Mason Diaz
{{short description|American racing driver (born 2000)}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name = Mason Diaz
| image = MasonDiazRVA18.png
| caption = Diaz at Richmond Raceway in 2018
| birth_name = Mason A. Diaz
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|5|16}}
| birth_place = Manassas, Virginia, U.S.
| achievements = 2021 Fall Brawl Winner (LMSC)
2023 Throwback 276 Winner (LMSC)
| awards =
| Total_Busch_Races = 6
| Years_In_Busch = 3
| Busch_Car_Team =
| Prev_Busch_Pos = 59th
| Prev_Busch_Year = 2020
| Best_Busch_Pos = 59th (2020)
| First_Busch_Race = 2018 Go Bowling 250 (Richmond)
| Last_Busch_Race = 2020 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 (Phoenix)
| First_Busch_Win =
| Last_Busch_Win =
| Busch_Wins = 0
| Busch_Top_Tens = 0
| Busch_Poles = 0
| Total_Truck_Races = 1
| Years_In_Truck = 1
| Truck_Car_Team =
| Prev_Truck_Pos = 64th
| Prev_Truck_Year = 2017
| Best_Truck_Pos = 64th (2017)
| First_Truck_Race = 2017 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
| Last_Truck_Race =
| First_Truck_Win =
| Last_Truck_Win =
| Truck_Wins = 0
| Truck_Top_Tens = 0
| Truck_Poles = 0
| Total_ARCA_Races = 6
| Years_In_ARCA = 3
| ARCA_Car_Team =
| Best_ARCA_Pos = 42nd (2020)
| First_ARCA_Race = 2020 Royal Truck & Trailer 200 (Toledo)
| Last_ARCA_Race = 2022 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona)
| First_ARCA_Win =
| Last_ARCA_Win =
| ARCA_Wins = 0
| ARCA_Top_Tens = 4
| ARCA_Poles = 0
| Total_ARCA_East_Races = 18
| Years_In_ARCA_East = 4
| ARCA_East_Car_Team =
| Best_ARCA_East_Pos = 5th (2020)
| First_ARCA_East_Race = 2019 New Smyrna 175 (New Smyrna)
| Last_ARCA_East_Race = 2021 Race to Stop Suicide 200 (New Smyrna)
| First_ARCA_East_Win =
| Last_ARCA_East_Win =
| ARCA_East_Wins = 0
| ARCA_East_Top_Tens = 11
| ARCA_East_Poles = 1
| Total_ARCA_West_Races = 2
| Years_In_ARCA_West = 1
| ARCA_West_Car_Team =
| Best_ARCA_West_Pos = 30th (2020)
| First_ARCA_West_Race = 2020 NAPA 125 (Roseville)
| Last_ARCA_West_Race = 2020 NAPA/Eneos 125 (Kern County)
| First_ARCA_West_Win =
| Last_ARCA_West_Win =
| ARCA_West_Wins = 0
| ARCA_West_Top_Tens = 1
| ARCA_West_Poles = 0
| updated = January 22, 2021
}}
Mason A. Diaz (born May 16, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed for Ferrier-McClure Racing, driving their No. 44 Toyota part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series.
Racing career
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Starting at age four in go-karts, Diaz ran at Dominion Speedway in both Champ Car and Bandolero entries until age twelve. He later moved up to Legends car racing and late model racing, eventually running in the Pro All-Stars Series (PASS) during his late model days. He later started racing frequently at Southern National Motorsports Park.{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Sherwin |title=#PETM232 - ARCA East Driver @MasonDiazRacing! |url=https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-3ircs-d4cb86 |website=PETM Podcast |publisher=Podbean |date=February 26, 2020 |accessdate=March 1, 2020}}
File:Mason Diaz Martinsville 2017.jpg in 2017]]
Diaz made his first and to-date only NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start in 2017 at Martinsville, driving the No. 86 Chevrolet Silverado for driver Brandon Brown's Brandonbilt Motorsports team. He started 9th and finished 23rd.{{cite web |first=Noah |last=Fleischman |url=http://www.princewilliamtimes.com/sports/brentsville-s-mason-diaz-makes-nascar-truck-series-debut-at/article_c2384f26-c3fb-11e7-836b-83db340dc1de.html |title=Brentsville's Mason Diaz makes NASCAR truck series debut at Martinsville Speedway |website=Prince William Times |publisher=TownNews.com |date=November 7, 2017 |accessdate=February 28, 2018}}{{cite web |first=Jim |last=Utter |url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/noah-gragson-claims-his-first-nascar-truck-win-at-martinsville-971972/ |title=Noah Gragson claims his first NASCAR Truck win at Martinsville |website=Motorsport.com |date=October 28, 2017 |accessdate=February 28, 2018}}
Diaz made his Xfinity Series debut at Richmond's fall race in 2018, driving for Brandonbilt Motorsports in the No. 90 car, using owner points from DGM Racing. He would run three more races for Brown's team the following year in their own No. 68 and 86 cars.
