Michel Disdier

Michel Disdier
Born (1974-02-10) 10 February 1974
Nice, France
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Truck no., team No. 07 (SS-Green Light Racing)
2014 position 77th
Best finish 77th (2014)
First race 2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Pinty's Series career
1 race run over 1 year
First race 2007 NAPA Autopro 100 (Montreal)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Michel Disdier (born 10 February 1974) is a French professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado for SS-Green Light Racing.

Racing career

Disdier first raced motorcycles in Europe, winning the French Moto-Cross Endurance 125cc Championship at age 16. In 1993, he won the Formula Ford B French title, and six years later, the Formula France Championship.[1] After becoming an exchange student to the United States, with his host family living in North Carolina, a popular NASCAR state, Disdier became interested in stock car racing, and made his debut in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2007[2] in the NAPA Autopro 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for Trident Racing, finishing 29th.[3] In 2008, Disdier joined Bowsher Motorsports to run in the ARCA Re/MAX Series, finishing 13th in his first race at Kentucky Speedway.[4] The following year, Disdier was entered for ten races with Bowsher[5] in the No. 21 Ford, running two in 2008[6] and the remaining eight in 2009.[7] Disdier returned to ARCA in 2013 with Cunningham Racing at Daytona International Speedway,[8] finishing 11th,[9] a career-high.[2]

In January 2014, Disdier was allowed by NASCAR to race on superspeedways,[2] and tested in the Camping World Truck Series' Preseason Thunder at Daytona in the No. 7 of SS-Green Light Racing, splitting the truck with Jimmy Weller and Todd Peck.[10] He was later signed by the team to race in the season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250[11] with SS-Green Light owner Bobby Dotter serving as spotter,[2] making Disdier the first Frenchman to race in NASCAR since the 1960s.[5] After starting 33rd, Disdier finished 24th, 17 laps behind race winner Kyle Busch.[12] He returned to the team in 2016 for the Daytona race.[13]

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.)

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. ↑ "French Drivers Fly in for Testing". Motorsport. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ehrhardt, Rainier (5 February 2014). "Michel Disdier to realize lifelong NASCAR dream at Daytona". Motorsport. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "2007 NAPA Autopro 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "2008 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 by Federated Auto Parts". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 Cooper, Michael (30 June 2009). "Bowsher boosts French driver toward NASCAR". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Result". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Franck, Lewis (15 February 2013). "Budding NASCAR racer Michel Disdier is no 'Talladega Nights' ' Jean Girard". Autoweek. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "2013 Lucas Oil 200 Presented by MAVTV". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "PRESEASON THUNDER NASCAR TRUCK SERIES SPEEDS". NASCAR. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "MICHEL DISDIER TO TAKE WHEEL FOR DAYTONA TRUCK RACE". NASCAR. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  13. ↑ Rolland, Emmanuel (22 January 2016). "Michel Disdier de retour en NASCAR Camping Truck Series à Daytona" (in French). Motorsport.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

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