Mardy Lindley

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Mardy Lindley

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|7|10}}

| birth_place = Taylors, South Carolina, U.S.

| achievements =

| awards =

| Total_Busch_Races = 1

| Years_In_Busch = 1

| Best_Busch_Pos = 117th (2003)

| First_Busch_Race = 2003 Kroger 200 (Indianapolis)

| Last_Busch_Race =

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| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| updated = April 11, 2025

}}

Marten "Mardy" Lindley{{Cite web |title=Crew Roster |url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/4/3/event_rosters_11_95179.pdf |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media |access-date=April 11, 2025}} (born July 10, 1972) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and crew chief who currently serves as the crew chief for Connor Zilisch and the No. 88 Chevrolet SS for JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.{{Cite web |last=Christie |first=Toby |date=January 10, 2025 |title=JR Motorsports Reveals Full Crew Chief Lineup for 2025 Xfinity Season |url=https://tobychristie.com/nascar/xfinity-series/jr-motorsports-reveals-full-crew-chief-lineup-for-2025-xfinity-season/ |access-date=January 10, 2025 |website=TobyChristie.com |language=en-US}} He is the son of the late Butch Lindley, who competed in the NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.{{cite news|last=Hoagland|first=Brian|title=Lindley's heart is strong, but his world ghostly silent|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rWEsAAAAIBAJ&pg=4609%2C349010|newspaper=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|date=July 17, 1988}}Jonathan Ingram, Speed TV, [https://archive.today/20130629082324/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/12/06/cup-days-short-track-yore-ol-clyde/ CUP: Days Of Short Track Yore And Ol’ Clyde], December 6, 2010{{cite web|url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a40908052/tragic-death-nascar-great-butch-lindley/|title=Son Remembers the Tragic Death of NASCAR Great Butch Lindley |work=Autoweek.com|access-date=April 11, 2025}}

Lindley has also competed in one NASCAR Busch Series race in 2003, driving the No. 29 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing at Indianapolis Raceway Park, where he finished one lap down in sixteenth place.{{cite web|url=http://ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=11578|title=Mardy Lindley|work=Ultimate Racing History|access-date=April 11, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Marty_Lindley|title=Mardy Lindley |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 11, 2025}} He has also previously competed in the United Speed Alliance Pro Cup.{{cite news|last=Dutton|first=Monte|title=Lindley follows on his father's short tracks|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CdQpAAAAIBAJ&pg=2683%2C2049826|newspaper=Herald-Journal|date=July 23, 1993|location=Spartanburg, South Carolina}}

Lindley has previously worked for teams such as Roush Fenway Racing, HScott Motorsports, Kyle Busch Motorsports, GMS Racing, and MDM Motorsports.{{cite news|title=Walker out to start new racing team|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_qQ0AAAAIBAJ&pg=3778%2C452098|newspaper=Rome News-Tribune|date=June 3, 1999|agency=Associated Press}}Mike Hembree, Speed TV, [http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-the-other-side-of-the-track/ CUP: The Other Side Of The Track: Sometimes Dreams Fall by the Wayside...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703124007/http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-the-other-side-of-the-track |date=2010-07-03 }}, April 1, 2010Miami Herald, [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D9E8A410064B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Lindley Hopes for Success Like His Late Dad], April 4, 1998Greenville News, [https://archive.today/20130630060526/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/greenvilleonline/access/1812374601.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+26,+2004&author=Mike+Hembree&pub=The+Greenville+News&desc=Number+16+very+sweet+for+Lindley&pqatl=google Number 16 Very Sweet for Lindley], February 26, 2004{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2020/12/08/kyle-busch-motorsports-announces-crew-chief-lineup-for-2021/ |title=Kyle Busch Motorsports announces crew chief lineup for 2021 |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=December 8, 2020}}

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.)

==Busch Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan=42\| 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 ! 32 ! 33 ! 34 ! {{Tooltip\|NBSC\|NASCAR Busch Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
2001 ! Big Fan Racing ! 89 ! Chevy \| DAY \| CAR \| LVS \| ATL \| DAR \| BRI \| TEX \| NSH \| TAL \| CAL \| RCH \| NHA \| NZH \| CLT \| DOV \| KEN \| MLW \| GLN \| CHI \| GTY \| PPR \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| IRP {{small\|DNQ}} \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| KAN \| CLT \| MEM \| PHO \| CAR \| HOM \| ! N/A ! 0 ! {{cite web\|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/lindlma01/2001/B\|title=Mardy Lindley – 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|access-date=April 11, 2025}}
2003 ! Richard Childress Racing ! 29 ! Chevy \| DAY \| CAR \| LVS \| DAR \| BRI \| TEX \| TAL \| NSH \| CAL \| RCH \| GTY \| NZH \| CLT \| DOV \| NSH \| KEN \| MLW \| DAY \| CHI \| NHA \| PPR \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| IRP {{small\|16}} \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| KAN \| CLT \| MEM \| ATL \| PHO \| CAR \| HOM ! 117th ! 115 ! {{cite web\|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/lindlma01/2003/B\|title=Mardy Lindley – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|access-date=April 11, 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=42| NASCAR Busch Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

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! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2001

! Big Fan Racing

! 89

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| ATL

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| NSH

| TAL

| CAL

| RCH

| NHA

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| KEN

| MLW

| GLN

| CHI

| GTY

| PPR

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IRP
{{small|DNQ}}

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| PHO

| CAR

| HOM

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/lindlma01/2001/B|title=Mardy Lindley – 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=April 11, 2025}}

2003

! Richard Childress Racing

! 29

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| TAL

| NSH

| CAL

| RCH

| GTY

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| DAY

| CHI

| NHA

| PPR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IRP
{{small|16}}

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| ATL

| PHO

| CAR

| HOM

! 117th

! 115

! {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/lindlma01/2003/B|title=Mardy Lindley – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=April 11, 2025}}

References

External links

{{Racing-Reference driver|Mardy_Lindley}}
{{Racing-Reference crewchief|Mardy_Lindley}}

Category:Living people

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:Racing drivers from South Carolina

Category:1972 births

Category:NASCAR crew chiefs