Doug Carlyle
Canadian Dirt Modified racing driver (1954 - 2017)
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Douglas Carlyle (May 22, 1954 - January 16, 2017) was a Canadian dirt modified racing driver. He competed successfully at race venues on either side of the St. Lawrence River, including Brockville Ontario Speedway; Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania; Fonda Speedway, New York; and Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, New York.[1][2][3]
May 22, 1954
| Doug (The Ox) Carlyle | |
|---|---|
| Born | Douglas Ford Carlyle May 22, 1954 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | January 16, 2017 (aged 62) |
| Modified racing career | |
| Years active | 1972 - 1993 |
| Car number | 11 |
| Championships | 11 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1986 Mr. Dirt 358 Modified Champion | |
Racing career
Doug Carlyle started racing small block modifieds in 1973 at age 18 at the Kingston (Ontario) and Watertown (New York) Speedways. He won his first feature a year later at Kingston, and in 1976 was crowned the speedway's final track champion.[4][5]
Carlyle also claimed four track championships at Cornwall Motor Speedway, Ontario, and three at Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville, New York.[6][7] After a short sabbatical he returned to racing in 1990 to claim three track championships at Frogtown International Speedway in Hogansburg, New York, before a second retirement in 1993.[8][9]
The 1986 Mr. Dirt 320/358 Modified Champion, Carlyle was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2004.[4][10]