Mark Stahl
| Mark Stahl | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | August 12, 1951 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Retired | 2001 |
| ARCA Re/MAX Series | |
| Years active | 1988-2001 |
| Car number | 32 |
| Starts | 48 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 20th in 1998 |
| Previous series | |
| 1981–1993 1981–1982 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston West Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 1978, 1980 1981, 2007, 2015, 2016 | Baja 1000 Overall Winner Baja 1000 Class Winner |
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 races run over 13 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 38th (1987) | ||||||
| First race | 1981 Winston Western 500 (Riverside) | ||||||
| Last race | 1991 AC Delco 500 (Rockingham) | ||||||
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Mark Stahl (born August 12, 1951) is an American off-road and stock car racing driver. Now retired, he competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the ARCA Re/MAX Series, and is a four-time winner of the Baja 1000 off-road race, twice winning the event overall.
Career
Born in San Diego, California, Stahl began his professional racing career in off-road racing; he scored overall wins in the Baja 1000 in his Chenowth VW in 1978 and 1980, and the car won just Class 1 (but not overall) in 1981.[1][2] Stahl battled Frank "Scoop" Vessels for the win of the 1978 Baja 1000 and Vessels crossed the finish line 3 minutes ahead of Stahl - but had started 9 minutes earlier - giving the victory to Stahl by 6 minutes.[3]
He moved to stock cars 1981, competing in the NASCAR Winston West Series (now K&N Pro Series West); he competed in the series full-time in 1982,[4] finishing 12th in points. Stahl also made his debut in the Winston Cup Series in 1981, driving in the Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway, finishing 23rd.[5]
Stahl competed in 30 races in the Winston Cup Series between 1981 and 1993;[5] his best finish was 16th in 1986 at Darlington Raceway.[6] He also failed to qualify for 32 additional events.[7] In 1987 Stahl posted the fastest time in second-round qualifying for the 1987 Winston 500, becoming part of the fastest field in NASCAR history.[8] He moved to South Carolina in 1991 to further his racing career.[1] In 1990 Stahl acquired sponsorship from Hooters; his failing to qualify for the 1991 Motorcraft 500 at Atlanta International Raceway led to 1992 Winston Cup Series Champion Alan Kulwicki picking up the sponsorship for the event,[9] and later receiving the sponsorship full-time.[10]
In 1988 Stahl made his debut in the Automobile Racing Club of America's Permatex SuperCar Series; he competed in 48 ARCA events between 1988 and 2001, posting a best finish of fourth at Talladega Superspeedway in 1997.[11]
Following the 2001 racing season, Stahl retired from competition; in 2007, he came out of retirement to compete in the Baja 1000 once more,[1] co-driving with Jim Christensen and winning the Touring Car class of the race.[6] His 1977 Chenowth was restored by another driver for the 2011 NORRA Mexican 1000 vintage race and Stahl co-drove in the May event.[12]
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.)
Winston Cup Series
References
- ^ a b c "Bluffton's Stahl to tackle off-road race in Baja California". The Island Packet. Bluffton, SC. November 11, 2007. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ "For Sale". Off Road Action News. 1982.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Koch, Ron (January 31, 2011). Xlibris Corporation. p. 269. ISBN 1456858645 https://books.google.com/books?id=FwKyVwEl1ZMC&pg=PA269&lpg=PA269&dq=%22mark+stahl%22+%22score%22&source=bl&ots=HT3RQsCvcZ&sig=7MwRosBdzdOnX8tlOIW4SDBX6Ms&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vdScVK6WM4H4yQT9uYFY&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=%22mark%20stahl%22%20%22score%22&f=false. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
{{cite book}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Mark Stahl - NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ a b "Mark Stahl - NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ a b Wuensch, Christopher (November 25, 2007). "From Bluffton to Baja" (PDF). Bluffton Today. Bluffton, SC. pp. 16A–17A. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ "Mark Stahl - NASCAR Winston Cup / Nextel Cup / Sprint Cup DNQs". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ "Stahl leads second-day runs". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, AL. May 2, 1987. p. 19. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ Gillipsie, Tom (May 3, 1991). "Kulwicki in with fun sponsor". The News and Courier. Charleston, SC. p. 4E. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ Green, David (May 1, 1991). "Kulwicki gets full sponsorship". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, SC. p. D4. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ "Mark Stahl - ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ "April 12, 2011 Press Release". NORRA. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
External links
- Mark Stahl driver statistics at Racing-Reference