DGM Racing - Mario Gosselin

Mario welcomes new driver, Alli Owens to the DGM Race Team

Mario is a native of Canada, born October 20, 1971 in St. Marie, Quebec. He lived there for several years before moving with his family to South Florida. He and his wife Michelle married and then settled in Lake Wales, Florida a few years ago. They now have two daughters, Megan and Madison.

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, FL by winning their “Pure Stock Division” Championship. He moved into Late Models the very next year and has multiple championships and many wins to his credit at various speedways in the years since then. He's won at the new Nashville Superspeedway in the ARCA/REMAX series in 2003 and finished 3^rd in the March 2005 race. Other highlights include his amazing feat of qualifying on the pole and going on to WIN in his very first ARCA start. That first ARCA victory came at none other than Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C.


YEAR	CAREER HIGHLIGHTS	TRACK
1990	Points Champion, Pure Stock Division	Hialeah, FL
1991	2nd in points, Late Model Division with 2 feature wins	Hialeah, FL
1992	USA Late Models Rookie of the Year runner up	Hialeah, FL
1993	USA Triple Crown Champion NASCAR Winston Series Champion USA Late Models, 2nd in points 2 feature wins 11 top five finishes Marion Edwards, Jr, Memorial winner Governor's Cup, 3rd Place	Volusia County Speedway Hialeah, FL New Symrna
1994	Tropical Challenge Champion, with 2 feature wins & 1 second place finish in 3 races USA Champion, 4 feature wins, 5 top five finishes Five Flags Classic Series Fast Qualifier, 3 top five finishes, in 3 events World 200 winner, Speed Week Feature winner Florida Pro Series, 2nd place	Hialeah, FL Pensacola, FL Orlando, FL
1995	Hooter's Cup Series Champion 5 feature wins, 1 top five finishes, 16 to 10 finishes
1996	Feature Winner Hooter's Cup Series 3 Poles - Fast Qualifier 3 top five finishes 9 top ten finishes 5th Place in overall final Points Series 1st Place in inaugural running of the Commanders Cup 301	Volusia County USA Speedway Lakeland, FL
1997	USAR Jackaroo Pro Cup Series Champion 6 wins, 8 top 3, 6 top 5, and 8 top 10 finishes 1 Fast Qualifier Award Hooter's Cup Late Model Series Winner of the inaugural Alan Kulwicki 207 Finished 5th in points with 3 top, 5 and 9 top, 10 finishes	Milwaukee Mile
1998	Hooter's Pro Cup Series, Winner of season opening 300 lap race Second in points in the USAR Pro Cup Championship, missing first by 17 points 5 wins, 9 top 5 finishes, 12 top 10 finishes Top Qualifier - most poles Hooter's Sportsman of the Year - by unanimous driver vote	USA Speedway
1999	USAR Hooter's Pro Cup Series, 7 Pole Positions, 5 wins, 11 top 5 finishes ARCA, 2 Pole Positions, 1 win, 2 top 5 finishes *First "Rookie" to ever win from pole position in his first ARCA start*	Charlotte Motor Speedway
2000	Hooter's Pro Cup Series, 4 Pole Positions, 1 win, 6 top 5 finishes, 12 top 10 finishes 6th Place in final point standings ARCA - 1 top 10	Charlotte Motor Speedway
2001	Hooter's Pro Cup Series, 5 Pole Positions, 2 wins, 4 top 5 finishes and 12 top 10 finishes
2002	ARCA - 3rd place finish in 1 start All American Challenge Series - 1 win in 1 start	Pocono Raceway Desoto Speedway
2003	Hooter's Pro Cup Series, 1 win, 2 top 5 finishes All American Challenge Series - 1 win in 1 start ARCA - 1 win in 2 starts	Desoto Speedway Nashville Superspeedway
2004	ARCA - 4th place .. August race All American Challenge Series - 2 wins in 3 starts NASCAR NEXTEL CUP - 2 starts Final Mountain Dew Souther 500	Nashville Desoto Speedway Martinsville Darlington
2005	2nd in Super Late Model Shootout (2/05) ARCA - 19th in 1st start at Daytona, 3rd place NASCAR NEXTEL CUP -	USA Speedway Daytona Intl Speedway Nashville
	• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • In 17 career ARCA RE/MAX Series starts since 1999, has 6 top-5 finishes and 8 top-10s including two victories at Lowe’s Motor Speedway ’99 and Nashville Superspeedway ’03. His victory at Lowe’s came in his career-first start. Also finished 3^rd at Nashville ’05, 3^rd at Lowe’s ’99, 3^rd at Pocono Raceway ’02, 4^th at Nashville ’04, 6^th at Lowe’s ’00, 10^th at Michigan Int’l Speedway ’05, 14^th at Lowe’s ’03, 20^th at Daytona Int’l Speedway ’05, 23^rd at Pocono ’03 & ‘05, 26^th at Atlanta Motor Speedway ’00, 33^rd at Chicagoland Speedway ’05, 35^th at Michigan ’05, 36^th at Lowe’s ’04 and 36^th at Pocono ‘03. Qualified for the Pork Pole at both Lowe’s events in ’99. Also qualified 4^th at Chicagoland ’05, 4^th at Pocono & Nashville ’03, 5^th at Pocono ’02, 6^th at Pocono ‘05 and 10^th at Nashville ‘04. Has led 129 laps in 3 races. 2-time USAR Pro Cup Series champion ’95 & ’97. Runner-up Pro Cup Series in ’98. Originally from Quebec City, Canada. Brother Germain Gosselin is crew chief. Plans to compete in limited ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule in ’06. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
2006	2nd Annual North vs South Shootout Qualified: 6th, Finished: 1st Mark III Speedfest 200 Started: 2nd, Finished: 22nd, (Shifter handle broke with 29 laps to go while running 2nd) World Series - Night 8 Qualified: 11th, Finished: 21st, (Power Steering hose broke) Pete Orr Memorial 100 Qualified: 12th, Finished: 9th ARCA 200 Qualified: 9th, Finished: 8th PFG Lester 150 Qualified: 6th, Finished: 18th	Lakeland USA Speedway Lakeland USA Speedway New Smyrna Speedway New Smyrna Speedway Daytona Nashville Superspeedway