Mark Dilley (born January 20, 1969) is a Canadian race car driver. He competes in the

NASCAR Pinty's Series The NASCAR Pinty's Series (french: Série NASCAR Pinty's), commonly abbreviated as NPS, is a national NASCAR racing series in Canada, and is a continuation of the old CASCAR Super Series which was founded in 1981. History In September 2006 NASCA ...

, driving the No. 64 Leland/BDI/PartSource Ford Fusion for Micks Motorsports. Dilley has been co-owner of

Sauble Speedway Sauble Speedway is a 1/4 mile short track motor racing oval, located east of the beach community Sauble Beach, in Hepworth, Ontario, Canada. The track hosts a weekly Saturday night stock car racing program that runs from June to September eac ...

since May 2017.

Early career

Dilley drove in the CASCAR Super Series from 1990 until 2006 when the series was bought by

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and rebranded as the Canadian Tire Series. Dilley won the CASCAR Super Series Championship in 1994.

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series

Dilley began to race in the Canadian Tire Series in 2007 picking up sponsorship from

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, and Leland Industries. He would go on to rack up 1 pole and 4 top fives in the series inaugural season, including a win at Riverside International Speedway. The 2008 season was more of the same for Dilley, adding 6 more top fives and another win, this time at the 2008 Coke Zero 200 race. Dilley set a new career high, finishing 6th in series points. He spent one more season with Whitlock Motorsports before moving on to Farwell Racing. In his second season with Farwell, Dilley would pick up his third series win, leading just 1 lap at

Barrie Speedway Barrie Speedway was a 1/3-mile tri-oval racing track located in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada, north of Barrie. It was a member of CASCAR Super Series between 1989 and 1995, the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series for the Ontario Provincial and Natio ...

. It would be the only lap Dilley would lead all season. In 2012 Dilley decided to run a limited schedule with his friend and 1993 CASCAR Super Series

Kerry Micks Kerry Micks (born January 10, 1961) is a Canadian race car driver in the NASCAR Pinty's Series. CASCAR Super Series Kerry and his wife Susan formed Micks Motorsports in 1992 to compete in the CASCAR Super Series. From 1990 to 2006 he drove in ...

in the No. 02 Ford for Micks Motorsports. Dilley, and oval expert, would race on the oval tracks, while Micks would take driving duties on the road courses. In 2019, Dilley returned for his first full-time season since 2011, driving the No. 64 for Micks Motorsports.

Current life

Mark currently lives in Barrie, Ontario. He was the main driver at

Sunset Speedway Sunset Speedway is a , dirt oval track in Banks in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 1986, races are held from April through September. Racing classes include IMCA Modifieds, Northwest Wingless Tour Sprints, Street Stocks, NW Extreme Sprints, ...

. In 2017, he and a partner purchased

(near

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) and they were planning to attempt to get NASCAR sanctioning in 2018. According to Inside Track News, Mark "has been involved as an owner, promoter and/or race director at the former

and

"; he was also the General Manager of Sunset for a time.

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.)

Pinty's Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dilley, Mark 1969 births CASCAR Super Series drivers Living people NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from Ontario Sportspeople from Barrie