Thompson in Turn 5: Driver Shopping? Try Clint Bowyer on for Size
Perhaps Clint Bowyer can fill the void that the recent retirements of popular veterans like Bill Elliott, Terry Labonte, Mark Martin and Ricky Rudd created.
Perhaps Clint Bowyer can fill the void that the recent retirements of popular veterans like Bill Elliott, Terry Labonte, Mark Martin and Ricky Rudd created.
Kevin Harvick got a huge push into turn 3 on the last lap, riding the momentum to victory at Daytona by the blink of an eye over Mark Martin.
Congrats to rookie David Ragan, who finished fifth from a 35th-place Daytona 500 starting spot in Mark Martin’s old No. 6 ride in just his third Cup start.
Kevin Harvick took the lead on lap 79 of the Orbitz 300, leaving Dave Blaney, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer and Mark Martin scratching their heads.
10. Mark Martin: “I didn’t HAVE to win one, I get in the Shootout forever-which is handy, ’cause that’s how long I’m gonna race!”
Mark Martin, making his final Truck Series start for Roush Racing, won his grand finale Friday night in the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Fast forward to Atlanta, and there was hapless Mark Martin, when a crash that started on the bottom of the racetrack washed up right in front of him on lap 309.
Mark Martin scored his fifth win of the 2006 season in the John Deere 250, taking the checkers over Mike Skinner after a wild wreck occurred on the final lap.
10. We are hearing that Mark Martin’s pending 2007 NASCAR Truck Series contract with Roush Racing prohibits him from winning EVERY race.
With Denny Hamlin reaching an important milestone at Las Vegas, let’s take a statistical and numerical look at his Cup wins so far.