Fact or Fiction: Releasing a NASCAR Veteran at the Right Time
One of NASCAR’s savviest car owners may have realized that, at Mark Martin’s age, the chances of him remaining a championship contender are slim to none.
One of NASCAR’s savviest car owners may have realized that, at Mark Martin’s age, the chances of him remaining a championship contender are slim to none.
A blown Goodyear entering turn 1 coming to the checkers left the door wide open for Mark Martin to extend his all-time lead in Nationwide wins to 49.
10. If Mark Martin would have won at Texas, as I predicted in last week’s Mirror Driving.
NASCAR.com’s main article showcases large photos of the soulful faces of Mark Martin and Clint Bowyer as the headline grabs us with the words “RUMBLE FOR 12TH.”
Last Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NASCAR Sprint Cup veteran Mark Martin noted that the racing has changed during his career.
Sunday’s race was won with a bump and run from series champion Jimmie Johnson to Kurt Busch in a classic short track battle. But on Friday, Mark Martin and Jeff Burton both commented that lack of respect on the racetrack is becoming a huge problem in NASCAR, changing how the game is played in a bad way. Are they correct, or were the comments just leftover frustration from a wreck-filled race at Sonoma?
After a fourth at Fontana on Sunday, Mark Martin sits sixth in the standings and is the highest-ranked of the Yankees… er, Hendrick powerhouse.
His stats are good enough, but Mark Martin could not muster enough strength to mount a challenge to Jimmie Johnson in Phoenix.
Mark Martin said before Sunday’s race that Talladega is nothing more than “a game of chance.”
The first Chase race is finally behind us, with Mark Martin earning his season-high fifth win of the season in Loudon, N.H.