Mark Dilley (born January 20, 1969) is a Canadian race car driver. He competes in the

NASCAR Pinty's Series The NASCAR Pinty's Series (french: Série NASCAR Pinty's), commonly abbreviated as NPS, is a national NASCAR racing series in Canada, and is a continuation of the old CASCAR Super Series which was founded in 1981. History In September 2006 NASCA ...

, driving the No. 64 Leland/BDI/PartSource Ford Fusion for Micks Motorsports. Dilley has been co-owner of

Sauble Speedway Sauble Speedway is a 1/4 mile short track motor racing oval, located east of the beach community Sauble Beach, in Hepworth, Ontario, Canada. The track hosts a weekly Saturday night stock car racing program that runs from June to September eac ...

since May 2017.

Early career

Dilley drove in the

CASCAR Super Series The CASCAR Super Series was Canada's premier stock car touring division. It was sanctioned by CASCAR. The series ended after the 2006 season after NASCAR purchased CASCAR, and NASCAR used it as the basis for the NASCAR Pinty's Series. General Ti ...

from 1990 until 2006 when the series was bought by

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and rebranded as the Canadian Tire Series. Dilley won the CASCAR Super Series Championship in 1994.

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

Dilley began to race in the Canadian Tire Series in 2007 picking up sponsorship from Dodge,

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, and Leland Industries. He would go on to rack up 1 pole and 4 top fives in the series inaugural season, including a win at

Riverside International Speedway Riverside International Speedway is a 1/3 mile, high banked, asphalt short track located in James River, Nova Scotia, Canada, about ten kilometres southwest of the town of Antigonish. Track history Riverside International Speedway started out ...

. The 2008 season was more of the same for Dilley, adding 6 more top fives and another win, this time at the

2008 Coke Zero 200 The ''2008 Coke Zero 200 Pres. by Sicard Holiday Campers'', the second running of the Coke Zero 200, was a NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racing event that was held on August 30, 2008, at Cayuga Speedway (now Jukasa Motor Speedway) in Haldiman ...

race. Dilley set a new career high, finishing 6th in series points. He spent one more season with Whitlock Motorsports before moving on to Farwell Racing. In his second season with Farwell, Dilley would pick up his third series win, leading just 1 lap at

Barrie Speedway Barrie Speedway was a 1/3-mile tri-oval racing track located in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada, north of Barrie. It was a member of CASCAR Super Series between 1989 and 1995, the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series for the Ontario Provincial and Nati ...

. It would be the only lap Dilley would lead all season. In 2012 Dilley decided to run a limited schedule with his friend and 1993 CASCAR Super Series

Kerry Micks Kerry Micks (born January 10, 1961) is a Canadian race car driver in the NASCAR Pinty's Series. CASCAR Super Series Kerry and his wife Susan formed Micks Motorsports in 1992 to compete in the CASCAR Super Series. From 1990 to 2006 he drove in C ...

in the No. 02 Ford for Micks Motorsports. Dilley, and oval expert, would race on the oval tracks, while Micks would take driving duties on the road courses. In 2019, Dilley returned for his first full-time season since 2011, driving the No. 64 for Micks Motorsports.

Current life

Mark currently lives in Barrie, Ontario. He was the main driver at Sunset Speedway. In 2017, he and a partner purchased

(near Sauble Beach) and they were planning to attempt to get NASCAR sanctioning in 2018. According to Inside Track News, Mark "has been involved as an owner, promoter and/or race director at the former

and Sunset Speedway"; he was also the General Manager of Sunset for a time.

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.)

Pinty's Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dilley, Mark 1969 births CASCAR Super Series drivers Living people NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from Ontario Sportspeople from Barrie