Mario Gosselin (racecar driver)
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| Born | October 20, 1971 Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Canada |
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Mario Gosselin (born October 20, 1971) is a Canadian professional racecar driver who races in USAR Hooters Pro Cup, ARCA RE/MAX, Late Models Stock and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series. In 2004, he became the first native of the Province of Quebec to start in a NEXTEL Cup race in Martinsville.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Mario Gosselin is a native of Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, Quebec. He lived there before moving with his family to Florida in 1981. He settled in Lake Wales, Florida a few years ago.[2]
Mario is a multiple winner on the ARCA RE/MAX Series and 2-time USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Champion. He began his racing career in 1990 at Hialeah, Florida by winning the Pure Stock Division Championship.[3]
He moved into Late Models the very next year and has multiple championships and many wins to his credit at various speedways. Recently he won at the Nashville Superspeedway in the ARCA RE/MAX series in 2003 and finished third in the March 2005 race.[4]
Other highlights include qualifying on the pole and winning his very first ARCA RE/MAX start. That first ARCA victory came at the Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C..[5]. When in NASCAR Nextel Cup, he races for Stan Hover Motorsports[6]
[edit] Trivia
- His nickname is Super Mario
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Le Soleil (August 30th 2005) Le rêve à plein gaz
- ^ Le Soleil (August 30th 2005) Le rêve à plein gaz
- ^ Mario Gosselin's bio on his official page.
- ^ Mario Gosselin's bio on his official page.
- ^ Mario Gosselin's bio on his official page.
- ^ Le Soleil (August 30th 2005) Le rêve à plein gaz
