Marcis Auto Racing is a former NASCAR Winston Cup team. It was owned and operated by former NASCAR driver

Dave Marcis David Alan Marcis (born March 1, 1941) is an American former professional stock car racing driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit whose career spanned five decades. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at Richmond, including his final ...

Winston Cup

The highlight of Marcis' career as an owner-driver was winning at the old

Richmond Fairgrounds Richmond Raceway (RR) is a , ''D''-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in unincorporated Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Known as ...

in 1982 driving a very un-raceable looking 71 Chevy Malibu, sponsored by J. D. Stacy. Marcis was a lap down, but made up the lap when the race leader Joe Ruttman spun out and Marcis passed him. All three drivers that were ahead of Marcis pitted and he assumed the lead as it began to rain. The race was called complete as darkness set in, and Marcis was declared the winner. Marcis described the win, "I wasn't praying for rain, but I told the guys when I got out of the car (during the break before the race was canceled) that if the good Lord wanted to help an independent, this was his chance." "It was one of my greatest moments in racing," Marcis said. "I had even built my own engine for that race."

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* {{Marcis Auto Racing Defunct NASCAR teams Auto racing teams established in 1969 Auto racing teams disestablished in 2002