Mark Voigt, (born October 5, 1961 in Marine, IL) is a former NASCAR driver. He raced 6 times in the Busch Series in 2001. He is also a local dirt track driver.
Dirt Tracks Career[]
Voigt began his career at age four, when his father (involved in racing) bought him his first go-kart. It took him a while, but at the age of 16 he began his career by winning back to back St. Louis Karting Association Championships. From 1977 -1980.
In 1980 at the Highland Speedway, Mark moved to the Sportsman class and was Rookie of the Year. Then he later moved up to open wheel modifieds in 88 and 89 where he claimed another Rookie of the Year. By the 1990s he was in Late Models, where he began finishing high in the UMP (late model) point standings. By 1995, he had finished second nationally, and had won the Missouri state championship.
In the 1997 racing season, Mark moved to the ARCA series running two asphalt tracks and one dirt track. In a 1997 Monte Carlo, after his second attempt on asphalt, he pulled out a 4th place finish at Winchester, Indiana in an upset run. So, in 1998, he ran three speedway races - with a best run of 20th (Michigan) His best finish in 1998 was 6th at Xenia, Ohio and best qualifying run at Salem, Indiana, starting 3rd. He finished 17th in ARCA points. Mark left the series following 2000, but finished in ARCA seven times in twenty-nine starts.
In 2002, Voigt moved to the Busch East Series, 6 races . He then moved in 2003 to the Midwest Divison. He would finish 16th in points in his first full season. However, Voigt would leave that ride after 2004.
Since 2005, Voigt has been winning a number of races at I-55 and all his local tracks. running late models.
NASCAR career[]
3 Busch series , he just didn’t have the money.