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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American racing driver</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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class="infobox-header" style="background-color: gainsboro"><a href="/wiki/USAC_National_Sprint_CarSeries" class="mw-redirect" title="USAC National Sprint CarSeries">USAC National Sprint CarSeries</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1986–2023</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teams</th><td class="infobox-data">Hoffman</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Starts</th><td class="infobox-data">1,334</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Wins</th><td class="infobox-data">62</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Poles</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Best finish in the championship">Best finish</abbr></th><td class="infobox-data">1st in 1993 (2), 1994, 1997, 1998 (4), 1999 (4), 2000 (3), 2001, 2005 (4), 2006 (3), 2007 (3), 2008 (2), 2009 (4), 2010, 2011, 2012 (6), 2013 (7), 2014 (6), 2015 (4), 2016 (2), 2018 (3)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: gainsboro">Championship titles</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">1997<br /> 1998<br /> 1999<br /> 2001<br /> 2001<br /> 2002<br /> 2007<br /> 2008<br /> 2011</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/USAC_Silver_Crown_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="USAC Silver Crown Series">USAC Silver Crown Series</a></li><li>USAC Indiana Sprint Week</li><li>USAC National Sprint CarSeries</li><li>USAC Indiana Sprint Week</li><li>USAC National Midget Series</li><li>USAC National Midget Series</li><li>USAC Indiana Sprint Week</li><li><a href="/wiki/Sprint_Bandits" title="Sprint Bandits">Sprint Bandits</a></li><li>King of Indiana Sprint Series</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: gainsboro">Awards</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">1994<br /> 1995<br /><br /> 1997<br /> 1999<br /> 2015<br /> 2015<br /><br /> 2017</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>HARF Driver of the Year</li><li>USAC Silver Crown Series Most Improved Driver</li><li>HARF Co-Driver of the Year</li><li>HARF Driver of the Year</li><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Curb" title="Mike Curb">Mike Curb</a> Super License Award</li><li>Thomas J. Schmeh Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Sport</li><li><a href="/wiki/National_Sprint_Car_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="National Sprint Car Hall of Fame">National Sprint Car Hall of Fame</a> inductee</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DaveDarland2Kokomo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/DaveDarland2Kokomo.jpg/220px-DaveDarland2Kokomo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/DaveDarland2Kokomo.jpg/330px-DaveDarland2Kokomo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/DaveDarland2Kokomo.jpg/440px-DaveDarland2Kokomo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1401" data-file-height="999" /></a><figcaption>Darland racing at <a href="/wiki/Kokomo_Speedway" title="Kokomo Speedway">Kokomo Speedway</a> in 2007</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:36DaveDarland2018KokomoKlash.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/36DaveDarland2018KokomoKlash.jpg/220px-36DaveDarland2018KokomoKlash.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/36DaveDarland2018KokomoKlash.jpg/330px-36DaveDarland2018KokomoKlash.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/36DaveDarland2018KokomoKlash.jpg/440px-36DaveDarland2018KokomoKlash.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1546" data-file-height="1034" /></a><figcaption>Darland's Sprint Car at Kokomo in 2018</figcaption></figure> <p><b>David Lee Darland</b> (born September 4, 1966) is an American <a href="/wiki/Auto_racing" title="Auto racing">auto racing</a> driver from <a href="/wiki/Kokomo,_Indiana" title="Kokomo, Indiana">Kokomo, Indiana</a>. He was the 1997 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Automobile_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Automobile Club">USAC</a> Silver Crown Champion, 1999 USAC National Sprint Car Champion, and 2001 and 2002 USAC National Midget Champion, making him the third driver to claim all three USAC National Championships.<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is nicknamed "The People's Champ".<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Darland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Darland was born and raised in <a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Indiana" title="Lincoln, Indiana">Lincoln, Indiana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His father was a steelworker and his mother was a housewife.<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Racing_career">Racing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Darland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Racing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Darland began racing quarter midgets when he was four years old.<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His father Bob Darland helped build his first sprint car when he was 16 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Darland's first sprint car win happened at <a href="/wiki/Kokomo_Speedway" title="Kokomo Speedway">Kokomo Speedway</a> when he beat <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kinser" title="Steve Kinser">Steve Kinser</a>'s father Bob in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Darland won over 100 features in his own sprint car.<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Darland's first USAC feature win came in 1993 when he was 26 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Darland won the 2001 and 2002 USAC National Midget championships.<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Race wins include the 2007 & 2013 <a href="/wiki/Turkey_Night_Grand_Prix" title="Turkey Night Grand Prix">Turkey Night Grand Prix</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a Southern California traditional race held on Thanksgiving Day for many years, and three wins at the Oval Nationals, held at <a href="/wiki/Perris_Auto_Speedway" title="Perris Auto Speedway">Perris Auto Speedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Perris,_California" title="Perris, California">Perris, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of July 25, 2020, his 20 Indiana Sprint Week race wins are the most in the series history (since 1988).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of September 26, 2020, he is the winningest driver in USAC Sprint Car history.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Darland took over as the winningest USAC overall driver (in either midgets, sprint cars, and Silver Crown cars) when he passed <a href="/wiki/Tom_Bigelow" title="Tom Bigelow">Tom Bigelow</a>'s 52 total wins in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Darland retired from racing in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Darland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Darland and his wife Brenda have three children.<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He suffered a mild stroke on April 23, 2021, and was hospitalized with some confusion.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Darland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2017 <a href="/wiki/National_Sprint_Car_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum">National Sprint Car Hall of Fame</a> inductee<sup id="cite_ref-NSCHoF_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSCHoF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2015 Thomas J. Schmeh Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Sport</li> <li>2015 Mike Curb Super License Award</li> <li>2011 Won the King of Indiana Sprint Series title</li> <li>2008 Won The Bob Darland Memorial Race in honor of his father.</li> <li>2007 Indiana Sprintweek Champion</li> <li>2002 USAC National Midget Series Champion<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2001 USAC National Midget Series Champion</li> <li>2001 Indiana Sprintweek Champion</li> <li>1999 USAC National Sprint Car Series Champion</li> <li>1999 HARF "Driver of the Year"</li> <li>1997 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion</li> <li>1997 HARF Co-"Driver of the Year" with Tony Stewart</li> <li>1995 USAC Silver Crown Series "Most Improved Driver"</li> <li>1994 HARF "Driver of the Year"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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