Michel Disdier (born 10 February 1974) is a French professional racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the

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, driving the No. 67

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for Freedom Racing Enterprises. He has raced motorcycles in Europe and stock cars in Canada and the United States, running in the

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Racing career

Disdier first raced motorcycles in Europe, winning the French Moto-Cross Endurance 125cc Championship at age 16. In 1993, he won the

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B French title, and six years later, the Formula France Championship. After becoming an

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to the

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, with his host family living in

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, a popular

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state, Disdier became interested in

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, and made his debut in the

in 2007 in the NAPA Autopro 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for Trident Racing, finishing 29th. In 2008, Disdier joined Bowsher Motorsports">Trident_Racing.html" ;"title="Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for Trident Racing">Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for Trident Racing, finishing 29th. In 2008, Disdier joined Bowsher Motorsports to run in the ARCA Re/MAX Series, finishing 13th in his first race at Salem Speedway. The following year, Disdier was entered for ten races with Bowsher in the No. 21 Ford Motor Company, Ford, running two in 2008 and the remaining eight in 2009. Disdier returned to ARCA in 2013 with

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, finishing 11th, a career-high. In January 2014, Disdier was allowed by NASCAR to race on

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s, and tested in the

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' Preseason Thunder at Daytona in the No. 07 of

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, splitting the truck with

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and

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. He was later signed by the team to race in the season-opening

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with SS-Green Light owner

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serving as spotter, making Disdier the first Frenchman to race in NASCAR since the 1970s. After starting 33rd, Disdier finished 24th, 17 laps behind race winner

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. He returned to the team in 2016 for the Daytona race and avoided wrecks to finish 11th. He later joined

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in 2018 for a race at

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, in which he finished 19th. On March 17, 2025, it was revealed that Disdier will return to the now renamed

, driving the No. 67

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for Freedom Racing Enterprises at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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.)

Craftsman Truck Series

Canadian Tire Series

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Disdier, Michel Living people 1974 births Racing drivers from Nice French racing drivers Formula Ford drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers NASCAR drivers