In 2019, when Diaz was racing at the 2019 Snowflake 100 at Five Flags Speedway, he was approached by a representative from Venturini Motorsports, and the two initially agreed to a deal that would have put Diaz in the team's No. 20 Toyota in the ARCA Menards Series in the races that Chandler Smith was ineligible to drive in. However, this deal was later changed to have him run the full season in the ARCA Menards Series East instead.{{cite web |first=Adam |last=Fenwick |title=Mason Diaz Joins Venturini for ARCA East Schedule |url=https://speedsport.com/stock-cars/arca-stock-cars/mason-diaz-joins-venturini-for-arca-east-schedule/ |website=Speed Sport |date=December 14, 2019 |accessdate=March 1, 2020}}
Diaz continued racing in the now-ARCA Menards Series East in 2020, where he finished fifth in points with a best finish of third at Dover International Speedway, with additional starts coming in the ARCA Menards Series West. He returned to the Xfinity Series in late October when he joined Sam Hunt Racing for the final two races of the season at Martinsville Speedway and Phoenix Raceway.{{cite news|last=Segal|first=Davey|url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2020/10/26/mason-diaz-joining-sam-hunt-racing-for-final-2-races-of-season/|title=Mason Diaz Joining Sam Hunt Racing for Final 2 Races of Season|publisher=Frontstretch|date=October 26, 2020|accessdate=October 26, 2020}}
On January 19, 2021, it was announced that Diaz would be leaving Venturini and joining Visconti Motorsports, driving their No. 74 car full-time, with it being Diaz's second full-time season in the East Series.{{cite web |first=Joseph |last=Srigley |url=https://tobychristie.com/2021/01/19/mason-diaz-chasing-arca-east-championship-with-visconti-motorsports-in-2021/ |title=Mason Diaz Chasing ARCA East Championship with Visconti Motorsports in 2021 |website=TobyChristie.com |date=January 19, 2021 |accessdate=February 1, 2021}}
Personal life
Diaz attends Old Dominion University.
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.)
==Xfinity Series==
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! colspan=40| 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 ! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2018
! rowspan=3| Brandonbilt Motorsports ! 90 ! rowspan=3| Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM ! 63rd ! 18 |
rowspan=2| 2019
! 86 | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH | TAL | DOV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | MOH | colspan=12| ! rowspan=2| 75th ! rowspan=2| 9 |
68
| colspan=21| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM |
2020
! 26 ! Toyota | DAY | LVS | CAL | PHO | DAR | CLT | BRI | ATL | HOM | HOM | TAL | POC | IND | KEN | KEN | TEX | KAN | ROA | DAY | DOV | DOV | DAY | DAR | RCH | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | CLT | KAN | TEX | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO ! 59th ! 30 |
==Camping World Truck Series==
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! colspan=30| 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 ! {{Tooltip|NCWTC|NASCAR Camping World Truck classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2017
! 86 ! Chevy | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM ! 64th ! 17 |
=ARCA Menards Series=
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=27| ARCA Menards 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 ! {{Tooltip|AMSC|ARCA Menards Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
---|
2020
! 25E ! Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | POC | IRP | KEN | IOW | KAN | TOL | TOL | MCH | DAY | GTW | L44 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI | WIN | MEM | ISF | KAN ! 42nd ! 75 |
2021
! 74 ! Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW | DSF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | SLM | KAN ! 51st ! 74 |
rowspan=2| 2022
! 44 ! Chevy | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | colspan=3| ! rowspan=2| 58th ! rowspan=2| 56 |
Mullins Racing
! 3 ! Toyota | colspan=17| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | SLM | TOL |
==ARCA Menards Series East==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=19| ARCA Menards Series East results |
Year
! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! {{Tooltip|AMSEC|ARCA Menards Series East classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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rowspan=2| 2019
! rowspan=2| MAD Motorsports ! rowspan=2| 24 ! Ford | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSM | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO | MEM | NHA | IOW | GLN | colspan=4| ! rowspan=2| 15th ! rowspan=2| 160 |
Toyota
| colspan=8| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI | GTW | NHA | DOV |
rowspan=2| 2020
! rowspan=2| Venturini Motorsports ! 25 ! rowspan=2| Toyota | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DOV | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIF | colspan=6| ! rowspan=2| 5th ! rowspan=2| 251 |
25E
| colspan=3| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOL | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI | colspan=7| |
2021
! 74 ! Toyota | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSM | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FIF | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SNM | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IOW | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | colspan=4| ! 6th ! 323 |
rowspan=2| 2022
! 44 ! rowspan=2| Ford | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NSM | FIF | DOV | NSV | IOW | MLW | colspan=6| ! rowspan=2| 33rd ! rowspan=2| 57 |
Mullins Racing
! 3 | colspan=6| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI | colspan=5| |
{{sup|*}} Season still in progress
