Donny Lia won the 2007 and 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championships.
25 Facts About Donny Lia
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Donny Lia won the Race of Champions Modified Tour races in 2004,2005,2006, and 2007.
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Donny Lia is an 18-Time National and International Champion in the Radio-Controlled Model Racing Industry, and owns the largest RC On-Road Indoor Racetrack in the United States which he enjoys with his two sons, Michael and Domenick Jr.
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In 1999, Donny Lia began racing a Legends car at Wall Stadium.
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Donny Lia won several times including the track's biggest event, the prestigious Turkey Derby.
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In 2000, Donny Lia continued racing his Legends car with success all over the eastern United States, scoring over 20 wins.
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Donny Lia competed in the NASCAR Modified division at Riverhead Raceway and he won Rookie of the Year honors in 2001.
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Donny Lia made his NASCAR Modified Tour debut at Martinsville Speedway.
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Donny Lia placed in the top ten in NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series points in 2003 on his way to another Rookie of the Year award.
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Donny Lia claimed five poles in 2004, more than any other competitor, which earned him the Bud Pole Award.
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Donny Lia competed on the Race of Champions Modified Tour, taking a big victory in the second-annual North-South Shootout at Concord Motorsport Park in North Carolina.
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Donny Lia continued racing his Modifieds in 2005, winning two Whelen Modified Tour races and finishing sixth in WMT season points.
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Donny Lia practiced and qualified for the Nashville Superspeedway event in the ARCA series.
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Donny Lia won one event on the Whelen Modified Tour and two pole positions, and he won three unsanctioned events.
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Donny Lia clinched the season points championship before the final race.
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Donny Lia raced in the Bill Davis Racing No 36 Toyota at New Hampshire, finishing 20th.
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Donny Lia had been set to drive for HT Motorsports in the No 59 Toyota in late 2007, and drove at Homestead hoping for a full 2008 season.
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Donny Lia had his first Top 10 finish at Martinsville Speedway when he finished ninth.
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Donny Lia scored his first Craftsman Truck Series win at Mansfield in the Ohio 250 on May 24,2008 by nudging race leader David Starr out of the way on the final lap.
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Donny Lia was the first rookie to win a Truck Series event since Carl Edwards in the 2003 season.
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Donny Lia was the the first driver from Riverhead, New York to win a NASCAR national series race since Steve Park's final Cup Series win in 2001.
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Late in the season, Donny Lia resigned from TRG, and signed to drive for Randy Moss Motorsports for seven of the final eight races of the season.
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Donny Lia returned to the Mystic Missile in the Whelen Modified Tour in 2009, winning four times and winning his second championship.
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Donny Lia drove a part-time schedule in the No 07 and No 21 Chevrolet Silverados for SS-Green Light Racing in the Truck Series in 2010.
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Donny Lia then ran three truck races for Stringer Motorsports near the end of the season.