Mark Stahl
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1951-08-12) August 12, 1951 (age 72)
San Diego, California
Retired2001
ARCA Re/MAX Series
Years active1988–2001
Car number32
Starts48
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish20th 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 finish38th (1987)
First race1981 Winston Western 500 (Riverside)
Last race1991 AC Delco 500 (Rockingham)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Mark Stahl (born August 12, 1951) is an American former professional off-road and stock car racing driver. 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; 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 34 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] Stahl left NASCAR with more DNQs (34) than races run (30).

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

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 30 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1981 Stahl Racing 85 Ford RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
23 		84th 94 [13]
1982 DAY RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RSD
22 		MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL 72nd 143 [14]
Langley Racing 64 Ford RSD
39
1983 Stahl Racing 82 Ford DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR
23 		NWS
23 		CLT CAR ATL
DNQ 		RSD 66th 188 [15]
1984 DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR
18 		ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR
DNQ 		RCH DOV MAR CLT
DNQ 		NWS CAR
27 		ATL
38 		RSD 52nd 240 [16]
1985 DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL
DNQ 		DOV CLT
21 		RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 78th 100 [17]
1986 DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR
16 		NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT
DNQ 		RSD POC MCH
DNQ 		DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR
32 		RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
DNQ 		CAR
30 		ATL
DNQ 		RSD 62nd 255 [18]
1987 DAY
38 		CAR
33 		RCH ATL
30 		DAR
DNQ 		NWS BRI MAR TAL
17 		CLT
DNQ 		DOV POC RSD MCH DAY
37 		POC TAL
33 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
23 		CAR
28 		RSD ATL
21 		38th 687 [19]
1988 DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR
37 		ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT
DNQ 		DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 86th 52 [20]
1989 DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL
27 		GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR
DNQ 		PHO ATL 81st 82 [21]
1990 DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR
24 		ATL
28 		DAR
DNQ 		BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ 		CLT
DNQ 		DOV SON POC MCH DAY
DNQ 		POC TAL
31 		GLN MCH BRI DAR
33 		RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
32 		CAR
DNQ 		PHO ATL
DNQ 		44th 371 [22]
1991 DAY
DNQ 		RCH
DNQ 		CAR
DNQ 		ATL
DNQ 		DAR
DNQ 		BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT
DNQ 		DOV SON POC MCH
DNQ 		DAY POC TAL GLN MCH
DNQ 		BRI DAR
37 		RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR
36 		PHO ATL 67th 107 [23]
1992 DAY CAR RCH 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
DNQ 		NA 0 [24]
1993 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY
DNQ 		NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA 0 [25]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max 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 ARMC Pts Ref
1988 Stahl Racing 82 Ford DAY ATL TAL FRS PCS ROC POC WIN KIL ACS SLM POC TAL DEL FRS ISF DSF SLM ATL
40 		128th - [26]
1989 DAY ATL KIL TAL
33 		FRS POC KIL HAG POC TAL DEL FRS ISF TOL DSF SLM ATL 129th - [27]
1994 Stahl Racing 32 Ford DAY
10 		TAL
12 		FIF LVL KIL TOL FRS MCH DMS POC POC KIL FRS INF I70 ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL
11 		77th 775 [28]
1995 DAY
8 		ATL
32 		TAL
5 		FIF KIL FRS MCH I80 MCS FRS POC POC KIL FRS SBS LVL ISF DSF SLM WIN ATL
7 		36th 930 [29]
1996 DAY
7 		ATL
18 		SLM TAL
20 		FIF LVL CLT
33 		CLT
13 		KIL FRS POC MCH FRS TOL POC MCH INF SBS ISF DSF KIL SLM WIN CLT
28 		ATL
7 		35th - [30]
1997 DAY
5 		ATL
16 		SLM CLT
19 		CLT
14 		POC MCH SBS TOL KIL FRS MIN POC MCH DSF GTW SLM WIN CLT
DNQ 		TAL
4 		ISF ATL
21 		41st - [31]
1998 DAY
DNQ 		ATL
18 		SLM CLT MEM MCH
28 		POC
36 		SBS TOL PPR POC
7 		KIL FRS ISF ATL
14 		DSF SLM TEX
11 		WIN CLT
20 		TAL
8 		ATL
14 		20th 1590 [32]
1999 DAY
9 		ATL
18 		SLM AND CLT
25 		MCH
19 		POC
24 		TOL SBS BLN POC
17 		KIL FRS FLM
22 		ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT
DNQ 		TAL
21 		ATL
25 		29th 1195 [33]
2000 DAY
30 		SLM AND CLT
DNQ 		KIL FRS MCH
DNQ 		POC
26 		TOL KEN
21 		BLN POC
21 		WIN ISF KEN
20 		DSF SLM CLT
DNQ 		TAL
21 		ATL
18 		37th 900 [34]
2001 DAY
40 		NSH WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT TAL ATL 188th 30 [35]

References

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  2. ^ "For Sale". Off Road Action News. 1982.
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  8. ^ "Stahl leads second-day runs". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, AL. May 2, 1987. p. 19. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  9. ^ Gillipsie, Tom (May 3, 1991). "Kulwicki in with fun sponsor". The News and Courier. Charleston, SC. p. 4E. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  10. ^ Green, David (May 1, 1991). "Kulwicki gets full sponsorship". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, SC. p. D4. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
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  12. ^ "April 12, 2011 Press Release". NORRA. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
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  22. ^ "Mark Stahl – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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  30. ^ "Mark Stahl – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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  33. ^ "Mark Stahl – 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  34. ^ "Mark Stahl – 2000 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  35. ^ "Mark Stahl – 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

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