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Marc Goossens, nicknamed The Goose (born 30 November 1969), is a Belgian professional racing driver that currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, priorly driving the No. 14 Chevrolet Camaro for SpeedHouse in the EuroNASCAR PRO class. He is now driving the No. 56 Chevrolet Camaro for CAAL Racing in the EuroNascar PRO class.
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| Marc Goossens | |||||||
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| Born | 30 November 1969 Geel, Belgium | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 69th (2007) | ||||||
| First race | 2006 AMD at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Infineon) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 99th (2006) | ||||||
| First race | 2006 Telcel-Motorola 200 (Mexico City) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2016 | ||||||
| Current team | Race Planet Team Bleekemolen | ||||||
| Car number | 72 | ||||||
| Former teams | Brass Racing, Braxx Racing, DF1 Racing, CAAL Racing, SpeedHouse | ||||||
| Starts | 84 | ||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||
| Poles | 1 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 3 | ||||||
| Best finish | 5th in 2020, 2024 | ||||||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
| Years | 1996 – 2003, 2008, 2010 – 2011, 2013, 2016 | ||||||
| Teams | Racing for Belgium/Team Scandia Courage Compétition Nissan Motorsports Team DAMS Riley & Scott Racing Creation Autosportif Jaguar RSR Prospeed Competition | ||||||
| Best finish | 4th (1997) | ||||||
| Class wins | 0 | ||||||
Goossens drove full-time in Formula 3000 from 1994 to 1996 and part-time from 1999 to 2001. In between he drove in endurance races and is a veteran of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. From 2002 to 2005 he then raced in FIA GT. In 2007 and 2008 he drove a Riley-Pontiac Daytona Prototype at the Rolex Sports Car Series, scoring two wins with teammate Jim Matthews.
He also finished 9th in his first NASCAR Busch Series start at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in 2006 for Robert Yates Racing in their No. 90 Ford. Goossens returned to Yates later that year to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut in August of that year at Watkins Glen International in the No. 90, but crashed out and finished 43rd. Goossens made another Cup start in 2007 at Infineon Raceway, driving the No. 91 Toyota for Riley-D'Hondt Motorsports. He was running well until a mechanical failure dropped him to 36th. He was set to make another start in the same car at Watkins Glen, but with rain in the forecast for qualifying and the No. 91 only being a part-time team, the team withdrew as they would have missed the race.
Goossens holds the record of the most wins in 24 Hours of Zolder with six (1997, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2016) race along with Anthony Kumpen. Also, he won the Belcar in 2005 with a Chevrolet Corvette C5R and in 2011 with a Porsche 911 GT 3 R
Goossens competed at the GTE Pro class of the 2011 Le Mans Series with a ProSpeed Competition Porsche 911, partnering with Marco Holzer.
In 2012 he was hired by the Chrysler Corporation's SRT Motorsports racing team to drive a Viper GT Le Mans in the American Le Mans Series. With Dominik Farnbacher as teammate in 2013, he scored a class win and three podiums. Continuing with SRT in the 2014 United SportsCar Championship, the Belgian scored six class podiums. In 2015 he continued with Viper but in the GT Daytona class, winning the Six Hours at the Glen. In 2016 he drove a Coyote Corvette Daytona Prototype for VisitFlorida Racing with Ryan Dalziel, finishing third at the 24 Hours of Daytona. He continued with VisitFlorida in the 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Goossens later competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving for Braxx Racing and CAAL Racing.[1]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | West Surrey Racing | Mugen | A | DON 17 |
SIL 5 |
THR 11 |
BRH Ret |
THR 8 |
BRH 5 |
SIL 3 |
SIL 7 |
DON 18 |
SNE 4 |
SIL Ret |
PEM 11 |
SIL 5 |
DON 2 |
THR 3 |
SIL 4 |
6th | 28 |
| 1993 | West Surrey Racing | Mugen | A | SIL 4 |
THR 1 |
BRH 9 |
DON 4 |
BRH 2 |
SIL DSQ |
OUL 2 |
DON Ret |
SIL 6 |
DON 2 |
SNE 2 |
PEM 3 |
SIL DSQ |
SIL 2 |
THR Ret |
3rd | 21 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Nordic Racing | SIL Ret |
PAU Ret |
