David George Mader III (born June 30, 1955) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed 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.

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-ten finishes. He raced in two Craftsman Truck Series events in 1998.

In his career, Mader 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. 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.

ARCA Menards Series

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

Personal life Mader has five daughters, Tammy, Annette, Jennifer, Kelly, and Erica.

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 Pts Ref 1988 Bahre Racing 20 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI24 DAR RCH DOV MARDNQ CLT NWS CAR PHO ATLDNQ 72nd 91 1989 DAY CAR24 ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TALDNQ 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 CLTDNQ CAR PHO ATL20 75th 103 1991 Folsom Racing Chevy DAYDNQ RCH CAR 61st 137 Bahre Racing Pontiac ATL30 DAR33 BRI NWS MAR TALDNQ CLT DOV SON POC Chevy MCHDNQ DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH Mader Racing DOVDNQ MARDNQ NWS CLT CAR PHO ATLDNQ 1992 Folsom Racing 13 Chevy DAYDNQ CAR RCH ATLQL† 45th 436 Melling Racing 9 Ford DAR34 BRI16 NWSDNQ MAR21 TAL18 CLT39 DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL† - Replaced by Bob Schacht

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1991 Folsom Racing Chevrolet DNQ 1992 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 Pts Ref 1986 Mader Racing 69 Olds DAY CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT16 CAR25 MAR 118th 0 1987 Dennis Reno 44 Olds DAY HCY MAR DAR34 BRI LGY SBO CLT23 DOV IRP ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI JFC DAR39 RCH DOV MAR CLTDNQ CAR MAR 48th 201 1990 Speedway Motorsports 56 Buick DAY RCH CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL30 MYB6 OXF NHA35 SBO DUB IRP10 ROU BRI11 DAR8 RCH13 DOV9 MAR10 CLT8 NHA37 CAR5 MAR 30th 1432 1991 DAY RCH CAR MAR VOL HCY DAR BRI LAN9 SBO NZH 57th 360 Folsom Racing 23 Buick CLT19 DOV29 ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA41 SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV CLTDNQ NHA CAR MAR 1992 Speedway Motorsports 56 Buick DAY CAR RCH ATL6 MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR HCY 87th 150 1993 Three Star Motorsports 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 ATLQL† 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 CLTDNQ 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 Pts Ref 1998 Raptor Performance Motorsports 1 Ford WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 GLN TEX BRI MLW NZH CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV31 HPT LVL RCH 84th 128 81 MEM35 GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS

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 Pts Ref 1983 Satterfield Racing 08 Buick DAY NSV TAL LPR LPR ISF IRP SSP FRS BFS WIN LPR POC TAL MCS FRS MIL DSF ZAN SND NA 0 1989 White Brothers Racing 97 Pontiac DAY ATL KIL TAL FRS POC KIL HAG POC TAL DEL FRS ISF TOL DSF SLM ATL 111th - 1991 Folsom Racing 11 Buick DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL 26th 990 1994 Reid Racing 05 Ford DAY TAL FIF LVL KIL TOL FRS MCH DMS POC POC KIL FRS INF I70 ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL 131st 335 2018 Spraker Racing Enterprises 63 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 57th 380 2019 DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW POC ISF DSF SLM IRP KAN 79th 130 2020 DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 55th 38 2021 DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 37th 95 2022 DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 81st 36

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts Ref 2020 Spraker Racing Enterprises 63 Chevy NSM TOL DOV TOL BRI FIF 17th 107

CARS Super Late Model Tour (key) CARS Super Late Model Tour results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts Ref 2015 Paris Wilson 118 Chevy SNM ROU HCY SNM24 TCM16 MMS ROU CON MYB HCY 46th 26

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