Marc Davis (born June 23, 1990) is an American former

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driver for

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(JGR). Davis graduated from Mooresville Christian Academy in May 2008.

Racing career

Davis grew up in

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as the son of an F-1 boat racer. He began competing in

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, achieving US-2 and Gold Cup #1 rankings. He moved to quarter midgets at age 8, followed by Junior Dragsters. He spent three years racing Bandoleros before moving to

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.Marc Davis Makes Impression at Toledo Speedway
; October 14, 2007, ARCA, Retrieved January 30, 2008 At age 13 he was in this third year racing legends when he won two 2003 national

car championships in the Dirt and Road Course Young Lion divisions, becoming the first champion to win both championships in the same season. He moved to

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to pursue a career in racing. He won six of twelve limited late model races for JGR at

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in 2006. His March 25, 2006 victory at the track was the track's second victory by an

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. In 2007 he recorded a season best second-place finish, five top fives, and seven top 10 finishes in thirteen events. He finished ninth in points. He also competed in his first ARCA event, finishing fourth for veteran Bill Venturini. He is scheduled to racing the Camping World East in 2008 along with four ARCA events.Gibbs youngster Davis campaigning for Cup ride
January 24, 2008,

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; Retrieved January 30, 2008 He rang the closing bell at the

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on February 6, 2008 for

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.Joe Gibbs Racing's Marc Davis 'Rings In' Black History Month
January 25, 2008; ''Racing Milestones'', Retrieved January 30, 2008 He made his major league NASCAR debut late in 2008, driving the #81 Randy Moss Motorsports Chevrolet at

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in the

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. He finished 16th. Davis then finished the 2008 Camping World East season with a top-ten finish in Irwindale at the Toyota All-Star Showdown. In 2009, Davis drove selected races in both the

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and

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for his own team. In Nationwide, Davis made 5 attempts and qualified for 4 races in the #10/#36 Toyota with a best finish of 25th at

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. In the Truck Series, he attempted and qualified for 2 races in the #19 Chevrolet, finishing 18th at Martinsville and 32nd at

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. In 2010, Davis would pull out of the

race at

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due to the death of his father. He was scheduled to race for Xxxtreme Motorsport in their #58 Chevrolet. Davis would make one start in 2010, at

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finishing 23rd. Davis returned to NASCAR in 2011,

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ing the #03 for

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Personal life

Davis used to work for Hendrick BMW in North Carolina.

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.)

Nationwide Series

Camping World Truck Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

Camping World West Series

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.) Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

External links

Official Website
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Official MySpace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Marc 1990 births African-American racing drivers Living people NASCAR drivers People from Colesville, Maryland Sportspeople from Silver Spring, Maryland Racing drivers from Maryland ARCA Menards Series drivers 21st-century African-American sportsmen Joe Gibbs Racing drivers