Marc Goossens, nicknamed The Goose (born 30 November 1969), is a Belgian professional racing driver that currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 14 Chevrolet Camaro for SpeedHouse in the EuroNASCAR PRO class.

Racing career

Goossens drove full-time in Formula 3000 from 1994 to 1996 and part-time from 1999 to 2001. In between he drove in endurance races and is a veteran of the

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. From 2002 to 2005 he then raced in

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. In 2007 and 2008 he drove a Riley-Pontiac Daytona Prototype at the

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, scoring two wins with teammate Jim Matthews. He also finished 9th in his first

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Busch Series start at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in

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for Robert Yates Racing in their No. 90 Ford. Goossens returned to Yates later that year to make his

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debut in August of that year at

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in the No. 90, but crashed out and finished 43rd. Goossens made another Cup start in

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, driving the No. 91 Toyota for Riley-D'Hondt Motorsports. He was running well until a mechanical failure dropped him to 36th. He was set to make another start in the same car at Watkins Glen, but with rain in the forecast for qualifying and the No. 91 only being a part-time team, the team withdrew as they would have missed the race. Goossens holds the record of the most wins in

24 Hours of Zolder The 24 Hours of Zolder (24 uur van Zolder in Dutch) is a yearly sports car and touring car endurance race held at Circuit Zolder in Belgium. The race was initially held in 1983, and has run every year except for 1988. In 1989 a GT car won for th ...

with six (1997, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2016) race along with

Anthony Kumpen Anthony Kumpen (born 3 November 1978) is a Belgian professional racing driver and team manager. Kumpen currently works as the team manager for PK Carsport in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. He previously competed full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Euro ...

. Also, he won the Belcar in 2005 with a Chevrolet Corvette C5R and in 2011 with a Porsche 911 GT 3 R Goossens competed at the GTE Pro class of the

2011 Le Mans Series The 2011 Le Mans Series was the eighth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Le Mans Series. The series began on 3 April with the 6 Hours of Castellet and ended after five rounds on 25 September. It is a series for Le Mans Prototype and Gra ...

with a

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Porsche 911, partnering with

Marco Holzer Marco Holzer (born 30 July 1988) is a German professional racing driver. He has competed in sports car competitions such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, American Le Mans Series and Le Mans Series as a Porsche works driver. Caree ...

. In 2012 he was hired by the Chrysler Corporation's SRT Motorsports racing team to drive a Viper GT Le Mans in the

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. With Dominik Farnbacher as teammate in 2013, he scored a class win and three podiums. Continuing with SRT in the

2014 United SportsCar Championship The 2014 IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship (TUSC) was the inaugural season of the International Motor Sports Association's new series created out of a merger of the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series and the first to be ...

, the Belgian scored six class podiums. In 2015 he continued with Viper but in the GT Daytona class, winning the Six Hours at the Glen. In 2016 he drove a Coyote Corvette Daytona Prototype for VisitFlorida Racing with

Ryan Dalziel Ryan Dalziel ( ; born 12 April 1982), is a Scottish professional racing driver. Dalziel has seen the most success in his career in the United States, racing in the American Le Mans Series GT1 class and the Champ Car World Series, and winning t ...

, finishing third at the 24 Hours of Daytona. He continued with VisitFlorida in the 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship. Goossens later competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving for Braxx Racing and CAAL Racing.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

24 Hours of Le Mans results

NASCAR

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

Nextel Cup Series

Busch Series

Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO

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) (Bold – Pole position. ''Italics'' – Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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)(Races in bold indicate pole position)

References

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Career summary
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