D. L. Wilson

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D. L. Wilson
NationalityUnited States American
Full nameDonis Wilson
Born (1965-01-01) January 1, 1965 (age 57)
Waco, Texas
ARCA Menards Series career
Debut season2018
Current teamFast Track Racing
Car number12
Crew chief
Starts18
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Best finish6th in 2021
Last updated on: December 3, 2021.

Donis "D. L." Wilson[1] (born January 1, 1965) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving various cars of various manufacturers for Fast Track Racing.

Racing career[]

ARCA Menards Series[]

Wilson would get his start in the series in 2017 with Fast Track Racing for a test session, after a deal with another team failed to materialize.[2]

Wilson would get his debut in 2018 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, 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 2021 Allen Crowe 100, finishing 10th.

Political career[]

Wilson would try and run as a Republican 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.[3] In the Republican primary, he would win, receiving 1,116 votes, or 64.36% of the votes cast.[4] He would face off against Democrat . 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.[5]

Electoral history[]

2018[]

2018 McKennan County Commissioner Precinct 2 Republican Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican D. L. Wilson 1,116 64.36%
Republican Vernon Davis 411 23.7%
Republican Gina Ford 207 11.94%
2018 McKennan County Commissioner Precinct 2 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patricia Chisolm-Miller 6,016 57%
Republican D. L. Wilson 4,573 43%

Personal life[]

For 21 years, Wilson would work for the Texas Department of Public Safety.[3]

Motorsports career results[]

ARCA Menards Series[]

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

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2018 Fast Track Racing 11 Chevy DAY NSH
25 		SLM 71st 265 [6]
10 TAL
19 		TOL POC MCH MAD CHI IOW ELK ISF BLN DSF
1 Toyota IRP
Wth 		KAN
2019 11 DAY SLM TAL
17 		NSH TOL POC MCH CHI IOW ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN 72nd 145 [7]
2020 12 Chevy DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM
16 		ISF KAN 77th 28 [8]
2021 Toyota DAY
26 		TAL
19 		KAN
11 		TOL
12 		CLT
23 		MOH POC ELK BLN MCH
19 		ISF
10 		MLW BRI
28 		SLM 6th 464 [9]
Chevy PHO
20 		WIN
12 		DSF
11
10 IOW
16
01 Toyota GLN
27
Chevy KAN
18
2022 12 DAY
23 		PHO
24 		TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL [10]

ARCA Menards Series East[]

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2020 Fast Track Racing 11 Chevy NSM TOL DOV TOL BRI FIF
19 		49th 25 [11]
2021 10 NSM FIF NSV DOV SMP IOW MLW
16 		31st 44 [12]
12 Toyota BRI
28

ARCA Menards Series West[]

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 AMSWC Pts Ref
2021 Fast Track Racing 12 Chevy PHO
20 		SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO 59th 24 [13]
2022 PHO
24 		IRW KCR PIR SON IRW EVG PIR AAS LVS PHO -* -* [14]

References[]

  1. ^ Soquet, William (2021-06-01). "ARCA: D.L. Wilson's race over as it starts in Charlotte". LASTCAR. Archived from the original on 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. ^ "D. L. Wilson". ARCA. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  3. ^ a b "Pushing safer county roads: Q&A with McLennan County Precinct 2 commissioner candidate Donis 'D.L.' Wilson". WacoTrib.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  4. ^ Smith, Cassie L. "Wilson, Chisolm-Miller to face off for Precinct 2 county commissioner". WacoTrib.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  5. ^ Ericksen, Phillip. "Chisolm-Miller keeps Precinct 2 in Democratic hands with win over Wilson". WacoTrib.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  6. ^ "D. L. Wilson – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "D. L. Wilson – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "D. L. Wilson – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "D. L. Wilson – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "D. L. Wilson – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "D. L. Wilson – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "D. L. Wilson – 2021 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  13. ^ "D. L. Wilson – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "D. L. Wilson – 2022 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

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