Mark Miller (racer)

Mark Miller (racer)

Mark Miller (born October 24, 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA) is a professional off road racer, competing in both cars and on motorcycles. He lives both in Arizona and Colorado, and has two sons, Nick and Sam. His non-racing profession was investing, and his hobbies include enduro motorcycling, mountain bikes, fly fishing and snowmobiling.

He has competed in SCORE, NASCAR, Rally, Rally-Raid and other classes and competitions. In April 2008 he competed in the 2008 Central Europe Rally, the first in the new series of events created by the promoters of the Dakar Rally. Miller was competing for the Volkswagen factory team in a diesel Touareg (#206) but crashed out of the competition on the first day.

He is the most successful and highest placing American in the History of the Dakar Rally.

After he was hired as a factory driver for VW Motorsport he was involved in the formation and management of The Volkswagen Jetta Cup along with Arciero Miller Racing LLC.

Before the 2010 Dakar Rally Sports Illustrated published this article

After Stage 5 of the 2010 Dakar Rally AutoSport wrote this article about Mark Miller winning the stage

In 2011 he published a book about his life; "Dash-The Dakar Rally, Life and Happiness"

Read more about Mark Miller (racer):  Sporting Career Highlights

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