Career
In the Busch Series, he raced in 22 events between 1986 and 1992, with nine Top 10 finishes. He raced in two Craftsman Truck Series events in 1998. In his career, Dave has raced Southern All Star, Sunoco, American Statistical Association, National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Late Model Stock, All Pro, National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing All - American Challenge, Associate of the Royal College of Art, National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Craftsman Truck Series, Winston Cup, and Busch Series.
He also builds and manufactures his own race cars, helps various race teams as their crew chief, and has taught at Race Carolina College.
He has accumulated 224 feature wins. He also competed in the 1992 running of The Winston, driving the #9 car which was in the race as a winning team, thanks to Bill Elliott winning in 1991.
In 2012, Mader was inducted into the Alabama Auto Racing Pioneers Hall of Fame.