CAT 6 |
PER 7 |
HOC 5 |
SPA Ret |
EST Ret |
MAG Ret |
9th | 6 | ||||
| 1995 | Nordic Racing | SIL 4 |
CAT 5 |
PAU 3 |
PER Ret |
HOC 1 |
SPA Ret |
EST 8 |
MAG 2 |
3rd | 24 | ||||
| 1996 | Team Astromega | NÜR Ret |
PAU Ret |
PER 1 |
HOC Ret |
SIL 16 |
SPA 2 |
MAG 1 |
EST 4 |
MUG 6 |
HOC Ret |
3rd | 28 | ||
| 1999 | Lukoil Arden | IMO DNQ |
MON DNQ |
CAT Ret |
MAG Ret |
SIL DNQ |
A1R Ret |
HOC Ret |
HUN DSQ |
SPA Ret |
NÜR DNQ |
NC | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Team Astromega | IMO | SIL | CAT | NÜR | MON | MAG | A1R 10 |
HOC 10 |
HUN 19 |
SPA 2 |
12th | 6 | ||
| 2001 | Coloni F3000 | INT | IMO | CAT | A1R | MON | NÜR | MAG | SIL | HOC | HUN Ret |
SPA 5 |
MNZ 7 |
16th | 2 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Team 5ZIGEN | Toyota Supra | GT500 | SUZ 6 |
FUJ Ret |
SEN 6 |
FUJ Ret |
MIN 12 |
SUG 1 |
8th | 32 | |
| 1998 | Team 5ZIGEN | Toyota Supra | GT500 | SUZ 4 |
FUJ C |
SEN 7 |
FUJ Ret |
MOT Ret |
MIN Ret |
SUG Ret |
13th | 14 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 |  Castrol Juma Racing |
Stéphane De Groodt Jean-Michel Martin |
BMW 325i | EcoTech | DQ | DQ | |
| 2002 |  Zwaans Racing |
Arjen van der Zwaan Rob van der Zwaan |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | NAT | 80 | DNF | DNF |
| 2003 | Zwaans Racing |
 Klaus Abbelen Arjen van der Zwaan Rob van der Zwaan |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT | 17 | DNF | DNF |
| 2004 | Renstal Excelsior |
 Eric Cayrolle Anthony Kumpen Yvan Lebon |
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G2 | 295 | DNF | DNF |
| 2005 |  Aston Martin Racing |
Peter Kox Pedro Lamy |
Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 557 | 5th | 5th |
| 2006 | Ice Pol Racing Team |
Marc Duez Yves Lambert Christian Lefort |
Porsche 996 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 512 | 16th | 7th |
| 2010 | Prospeed Competition |
Marco Holzer Marc Lieb Richard Westbrook |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 207 | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 | Prospeed Competition |
Jan Heylen Maxime Soulet |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 331 | DNF | DNF |
| 2012 | Prospeed Competition |
Marc Hennerici Xavier Maassen |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Pro | 471 | 20th | 7th |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Geert van de Venne |
Patrick Huisman Vincent Vosse |
Porsche 911 RSR | GT | 710 | 1st | 1st |
| 1998 | Geert van de Venne |
Thierry Boutsen Patrick Huisman |
Porsche 911 RSR | GT1 | 691 | 1st | 1st |
| 1999 | RTM Racing |
Kurt Dujardyn Philip Verellen |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | GT2 | 299 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 | PSI Motorsport |
 Markus Palttala Philippe Tollenaire |
Porsche 996 Biturbo | GTA | DNF | DNF | |
| 2001 | RTM Racing |
Kurt Dujardyn Rudi Penders |
Porsche 996 GT3-R | GTB | 756 | 4th | 2nd |
| 2002 | RTM Racing |
Kurt Dujardyn Rudi Penders |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | GTB | 759 | 3rd | 1st |
| 2003 | RTM Racing |
Kurt Dujardyn Rudi Penders |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | GTB | 304 | DNF | DNF |
| 2004 | Selleslagh Racing Team |
Sebastiaan Bleekemolen David Hart Franz Lamot |
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | GTA | 90 | DNF | DNF |
| 2005 | Selleslagh Racing Team |
David Hart Jan Heylen Guy Verheyen |
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | GTA | 799 | 1st | 1st |
| 2006 | Eurotech Racing |
Cor Euser Danny Van Dongen |
Marcos LM600 | Belcar 1 | 821 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2007 | GPR Racing |
Guillaume Dumarey Maxime Soulet Maxime Dumarey |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Belcar 1 | 798 | 1st | 1st |
| 2009 | Delahaye Racing Team |
Anthony Kumpen Ludovic Sougnez Maxime Soulet |
Renault Mégane Trophy | 4A | DNF | DNF | |
| 2011 | Prospeed Competition |
David Loix Markus Palttala Maxime Soulet |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | GTO+ | 800 | 2nd | 1st |
| 2012 | Prospeed Competition |
Frédéric Bouvy Bert Redant Maxime Soulet |
Porsche 997 GT3-R | GT-1 | 855 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2015 | Belgium Racing |
Dylan Derdaele Kenneth Heyer Peter Hoevenaars |
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | GT-1 | 796 | 1st | 1st |
| 2016 | Belgium Racing |
Dylan Derdaele Kenneth Heyer Peter Hoevenaars Yannick Hoogaars |
