Darren Dilley
| Darren Dilley | |||||||
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| Born | March 7, 1967 Hillsboro, Oregon | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| 2022 position | 73rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 73rd (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2022 Pacific Office Automation 147 (Portland) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of May 31, 2022. | |||||||
Darren Dilley (born March 7, 1967) is an American professional sports car racing driver and an elementary school physical education teacher. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 38 Ford Mustang for RSS Racing.[1]
Early racing career
[edit]In 1990, Darren and his dad, Bert, would start up Cheap Fast Racing, a Sports Car Club of America team.[2]
NASCAR
[edit]On May 30, 2022, RSS Racing would announce that they had tapped Dilley to race the team's 38 car at Portland International Raceway for the 2022 Pacific Office Automation 147.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Dilley currently works as an elementary PE teacher.[2]
Dilley graduated from Clackamas High School in 1985.[2]
In 2006, Dilley's house was destroyed in a fatal plane crash when pilot Robert E. Guilford crashed during an air show and crashed into a Hillsboro, Oregon, neighborhood.[4]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
[edit]| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2022 | RSS Racing | 38 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV | DAR | TEX | CLT | PIR 37 |
NSH | ROA | ATL | NHA | POC | IND | MCH | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | CLT | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 73rd | 1 | [5] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Darren Dilley Making Xfinity Debut at Portland for RSS Racing". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ a b c Krupke, Nick. "Driver and PE teacher from Hillsboro gets chance at NASCAR series race on home track". KPTV. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ Nguyen, Justin (2022-05-31). "Darren Dilley, amateur racer and schoolteacher, to make NASCAR debut at Portland". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ Casey, Jerry (2007-12-13). "Fatal 2006 air show crash". oregonlive. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "Darren Dilley – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Darren Dilley driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Cheap Fast Racing's official website