Dave Mader III

Dave Mader III (born June 30, 1955) is an American professional stock car racing driver.[1] Winner of the 1978 Snowball Derby, he is a former competitor in all three of NASCAR's national touring series.

Dave Mader III
Born (1955-06-30) June 30, 1955
Maylene, Alabama
Achievements1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 All-American Challenge Series Champion
1978 Snowball Derby Winner
NASCAR Cup Series career
10 races run over 5 years
Best finish45th (1992)
First race1988 Busch 500 (Bristol)
Last race1992 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
22 races run over 5 years
Best finish30th (1990)
First race1986 All Pro 300 (Charlotte)
Last race1992 Atlanta 300 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 9 2
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
Best finish84th (1998)
First race1998 Federated Auto Parts 250 (Nashville)
Last race1998 Memphis 200 (Memphis)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of February 10, 2019.

Racing career

Mader won the 1978 Snowball Derby, beating Mark Martin.[2]

Mader competed in ten NASCAR Winston Cup Series races between 1988 and 1992, including leading seven laps at Martinsville Speedway in 1992.[1] In the Busch Series, he raced in 22 events between 1986 and 1992, with nine Top 10 finishes.[1] He raced in two Craftsman Truck Series events in 1998.[1]

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.[3] 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 1992 running of The Winston, driving the No. 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.[3]

Personal life

Mader has a daughter, Kelly.[3]

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
NASCAR Winston Cup 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 NWCC Pts
1988 Bahre Racing 20 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI
24		 DAR RCH DOV MAR
DNQ		 CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL
DNQ		 72nd 91
1989 DAY CAR
24		 ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ		 CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 75th 91
1990 65 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
DNQ		 CAR PHO ATL
20		 75th 103
1991 Folsom Racing Chevy DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR 61st 137
Bahre Racing Pontiac ATL
30		 DAR
33		 BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ		 CLT DOV SON POC
Chevy MCH
DNQ		 DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH
Mader Racing DOV
DNQ		 MAR
DNQ		 NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
DNQ
1992 Folsom Racing 13 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 CAR RCH ATL
QL†		 45th 436
Melling Racing 9 Ford DAR
34		 BRI
16		 NWS
DNQ		 MAR
21		 TAL
18		 CLT
39		 DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
† - Replaced by Bob Schacht
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1991 Folsom Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1992 DNQ

Busch Series
NASCAR Busch 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 NBGNC Pts
1986 Mader Racing 69 Olds DAY CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT
16		 CAR
25		 MAR 118th 0
1987 44 Olds DAY HCY MAR DAR
34		 BRI LGY SBO CLT
23		 DOV IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR
39		 RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR 48th 201
1990 Speedway Motorsports 56 Buick DAY RCH CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL
30		 MYB
6		 OXF NHA
35		 SBO DUB IRP
10		 ROU BRI
11		 DAR
8		 RCH
13		 DOV
9		 MAR
10		 CLT
8		 NHA
37		 CAR
5		 MAR 30th 1432
1991 DAY RCH CAR MAR VOL HCY DAR BRI LAN
9		 SBO NZH 57th 360
Folsom Racing 23 Buick CLT
19		 DOV
29		 ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA
41		 SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
DNQ		 NHA CAR MAR
1992 Speedway Motorsports 56 Buick DAY CAR RCH ATL
6		 MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR HCY 87th 150
1993 Three Star Motorsports 18 Chevy DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL
QL†		 N/A 0
1995 DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
DNQ		 CAR HOM N/A 0
† - Replaced by Phil Parsons

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman 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 24 25 26 27 NCTC Pts Ref
1998 Raptor Performance Motorsports 1 Ford WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV
31		 HPT LVL RCH 84th 128 [4]
81 MEM
35		 GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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 21 AMSC Pts Ref
1983 Satterfield Racing 08 Buick DAY NSV TAL
36		 LPR LPR ISF IRP SSP FRS BFS WIN LPR POC TAL MCS FRS MIL DSF ZAN SND NA 0 [5]
1989 White Brothers Racing 97 Pontiac DAY
DNQ		 ATL
34		 KIL TAL FRS POC KIL HAG POC TAL DEL FRS ISF TOL DSF SLM ATL 111th - [6]
1991 Folsom Racing 11 Buick DAY ATL KIL TAL
30*		 TOL FRS POC MCH
1		 KIL FRS DEL POC
2*		 TAL
2*		 HPT MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL
23		 26th 990 [7]
1994 Reid Racing 05 Ford DAY TAL FIF LVL KIL TOL FRS MCH DMS POC POC KIL FRS INF I70 ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL
29		 131st 335 [8]
2018 Spraker Racing 63 Chevy DAY
28		 NSH SLM 57th 380 [9]
Mader Racing TAL
16		 TOL CLT POC MCH
18		 MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN
2019 Spraker Racing DAY
20		 FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW POC ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN 79th 130 [10]
2020 DAY
30		 PHO SLM TAL CLT MOH MCH CHI POC IRP ELK IOW GTW MAD GLN ISF DSF BRI MEM KAN -* -* [11]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References
  1. "Dave Mader III Career statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
  2. Traylor, Elgin (October 18, 2013). "Mader and Martin Were the Snowball Derby's First Youth Movement". Speed51.com. Five Flags Speedway. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  3. Inabinett, Mark (October 29, 2012). "Dave Mader III going into Alabama Auto Racing Pioneers Hall of Fame". Press-Register. Mobile, AL. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  4. "Dave Mader III – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  5. "Dave Mader III – 1983 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  6. "Dave Mader III – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  7. "Dave Mader III – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  8. "Dave Mader III – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  9. "Dave Mader III – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  10. "Dave Mader III – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  11. "Dave Mader III - 2020 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Mike Alexander		 NASCAR All-American Challenge Series Champion
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988		 Succeeded by
Stanley Smith
Achievements
Preceded by
Ronnie Sanders		 Snowball Derby Winner
1978		 Succeeded by
Freddy Fryar
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