1. Mark M McFarland was born on February 1,1978 and is an American former NASCAR driver and current crew chief.
15 Facts About Mark McFarland
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Mark McFarland earned a factory ride after his first year of racing.
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Mark McFarland was rookie of the year in 1996, and finished third in points.
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In 2003, driving an asphalt Late Model Stock Car McFarland won 16 of his 18 starts at Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas, Virginia.
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Mark McFarland continued to run late model and off and on Busch Series events through the 2003 season, when he won the national championship for LMSC in NASCAR.
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Mark McFarland then moved into the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series in 2005 driving the Winfuel No 32 Chevy for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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In 2006, Mark McFarland was hired to drive the No 88 United States Navy Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Busch Series.
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Mark McFarland was injured while running in the top 10 at the Milwaukee Mile and missed the next two races at Daytona International Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway.
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Mark McFarland had dislocated his shoulder and injured some of the muscles around it.
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For 2015, Mark McFarland served as crew chief for Justin Haley's East Series team.
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Mark McFarland served as the general manager for his partly-owned team, MDM Motorsports, for two years.
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Mark McFarland won the 2021 main ARCA Series championship with Gibbs and the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East championship with Sammy Smith.
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In 2022, Mark McFarland remained the crew chief of the No 18 car in ARCA, now owned by Kyle Busch Motorsports.
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Smith and Mark McFarland won their second consecutive East Series championship together that year.
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On January 9,2025, it was announced that Mark McFarland would move to Spire Motorsports in 2025 to crew chief their new ARCA entry, the No 77 car, driven by Corey Day, a Hendrick Motorsports development driver.