Dave Marcis

David Alan Marcis (born March 1, 1941) is an American former professional stock car racing driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit whose career spanned five decades. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at Richmond, including his final win in 1982, and collected 94 top-fives and 222 top-tens. His best championship results were second in 1975, fifth in 1978, sixth in 1974, 1976 and 1982, and ninth in 1970, 1980 and 1981.

Marcis competed in the Daytona 500 every year from 1968 until 1999. The 2002 Daytona 500 was the last time Marcis raced in NASCAR.

AchievementsHolds NASCAR record for most Daytona 500 starts (33; 32 consecutive)
Holds Cup Series modern era record for most top 10s in a season without a win (24 in 1978)

NASCAR Cup Statistics

Races883Average Finish20.15
Wins5Average Start20.2
Top 5 Finishes94Total Laps Led2,699
Top 10 Finishes222Total Laps231,382
Top 20 Finishes441% of Laps79.9%
Poles 14 DNF’s 298 

Xfinity Series Statistics

Races4Average Finish20.8
Wins0Average Start27.3
Top 5 Finishes0Total Laps Led0
Top 10 Finishes0Total Laps646

Truck Series

Races1Average Finish7.0
Wins0Average Start10.0
Top 5 Finishes0Total Laps Led0
Top 10 Finishes1Total Laps124