Doug Carlyle

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.

Racing career
Doug 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.

Carlyle also claimed four track championships at Cornwall Motor Speedway ON and three at Can-Am Speedway NY. He then came out of retirement in 1990 to claim three track championships at Frogtown International Speedway NY before a second retirement in 1993.

The 1986 Mr. Dirt 320/358 Modified Champion, Carlyle was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2004.