Dave Mader III

Dave Mader III
Dave Mader III
Born	David Mader III; June 30, 1955 (age 66); Maylene, Alabama
Achievements	1985, 1986, 1987 & 1988 All-American Challenge Series Champion ; 1978 Snowball Derby Winner
NASCAR Cup Series career
	10 races run over 5 years
Best finish	45th (1992)
First race	1988 Busch 500 (Bristol)
Last race	1992 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
	22 races run over 5 years
Best finish	30th (1990)
First race	1986 All Pro 300 (Charlotte)
Last race	1992 Atlanta 300 (Atlanta)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
	2 races run over 1 year
Best finish	84th (1998)
First race	1998 Federated Auto Parts 250 (Nashville)
Last race	1998 Memphis 200 (Memphis)
	Statistics current as of February 26, 2021.

David Mader III (born June 30, 1955) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 63 Chevrolet SS for Spraker Racing Enterprises. He is a former competitor in all three of NASCAR's national touring series and is also the winner of the 1978 Snowball Derby.

Racing career[]

Mader won the 1978 Snowball Derby, beating Mark Martin.^[1]

Mader competed in ten NASCAR Winston Cup Series races between 1988 and 1992, including leading seven laps at Martinsville Speedway in 1992. In the Busch Series, he raced in 22 events between 1986 and 1992, with nine Top 10 finishes. He raced in two Craftsman Truck Series events in 1998.^[2]

In his career, Dave has raced Southern All Star, Sunoco, ASA, NASCAR Late Model Stock, All Pro, NASCAR All - American Challenge, ARCA, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Winston Cup, and Busch Series. Mader won four consecutive championships in the All-American Challenge Series between 1985 and 1988.^[3] He also builds and manufactures his own race cars, helps various race teams as their crew chief, and has taught at Race Car College. He has accumulated 224 feature wins. He also competed in the 1992 running of The Winston, driving the No. 9 car which was in the race as a winning team, thanks to Bill Elliott winning in 1991.

In 2012, Mader was inducted into the Alabama Auto Racing Pioneers Hall of Fame.^[3]

ARCA Menards Series[]

Mader Finished Second in the ARCA Menards Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on April 24, 2021, his first top 5 finish in 30 years. Mader's last top 5 also came at Talladega, finishing second to Charlie Glotzbach.[1] Mader has one career victory in ARCA, coming at Michigan in 1991. [2] After a 24-year absence from the series, Mader returned in 2018.

Personal life[]

Mader has five daughters, Tammy, Annette, Jennifer, Kelly, and Erica.^[3]

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.)

Winston Cup Series[]

NASCAR Winston Cup 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	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	NWCC	Pts
1988	Bahre Racing	20	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI 24	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR DNQ	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL DNQ	72nd	91
1989		20		DAY	CAR 24	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL DNQ	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL	75th	91
1990		65		DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR	PHO	ATL 20	75th	103
1991			Chevy	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR																											61st	137
	Bahre Racing		Pontiac				ATL 30	DAR 33	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL DNQ	CLT	DOV	SON	POC
	Bahre Racing		Chevy														MCH DNQ	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH
	Mader Racing		Chevy																							DOV DNQ	MAR DNQ	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL DNQ
1992		13	Chevy	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL QL^†																										45th	436
1992	Melling Racing	9	Ford					DAR 34	BRI 16	NWS DNQ	MAR 21	TAL 18	CLT 39	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	45th	436
^† - Replaced by Bob Schacht

Daytona 500[]

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1991		Chevrolet	DNQ
1992		Chevrolet	DNQ

Busch Series[]

NASCAR Busch 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	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	NBGNC	Pts
1986	Mader Racing	69	Olds	DAY	CAR	HCY	MAR	BRI	DAR	SBO			DOV	CLT		HCY		IRP	SBO		OXF		HCY	LGY		BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	ROU	CLT 16	CAR 25	MAR	118th	0
1987	Dennis Reno	44	Olds	DAY	HCY	MAR	DAR 34	BRI		SBO	CLT 23	DOV	IRP			OXF	SBO	HCY		LGY		BRI		DAR 39	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT DNQ	CAR	MAR					48th	201
1990		56	Buick	DAY	RCH	CAR	MAR	HCY	DAR	BRI			NZH	HCY	CLT	DOV	ROU	VOL 30	MYB 6		NHA 35	SBO	DUB	IRP 10		BRI 11	DAR 8	RCH 13	DOV 9	MAR 10	CLT 8	NHA 37	CAR 5	MAR	30th	1432
1991		56	Buick	DAY	RCH	CAR	MAR	VOL	HCY	DAR	BRI	9		NZH																					57th	360
1991		23	Buick												CLT 19	DOV 29	ROU	HCY	MYB	GLN		NHA 41	SBO	DUB	IRP		BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT DNQ	NHA	CAR	MAR	57th	360
1992		56	Buick	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL 6	MAR	DAR	BRI	HCY		DUB	NZH	CLT	DOV	ROU	MYB	GLN	VOL	NHA	TAL	IRP		MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	MAR	CAR	HCY	87th	150
1993		18	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	DAR	BRI	HCY	ROU	MAR	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	IRP	MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	ROU	CLT	MAR	CAR	HCY	ATL QL^†				N/A	0
1995				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT DNQ	CAR	HOM						N/A	0
^† - Replaced by Phil Parsons

