Douglas "Doug" 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 Speedway ON, Fonda Speedway NY, Grandview Speedway PA, and Rolling Wheels Raceway NY.[1][2][3]
| Doug (The Ox) Carlyle | |
|---|---|
| Born | Douglas Ford Carlyle May 22, 1954 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | January 16, 2017 (aged 62) |
| Debut season | 1973 Kingston Speedway |
| Car number | 11 |
| Championships | 11 |
| Finished last season | 1993 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1986 Mr. Dirt 358 Modified Champion | |
Racing career
editDoug Carlyle started racing small block modifieds in 1973 at age 18 at the Kingston ON and Watertown (NY) Speedways. He won his first feature a year later, and by 1976 had claimed the final year track championship at Kingston.[4][5]
Carlyle also claimed four track championships at Cornwall Motor Speedway ON and three at Can-Am Speedway NY.[6][7] He then came out of retirement in 1990 to claim three track championships at Frogtown International Speedway NY 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]
References
edit- ^ Blai, Eddy (September 22, 1977). "Let's go racing". The Intelligencer. p. 28. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ Gerard, Steve (January 18, 2017). "Local DIRTcar Hall of Famer Dies at Age 62". The Kingston Herald. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ "Doug Carlyle-Career Results by Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Hill, John (March 17, 2004). "Shampine among Dirt Inductees". The Post Standard. p. 29. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ Kennedy, Patrick (March 12, 2021). "Kingston Speedway still holds special memories, 45 years after the end". The Kingston Whig-Standard . Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ "Kingston's Carlyle wins Can Am title". The Post Standard. September 9, 1979. p. 33. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "ARRA - Documenting Racing History". Auto Racing Research Associate. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Gay, Gregory (June 7, 1991). "This ox is not ready to be put out to pasturel". Watertown Daily Times. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via NNY360 Archives.
- ^ Selkirk, Kirby (September 10, 1993). "Carlyle claims Frogtown title". Press-Republican. p. 17. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
- ^ O'Donnell, John (May 27, 2004). "Dirt Motorsports Hall of Fame". Watertown Daily Times. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via NNY360 Archives.