{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points
==ARCA Menards Series West==
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! colspan=18| ARCA Menards Series West results |
Year
! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! {{Tooltip|AMSWC|ARCA Menards Series West classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2020
! 25 ! Toyota | LVS | MMP | MMP | IRW | EVG | DCS | CNS | LVS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AAS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| KCR | PHO ! 17th ! 76 |
=CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour=
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=24| CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results |
Year
! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! {{Tooltip|CLMSCTC|CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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rowspan=2| 2016
! rowspan=2| TSS Motorsports ! 24 ! rowspan=2| Ford | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNM | ROU | HCY | TCM | GRE | ROU | CON | MYB | HCY | colspan=8| ! rowspan=2| 31st ! rowspan=2| 33 |
24D
| colspan=9| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SNM | colspan=7| |
2018
! TSS Motorsports ! 24 ! Ford | TCM | MYB | ROU | HCY | BRI | ACE | CCS | KPT | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY | WKS | OCS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO | colspan=5| ! 32nd ! 37 |
2019
! Nelson Motorsports ! 12 ! Toyota | SNM | HCY | ROU | ACE | MMS | LGY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOM | CCS | HCY | ROU | SBO | colspan=6| ! 57th ! 12 |
rowspan=2| 2021
! rowspan=7| MAD Motorsports ! 24 ! Toyota | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DIL | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OCS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ACE | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LGY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOM | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TCM | FLC | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WKS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SBO | colspan=4| ! rowspan=2| 13th ! rowspan=2| 227 |
11D
! rowspan=2| Chevy | colspan=7| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| HCY | MMS | colspan=8| |
rowspan=3| 2022
! rowspan=2| 24 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRW | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AAS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FCS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LGY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOM | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ACE | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MMS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NWS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TCM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ACE | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRW | colspan=2| ! rowspan=3| 8th ! rowspan=3| 300 |
Ford
| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY | colspan=15| |
8
! rowspan=3| Chevy | colspan=7| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY | colspan=9| |
rowspan=2| 2023
! 24 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SNM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FLC | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ACE | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LGY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOM | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CRW | | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ACE | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TCM | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| WKS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| AAS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TCM | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRW | ! rowspan=2| 3rd ! rowspan=2| 381 |
52S
| colspan=8| | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HCY | colspan=8| |
rowspan=5| 2024
! JM Racing ! 14 ! Ford | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNM | colspan=3| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ACE | TCM | LGY | colspan=10| ! rowspan=5| N/A ! rowspan=5| 0 |
JR Motorsports
! 8 ! Chevy | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY | AAS | OCS | colspan=13| |
MAD Motorsports
! 24M ! Toyota | colspan=7| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOM | CRW | colspan=8| |
N/A
! 51 ! Chevy | colspan=9| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY | colspan=7| |
rowspan=2| Hedgecock Racing
! 45 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | colspan=10| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NWS | ACE | WCS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FLC | SBO | TCM | NWS |
2025
! 41 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AAS | WCS | CDL | OCS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ACE | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS | LGY | DOM | CRW | HCY | AND | FLC | SBO | TCM | NWS | colspan=2| ! -* ! -* |
=SMART Modified Tour=
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!colspan=38| SMART Modified Tour results |
Year
! Car owner ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! {{Tooltip|SMTC|SMART Modified Tour classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |
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2022
! N/A ! 79D ! N/A | FLO | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNM | CRW | SBO | FCS | CRW | NWS | NWS | CAR | DOM | HCY | TRI | PUL ! 51st ! 10 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Mason_Diaz}}
{{Venturini Motorsports}}
{{Sam Hunt Racing}}
{{Brandonbilt Motorsports}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz, Mason}}
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