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | Belcar 1 | 754 | 1st | 1st |
| 2017 | Belgium Racing |
Dylan Derdaele Kenneth Heyer Peter Hoevenaars Louis Machiels |
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | Belcar 7 | 774 | 7th | 2nd |
| 2018 | Aqua Protect Racing Team |
François Bouillon Kris Cools David Houthoofd Frédéric Vervisch |
Norma M20-FC | Belcar 2 | 796 | 3rd | 1st |
| Braxx Racing |
Johan Caeldries Diederik Ceyssens Pierre-Yves Rosoux Kris Van Kelst Sven Van Laere |
Chevrolet Camaro TA2 | Belcar 1 | 231 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2019 | Belgium Racing |
Dylan Derdaele Lars Kern Louis Machiels Nicolas Saelens |
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | Belcar 2 | 785 | 2nd | 1st |
| 2021 | Belgium Racing |
Dylan Derdaele Kenneth Heyer Nicolas Saelens |
Porsche 991 GT3 Cup | GTA | 801 | 7th | 2nd |
| 2022 | Belgium Racing |
Rodrigue Gillion Michiel Haverans Nico Verdonck |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | GTA | 763 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2023 | RedAnt Racing |
Michiel Haverans Kenneth Heyer Thomas Piessens |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | GTA | 557 | 32nd | 9th |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Nextel Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NNCC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2006 | Yates Racing | 90 | Ford | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN 43 |
MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 75th | 34 | [2] | ||
| 2007 | Riley-D'Hondt Motorsports | 91 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON 36 |
NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 69th | 55 | [3] | ||
| NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2006 | Yates Racing | 90 | Ford | DAY | CAL | MXC 9 |
LVS | ATL | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | MAR | GTY | IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 99th | 143 | [4] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained)
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO results | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NWES | Points | Ref | |
| 2016 | Brass Racing | 90 | Ford | VAL 9 |
VAL 20 |
VEN 13 |
VEN 8 |
BRH 4 |
BRH 3 |
TOU DNS |
TOU DNS |
ADR | ADR | ZOL 21 |
ZOL 2 |
17th | 343 | [5] | ||
| 2017 | Braxx Racing | VAL | VAL | BRH 4 |
BRH 3 |
VEN 13 |
VEN 7 |
HOC | HOC | FRA 3 |
FRA 2 |
ZOL 2 |
ZOL 1* |
10th | 491 | [6] | ||||
| 2018 | VAL 8 |
VAL 28 |
FRA 19 |
FRA 2* |
BRH 17 |
BRH 2 |
TOU 19 |
TOU DNS |
HOC 2 |
HOC DNS |
ZOL 11 |
ZOL 27 |
19th | 293 | [7] | |||||
| 2019 | 78 | VAL 11 |
VAL 13 |
FRA 2 |
FRA 21 |
BRH 4 |
BRH 19 |
MOS | MOS | VEN | HOC | HOC | ZOL 2 |
ZOL 3 |
20th | 290 | [8] | |||
| 2020 | CAAL Racing | 98 | ITA 22 |
ITA 11^ |
BEL 2 |
BEL 3 |
CRO 7 |
CRO 5 |
ESP 4 |
ESP 7 |
ESP 5 |
ESP 17 |
5th | 352 | ||||||
| 2021 | DF1 Racing | 77 | Chevy | ESP 9 |
ESP 10 |
GBR 11 |
GBR 16 |
CZE 3^ |
CZE 11 |
CRO 8 |
CRO 7 |
14th | 248 | |||||||
| CAAL Racing | 56 | Ford | BEL 3 |
BEL 2 |
ITA | ITA | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | SpeedHouse | 14 | Chevy | ESP 22 |
ESP 6 |
GBR 10 |
GBR DNS |
ITA 20 |
ITA 24 |
CZE 23 |
CZE 22 |
BEL 15 |
BEL 21 |
CRO 10 |
CRO 6 |
16th | 273 | |||
| 2023 | CAAL Racing | 56 | ESP 8 |
ESP 3 |
GBR 11 |
GBR 11 |
ITA 8 |
ITA 10 |
CZE | CZE | GER 3 |
GER 7 |
BEL DNS |
BEL DNS |
16th | 262 | ||||
| 2024 | Race Planet Team Bleekemolen | 72 | Toyota | ESP 4 |
ESP 4 |
ITA 7 |
ITA 9 |
GBR | GBR | NED 8 |
CZE 3 |
CZE 3 |
GER 5 |
GER 10 |
BEL 3 |
BEL 3 |
5th | 475 | ||
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | SRT Motorsports | GTLM | SRT Viper GTS-R | Dodge 8.0L V10 | DAY 3 |
SEB 7 |
LBH 7 |
LGA 6 |
WGL 2 |
MOS 3 |
IMS 8 |
ELK 4 |
VIR 6 |
COA 2 |
PET 3 |
4th | 314 |
| 2015 | Riley Motorsports | GTD | Dodge Viper GT3-R | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | DAY 9 |
SEB 4 |
LGA | BEL | WGL 1 |
LIM | ELK | VIR | COA 7 |
ATL 3 |
12th | 144 | |
| 2016 | VisitFlorida Racing | P | Coyote Corvette DP | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | DAY 3 |
SEB 5 |
LBH 6 |
LGA 2 |
BEL 7 |
WGL 6 |
MOS 4 |
ELK 6 |
COA 7 |
PET 7 |
5th | 273 | |
| 2017 | VisitFlorida Racing | P | Riley Mk. 30 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 3 |
SEB 6 |
LBH WD |
AUS 7 |
DET 9 |
WGL 5 |
MOS 10 |
7th | 233 | ||||
| Ligier JS P217 | ELK 5 |
LGA 1 |
PET 7 |
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