[10] Of Lindley's wins, four took place in races recognised today as major Super Late Model shows -- the Snowball Derby in 1984, the Oxford Plains Speedway 250 in 1976, the All American 400 at Fairgrounds Speedway in 1981, and the Thunder Road International Speedbowl Vermont Milk Bowl in 1977.
He ran half of the 1982 schedule for Emanuel Zervakis, making 14 starts and finishing in the top 10 ten times, including four wins.
[16] The All Pro Super Series was a stock car racing organization which operated from 1981 to 1990 by promote Bob Harmon (who later founded the All American 400 at the Nashville Fairgrounds).
[23][24] He started 14th in a Kenny Childers Chevrolet at Martinsville and finished 28th after falling out early due to overheating.
He dominated the middle portion of the race, leading the most laps of his Grand National career (163), and finished second to Harry Gant.
[27] In his return to Martinsville later in the year, Lindley led two laps before dropping out due to engine failure.
[30] Lindley's last career Grand National start came at Richmond in 1985 for Bobby Hawkins in a car with Larry McReynolds as crew chief.
16 Carolina Tool Chevrolet, started 17th and was running near the front before a lug bolt fell off and he settled for a 19th-place finish.
[31] On April 13, 1985, Lindley was competing in an All Pro Super Series race held at the Desoto Speedway in Bradenton, Florida, driving Frankie Grill's No.
Lindley's helmet made hard contact with the wall, and he sustained a closed head injury.
[36] Mardy pursued a career in racing, driving at Southeastern short tracks including the United Speed Alliance Pro Cup.
[37] He later became a mechanic for Roush Fenway Racing, coincidentally on the #16 team, the car number most often associated with his father.
He later served at HScott Motorsports as a crew chief in the K&N Pro Series, winning the 2013 championship, having worked later with Rico Abreu.
Later he served in ARCA with Lorin Ranier, the son of a former NASCAR car owner himself, at MDM-Ranier Racing, again as a crew chief.