2017 Brandonbilt Motorsports 86 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR
23 		TEX PHO HOM 64th 17 [10]

ARCA Menards Series

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2020 Venturini Motorsports 25E Toyota DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL
9 		BRI
4 		WIN MEM ISF KAN 42nd 75 [11]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AMSEC Pts Ref
2019 MAD Motorsports 24 Ford NSM
14 		BRI
8 		SBO
17 		SBO
17 		MEM NHA IOW GLN 15th 160 [12]
Toyota BRI
4 		GTW NHA DOV
2020 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota NSM
17 		TOL
14 		DOV
3 		FIF
16 		5th 251 [13]
25E TOL
9 		BRI
4
2021 Visconti Motorsports 74 Toyota NSM FIF NSV DOV SMP IOW MLW BRI -* -* [14]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 AMSWC Pts Ref
2020 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota LVS UMC UMC IRW EVG DCS CNS LVS AAS
12 		KCR
2 		PHO 17th 76 [15]

References

  1. ^ a b c Sherwin, Andrew (February 26, 2020). "#PETM232 - ARCA East Driver @MasonDiazRacing!". PETM Podcast. Podbean. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Fleischman, Noah (November 7, 2017). "Brentsville's Mason Diaz makes NASCAR truck series debut at Martinsville Speedway". Prince William Times. TownNews.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Utter, Jim (October 28, 2017). "Noah Gragson claims his first NASCAR Truck win at Martinsville". Motorsport.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Fenwick, Adam (December 14, 2019). "Mason Diaz Joins Venturini for ARCA East Schedule". Speed Sport. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Segal, Davey (October 26, 2020). "Mason Diaz Joining Sam Hunt Racing for Final 2 Races of Season". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  6. ^ Srigley, Joseph (January 19, 2021). "Mason Diaz Chasing ARCA East Championship with Visconti Motorsports in 2021". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Mason Diaz – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Mason Diaz – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "Mason Diaz – 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "Mason Diaz – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  11. ^ "Mason Diaz – 2020 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "Mason Diaz – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  13. ^ "Mason Diaz – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "Mason Diaz – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  15. ^ "Mason Diaz – 2020 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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