Mason Diaz
Mason Diaz (born May 16, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 86 Chevrolet Camaro for Brandonbilt Motorsports.
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![]() Diaz at Richmond Raceway in 2018 | |||||||
Born | Manassas, Virginia | May 16, 2000||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2019 position | 75th | ||||||
Best finish | 63rd (2018) | ||||||
First race | 2018 Go Bowling 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
Last race | 2019 Food City 300 (Bristol) | ||||||
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NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
2017 position | 64th | ||||||
Best finish | 64th (2017) | ||||||
First race | 2017 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 18, 2019. |
Racing career
Starting at age four in go-karts, Diaz ran at Dominion Speedway in both Champ Car and Bandolero entries until age twelve. He later moved up to Legends car racing and late model racing, eventually running in the Pro All-Stars Series (PASS) during his late model days.[1] He later started racing frequently at Southern National Motorsports Park.[1] He was racing at the 2019 Snowflake 100 at Five Flags Speedway when a representative from Venturini Motorsports approached Diaz, and the two initially agreed to a deal that would have Diaz driving the team's No. 20 ARCA Menards Series entry whenever Chandler Smith was not driving.[1] However, the deal was later changed to a full schedule in the ARCA Menards Series East.[2]
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Diaz made his first and only Camping World Truck Series start at Martinsville, driving the No. 86 Chevrolet Silverado for Brandonbilt Motorsports. He started 9th and finished 23rd.[3][4][5]
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Diaz made his Xfinity Series debut at Richmond fall race in 2018, driving for Brandonbilt Motorsports.
Personal life
Diaz attends Old Dominion University.[1]
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.)
Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
2018 | Brandonbilt Motorsports | 90 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH 19 |
CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM | 63rd | 18 | [6] | ||
2019 | 86 | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH 36 |
TAL | DOV | CLT 30 |
POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | 75th | 9 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||
68 | BRI 38 |
ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM |
Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
2017 | Brandonbilt Motorsports | 86 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR 23 |
TEX | PHO | HOM | 64th | 17 | [8] |
K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref | ||
2019 | Michael Diaz | 24 | Ford | NSM 14 |
BRI 8 |
SBO 17 |
SBO 17 |
MEM | NHA | IOW | GLN | 15th | 160 | [9] | ||||||
Toyota | BRI 4 |
GTW | NHA | DOV |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
- Sherwin, Andrew (February 26, 2020). "#PETM232 - ARCA East Driver @MasonDiazRacing!". PETM Podcast. Podbean. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- Fenwick, Adam (December 14, 2019). "Mason Diaz Joins Venturini for ARCA East Schedule". Speed Sport. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- Fleischman, Noah. "Brentsville's Mason Diaz makes NASCAR truck series debut at Martinsville Speedway". Prince William Times. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- "Noah Gragson claims his first NASCAR Truck win at Martinsville". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- "Mason Diaz Impresses In Martinsville Qualifying". Race Chaser Online. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- "Mason Diaz – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- "Mason Diaz – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- "Mason Diaz – 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- "Mason Diaz – 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
External links
- Mason Diaz driver statistics at Racing-Reference