Donis "D. L." Wilson (born January 1, 1965) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the

ARCA Menards Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly Busch East Series, Busch North Series, Camping World East Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) an ...

and part-time in the

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, driving the No. 39

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for CW Motorsports.

Racing career

ARCA Menards Series

Wilson would get his start in the series in 2017 with

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for a test session, after a deal with another team failed to materialize. Wilson would get his debut in 2018 at

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, retiring and finishing 25th due to ignition problems. Since then, he has made at least one start in every season since then, with him greatly expanding his schedule in 2021, racing 14 of the 20 races that year. Wilson would get his first top 10 at the

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, finishing 10th.

Political career

Wilson would try and run as a

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for McLennan County Commissioner, second precinct in 2018. Wilson would try and push for a better mental health system and drug system to stop drugs, along with a campaign for better roads in the local area. In the Republican primary, he would win, receiving 1,116 votes, or 64.36% of the votes cast. He would face off against

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. Wilson would lose the election, only earning 4,573 votes, or 43% of the ballots compared to Chisolm-Miller's 6,016 votes, or 57% of the ballots. Wilson would blame Democrat straight-ticket voting for the reason of his loss.

Electoral history

2018

Personal life

For 21 years, Wilson would work for the

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Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

(

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

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series West

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, D. L. 1965 births Living people ARCA Menards Series drivers NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from Texas Sportspeople from Waco, Texas