# Mario Gosselin (racing driver)

Mario Gosselin (born October 20, 1971) is a Canadian-American professional stock car racing driver, crew chief, and team owner. He owns DGM Racing, a team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. In 2004, he became the second native of the Province of Quebec to start in a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race after Superbike legend Yvon Duhamel. In 1997, he became the first Canadian to win the championship title for the NASCAR CARS Pro Cup Series.

## Racing career

Gosselin is a multiple-time winner in the ARCA Racing Series and two-time CARS Pro Cup Series champion. He began his racing career in 1990 at Hialeah, Florida, by winning the pure stock division championship.
He moved into late models the next year and has multiple championships and many wins to his credit at various speedways. In 1998, Gosselin made his NASCAR debut, at Myrtle Beach Speedway, in his No. 71 Chevrolet, finishing sixteenth. He also qualified on the pole and won his first ARCA RE/MAX Series start, in 1999. That first ARCA victory came at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. He has since competed in several part-time ARCA schedules and has won another two races.
In 2004, Gosselin ran two races late in the Nextel Cup Series season in the No. 80 Hover Motorsports Ford, finishing 41st in both starts. He rejoined NASCAR competition in 2008 as the driver and crew chief of the No. 12 Crashedtoys.com Chevrolet Silverado, which was owned by his wife Michelle, in the Craftsman Truck Series. He and Scotty Crockett shared the driving duties of the truck and made six starts with the team. After the season, attorney James Carter became a sponsor and co-owner of the team, allowing Gosselin and his wife to open a second truck team. Gosselin made fifteen starts in 2009 and finished six of them. His best finish and first ever NASCAR top-10 came at Talladega Superspeedway in the fall where he ended up sixth in a wild race. Starting at Talladega, Gosselin picked up a sponsorship from TireMonkey.com. With a sponsorship in place, he ran the full 2010 season, but was forced to sell his owners' points to Johanna Long and her Panhandle Motorsports team for 2011. Gosselin took a new role as a crew chief for Truck Series driver Russ Dugger.
Gosselin returned to the Busch Series, now the Xfinity Series, in 2015, racing the No. 90 King Autosport Chevy at Daytona International Speedway. He continued racing sporadically until 2017, with his team later being renamed DGM Racing. In December 2020, Gosselin announced he would once again race in the series with DGM, driving the No. 91 in the 2021 season opener at Daytona.

## Personal life

Gosselin is a native of Sainte-Marie, Quebec. He lived there before moving with his family to Florida in 1981. He settled in Lake Wales, Florida, a few years ago.

## 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.)

#### Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel Cup 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NNCC | Pts | Ref |
| 2004 | Hover Motorsports | 80 | Ford | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR 41 | ATL | PHO DNQ | DAR 41 | HOM | 80th | 80 | |

#### Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity 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 | 32 | 33 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1998 | Mario Gosselin | 71 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | NSV | DAR | BRI | TEX | HCY | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | RCH | PPR | GLN | MLW | MYB 16 | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH DNQ | DOV | CLT | GTY | CAR | ATL | HOM | | | 96th | 115 | |
| 1999 | Wings Racing | 58 | Ford | DAY | CAR DNQ | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | NSV | BRI | TAL | CAL | NHA | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN | | MYB DNQ | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH DNQ | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | | NA | - | |
| 1999 | Andy Petree Racing | 15 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLW DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NA | - |
| 2000 | Wings Racing | 58 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSV | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB 35 | GLN | MLW DNQ | NZH | PPR | GTY 42 | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | | 97th | 95 | |
| 2015 | King Autosport | 90 | Chevy | DAY 15 | ATL | LVS 32 | PHO 38 | CAL 27 | TEX 28 | BRI | RCH | TAL 19 | IOW | CLT | DOV 32 | MCH | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI 35 | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | | DOV 19 | CLT | | | PHO 28 | HOM 34 | 29th | 182 | |
| 2015 | King Autosport | 92 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN DNQ | | | KAN Wth | TEX 39 | | | | 29th | 182 |
| 2016 | King Autosport | 92 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 35 | | | | | | | | MOH 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | 257 | |
| 2016 | King Autosport | 90 | Chevy | | ATL 25 | LVS 29 | PHO 35 | CAL 26 | TEX | BRI 24 | RCH | TAL 28 | DOV 28 | CLT | POC 20 | | IOW 24 | DAY 33 | KEN | NHA 24 | IND 29 | IOW 25 | GLN | | BRI 17 | ROA | DAR 26 | RCH 33 | CHI | KEN | DOV 23 | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM 38 | 26th | 257 | |
| 2017 | King Autosport | 90 | Chevy | DAY 17 | ATL | LVS | PHO 28 | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND 27 | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI 31 | KEN | DOV | CLT 24 | KAN 29 | TEX 28 | PHO 26 | HOM | 40th | 90 | |
| 2021 | DGM Racing | 91 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | DAY | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | MAR | TAL | DAR | DOV | COA | CLT | MOH | TEX | NSH | POC | ROA | ATL | NHA | GLN | IND | MCH | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | CLT | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | 110th | - | |

#### Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck 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 | NCWTC | Pts |
| 2008 | DGM Racing | 12 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | ATL | MAR | KAN 34 | CLT | MFD | DOV | TEX | MCH 29 | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP 28 | NSH | BRI | GTY | NHA 27 | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL 24 | TEX | PHO | HOM 24 | 47th | 403 |
| 2009 | DGM Racing | 12 | Chevy | DAY 29 | CAL | ATL 32 | MAR | KAN | CLT 17 | | TEX 29 | MCH 31 | MLW | MEM 19 | KEN 27 | IRP | NSH 26 | BRI | CHI 32 | IOW 20 | GTY 32 | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL 6 | TEX 21 | PHO | HOM 20 | 25th | 1324 |
| 2009 | DGM Racing | 72 | Chevy | | | | | | | DOV 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 1324 |
| 2010 | DGM Racing | 12 | Chevy | DAY 23 | ATL 22 | MAR 9 | NSH 21 | KAN 17 | DOV 18 | CLT 20 | TEX 22 | MCH 23 | IOW 12 | GTY 14 | IRP 24 | POC 15 | NSH 26 | DAR 23 | BRI 18 | CHI 19 | KEN 16 | NHA 17 | LVS 19 | MAR 35 | TAL 34 | TEX 20 | PHO 34 | HOM 35 | 16th | 2479 |
| 2012 | Glenden Enterprises | 84 | Chevy | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | IOW | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM 21 | | | | 66th | 23 |
$^*$ Season still in progress $^1$ Ineligible for series points

### ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Racing 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 | ARSC | Pts |
| 1999 | Wings Racing | 58 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | SLM | AND | CLT 1* | MCH | POC | TOL | SBS | BLN | POC | KIL | FRS | FLM | ISF | WIN | DSF | SLM | CLT 3 | TAL | ATL DNQ | | | 59th | 480 |
| 2000 | Wings Racing | 58 | Chevy | DAY | SLM | AND | CLT | KIL | FRS | MCH | POC | TOL | KEN | BLN | POC | WIN | ISF | KEN | DSF | SLM | CLT 6 | TAL | ATL 26 | | | | 70th | 300 |
| 2002 | Gosselin Racing | 12 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | NSH | SLM | KEN | CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | TOL | SBO | KEN | BLN | POC 3 | NSH | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT | | 110th | 220 |
| 2003 | Gosselin Racing | 12 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | NSH | SLM | TOL | KEN | CLT DNQ | BLN | KAN | MCH | LER | POC 23 | POC 36 | NSH 1* | ISF | WIN | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | CLT 14 | SBO | | 45th | 630 |
| 2004 | Norm Benning Racing | 8 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | CLT 36 | KAN | POC | MCH | SBO | BLN | KEN | GTW | POC | LER | | | | | | | | | 93rd | 260 |
| 2004 | Gosselin Racing | 12 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NSH 4 | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | | 93rd | 260 |
| 2005 | Gosselin Racing | 12 | Chevy | DAY 20 | NSH 3 | SLM | KEN | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC 23 | MCH 35 | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH 10 | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI 33 | SLM | TAL | 44th | 760 |
| 2006 | DGM Racing | 12 | Chevy | DAY 8 | NSH 18 | SLM 29 | WIN DNQ | | TOL 9 | POC 2* | MCH 8 | KAN 22 | | | | | NSH 1 | MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI 28 | SLM | TAL 38 | IOW 30 | 24th | 2215 |
| 2006 | Andy Belmont Motorsports | 1 | Ford | | | | | KEN 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 2215 |
| 2006 | Gosselin Racing | 63 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | KEN DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 2215 |
| 2006 | Jeff McClure-Eddie Sharp | 22 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | BLN DNQ | POC | GTW | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 2215 |
| 2007 | DGM Racing | 12 | Chevy | DAY 13 | USA 12 | NSH 36 | SLM | KAN 4 | WIN | KEN | TOL | IOW | POC 5 | MCH | BLN | KEN | POC | NSH | ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF | CHI 30 | SLM | TAL 12 | TOL | 34th | 1060 |
| 2008 | Jack Bowsher & Associates | 21 | Chevy | DAY 32 | SLM | IOW | KAN | CAR | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | CAY | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL | | | 143rd | 70 |
| 2009 | DGM Racing | 12 | Chevy | DAY 34 | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC | ISF | CHI | TOL | DSF | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR | | | 152nd | 60 |
| 2014 | Williams-Gosselin Racing | 02 | Chevy | DAY 23 | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | | | | 120th | 115 |