Craftsman Truck Series[]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	NCTC	Pts	Ref
1998		1	Ford	WDW	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG		GLN	TEX	BRI	MLW	NZH	CAL		IRP	NHA		NSV 31	HPT	LVL	RCH								84th	128	^[4]
1998		81	Ford																					MEM 35	GTY	MAR	SON	MMR	PHO	LVS	84th	128	^[4]

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	21	AMSC	Pts	Ref
		08	Buick	DAY	NSV	36				IRP		FRS							FRS	MIL	DSF		SND		NA	0	^[5]
		97	Pontiac	DAY DNQ	34								TAL			ISF	TOL	DSF							111th	-	^[6]
		11	Buick	DAY	ATL		30*	TOL			MCH 1				2*	TAL 2*		MCH	ISF	TOL	DSF		23		26th	990	^[7]
		05	Ford	DAY					TOL						KIL				ISF	DSF				29	131st	335	^[8]
2018	Spraker Racing Enterprises	63	Chevy	DAY 28	NSH	SLM	TAL 16	TOL	CLT	POC	MCH 18	MAD		CHI	IOW	ELK		ISF	BLN	DSF	SLM	IRP	KAN		57th	380	^[9]
2019				DAY 20		SLM	TAL	NSH	TOL		POC	MCH			CHI	ELK	IOW		ISF	DSF	SLM		KAN		79th	130	^[10]
2020				DAY 30	PHO	TAL	POC	IRP	KEN	IOW	KAN	TOL	TOL	MCH	DAY	GTW	L44	TOL	BRI 20	WIN	MEM	ISF	KAN		55th	38	^[11]
2021				DAY 27	PHO	TAL 2		TOL	CLT 8	MOH	POC	ELK	BLN	IOW	WIN	GLN	MCH	ISF	MLW	DSF	BRI	SLM	KAN		37th	95	^[12]

ARCA Menards Series East[]

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	AMSEC	Pts	Ref
2020	Spraker Racing Enterprises	63	Chevy	NSM	TOL	DOV	TOL	BRI 20	FIF 11	25th	57	^[13]

^* Season still in progress

References[]

^ Traylor, Elgin (October 18, 2013). "Mader and Martin Were the Snowball Derby's First Youth Movement". Speed51.com. Five Flags Speedway. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
^ "Dave Mader III Career statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Inabinett, Mark (October 29, 2012). "Dave Mader III going into Alabama Auto Racing Pioneers Hall of Fame". Press-Register. Mobile, AL. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
^ "Dave Mader III – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ "Dave Mader III – 1983 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
^ "Dave Mader III – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ "Dave Mader III – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ "Dave Mader III – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ "Dave Mader III – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ "Dave Mader III – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
^ "Dave Mader III – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
^ "Dave Mader III – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
^ "Dave Mader III – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2020.

External links[]

Official website
Dave Mader III driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mike Alexander	NASCAR All-American Challenge Series Champion 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988	Succeeded by Stanley Smith
Achievements
Preceded by	Snowball Derby Winner 1978	Succeeded by Freddy Fryar

[1] Traylor, Elgin (October 18, 2013). "Mader and Martin Were the Snowball Derby's First Youth Movement". Speed51.com. Five Flags Speedway. Retrieved 2014-03-23.

[2] "Dave Mader III Career statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2008.

[Hall-3] Inabinett, Mark (October 29, 2012). "Dave Mader III going into Alabama Auto Racing Pioneers Hall of Fame". Press-Register. Mobile, AL. Retrieved 2014-03-23.

[4] "Dave Mader III – 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[5] "Dave Mader III – 1983 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

[6] "Dave Mader III – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[7] "Dave Mader III – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[8] "Dave Mader III – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[9] "Dave Mader III – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[10] "Dave Mader III – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2019.

[11] "Dave Mader III – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2020.

[12] "Dave Mader III – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

[13] "Dave Mader III – 2020 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2020.

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v t Melling Racing
Years active	1982–2002
Personnel	Harry Melling Mark Melling
NASCAR Hall of Fame	Bill Elliott
Former drivers	Rich Bickle Stacy Compton Jeff Davis Bill Elliott Butch Gilliland Steve Grissom Bobby Hillin Jr. P. J. Jones Chad Little Dave Mader III Jerry Nadeau Phil Parsons Robert Pressley Jody Ridley Joe Ruttman Greg Sacks Bill Schmitt Dorsey Schroeder Lake Speed
Winston Cup Series Championships	1988 (Elliott)
Daytona 500 wins	1985 (Elliott) 1987 (Elliott)
Winston 500 wins	1985 (Elliott)
Southern 500 wins	1985 (Elliott) 1988 (Elliott)
The Winston wins	1986 (Elliott)
Busch Clash wins
Predecessor teams	Elliott Racing
Partnerships and affiliations	Evernham Motorsports
Buyouts and mergers	Arnold Motorsports Germain Racing