Doug Didero

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Doug Didero
Born (1960-08-18) August 18, 1960 (age 63)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish78th – 1992
First race1991 Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory)
Last race1992 Autolite 200 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Doug Didero (born August 18, 1960 in Hamilton, Ontario[1] and currently living in Mooresville, North Carolina), is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1999–2000 seasons with 6 career starts. His best career IRL finish was in 14th position in the Delphi Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway. In 1991–1992 he raced 3 times in the NASCAR Busch Series.

Didero is best known for his success in the Supermodified division at Oswego Speedway and in ISMA, where he and car owner Skip Matczak won two dozen features on his way to three consecutive Track Championships in 1994, 1995 and 1996, capped by wins in the 1996 International Classic.[2] He is also one of the all-time winningest drivers in the history of the track.[3] After years away from the sport in the late '90s/early 2000s, Didero returned to semi-regular Supermodified racing, and was the winner of the 2008 Oswego Speedway International Classic 200 driving a supermodified on its maiden voyage on the track. Following 2008 classic Didero returned to full-time racing action with moderate success. He retired at the end of the 2010 season after conflicts with his car owner as well as other drivers at the track.

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.)

Busch Series[edit]

NASCAR Busch Series results
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 NBSC Pts Ref
1990 RayLene Racing 70 Chevy DAY RCH CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR
DNQ
NA - [4]
1991 Rayner Racing Pontiac DAY RCH CAR MAR VOL HCY
25
DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH CLT DOV ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
DNQ
NHA CAR MAR
DNQ
95th 88 [5]
1992 DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU
17
MCH NHA BRI DAR 78th 194 [6]
46 RCH
27
DOV CLT MAR CAR HCY

American open–wheel racing results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Indy Racing League[edit]

Indy Racing League results
Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Pts Ref
1999 Mid America Motorsports Dallara 43 Oldsmobile WDW PHX CLT INDY TXS PPR ATL DOV PPR LVS TXS
20
42nd 10 [7]
2000 WDW
14
PHX
25
LVS
19
INDY
DNQ
TXS
27
PPR
22
ATL KTY TXS 26th 43 [8]

Indianapolis 500[edit]

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team Ref
2000 Dallara Oldsmobile DNQ Mid America Motorsports [8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Indy Racing League: Doug Didero". Retrieved 2007-01-28.
  2. ^ "Oswego Speedway > Fans > Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
  3. ^ "Oswego Speedway - Home of the Supermodifieds > RESULTS > All Time Super Mod Stats > All-Time Supermodified Wins". www.oswegospeedway.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-19.
  4. ^ "Doug Didero – 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Doug Didero – 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Doug Didero – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Doug Didero – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Doug Didero – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

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