Mark Stahl

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.

This article is about the racing driver. For the soccer player, see Mark Stahl (soccer).
Mark Stahl
Nationality American
Born (1951-08-12) August 12, 1951
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

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 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] Stahl left NASCAR with more DNQs (33) 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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 -
1989 DAY ATL KIL TAL
33		 FRS POC KIL HAG POC TAL DEL FRS ISF TOL DSF SLM ATL 129th -
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
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
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 -
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 -
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
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
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
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
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References
  1. "Bluffton's Stahl to tackle off-road race in Baja California". The Island Packet. Bluffton, SC. November 11, 2007. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  2. "For Sale". Off Road Action News. 1982.
  3. Koch, Ron (January 31, 2011). When the Green Flag Drops: Memoirs of a Baja and Pro-Rally Racer. Xlibris Corporation. p. 269. ISBN 978-1456858643. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. "Mark Stahl - NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  5. "Mark Stahl - NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  6. Wuensch, Christopher (November 25, 2007). "From Bluffton to Baja" (PDF). Bluffton Today. Bluffton, SC. pp. 16A–17A. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  7. "Mark Stahl - NASCAR Winston Cup / Nextel Cup / Sprint Cup DNQs". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  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.
  11. "Mark Stahl - ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
  12. "April 12, 2011 Press Release". NORRA. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
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