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Mark Martin
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Mark Martin; Bio
Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959 in Batesville, Arkansas) is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports. Martin is known for his consistency, as he has finished in the top ten eleven times in 2008 out of the twenty-one starts he has made. He also qualified for the Chase for the Sprint Cup all 3 years he raced full-time during its existence. Mark Martin also currently holds the record for most Nationwide Series wins with 48. After racing on the short dirt tracks in the state of Arkansas for several years, Martin debuted in the American Speed Association (ASA) in 1977. He won the circuit's Rookie of...
Stats Summary
| Races | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg. Finish | ||
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| This Season | 36 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 13.7 | ||
| Career Stats | 758 | 40 | 257 | 417 | 13.4 |
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*Jimmie Johnson Becomes Four-Time NASCAR Champion: The Symbol of ...
When NASCAR confiscated Johnson’s car after winning at Dover, along with his teammate
NASCAR - FanZone Sports · 11 hours ago
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SpeedwayMedia.com · 19 hours ago
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... straight Sprint Cup title with a fifth-place finish at Homestead Speedway Tags: Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin Chad Knaus Celebrates Four In A...
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... guy as a rookie in 2004, I loved it when I was racing against Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton, Mark Martin, those guys who came in.
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Mark Martin a chance to win the 2009 Sprint Cup Series championship in the season-ending Ford 400 Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Martin...
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Top Questions & Answers about Mark Martin;
Mark Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS.
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In order for Mark Martin to claim the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup title in Homestead he has to make up 108 points in one single race. How likely is that to happen? Someone at NASCAR dug through the stats and figured it out. Mark Martin and Ji...
http://nascar.about.com/b/2009/11/17/can-mark-martin-realistically-make-up-108-points.htm
With 2 wins, 3 poles, 3 top 5s and 6 top 10s in 11 starts, the driver known as one of the best to never win a championship is on quite a run. Take the “bad luck” factor out and you have the most consistent racer on the circuit outside of To...
http://bump-drafts.com/2009/05/10/martins-even-better-than-his-number-suggest/
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Current Season Stats
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Nationwide Series
| Date | Race | Start | Finish | Laps Lead | Laps | Winnings | Points | Status | ||
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| 11/22 | Ford 400 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 267/267 | $82,475 | 127 | running | ||
| 11/15 | Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 312/312 | $123,500 | 160 | running | ||
| 11/08 | Dickies 500 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 334/334 | $207,800 | 160 | running | ||
| 11/01 | AMP Energy 500 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 190/188 | $85,750 | 84 | accident | ||
| 10/25 | TUMS Fast Relief 500 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 501/500 | $89,350 | 147 | running | ||
| 10/17 | NASCAR Banking 500 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 334/334 | $87,375 | 117 | running | ||
| 10/11 | Pepsi 500 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 250/250 | $136,625 | 165 | running | ||
| 10/04 | Price Chopper 400 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 267/267 | $123,800 | 151 | running | ||
| 09/27 | AAA 400 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 400/400 | $167,400 | 170 | running | ||
| 09/20 | Sylvania 300 | 14 | 1 | 68 | 300/300 | $232,750 | 190 | running | ||
| 09/12 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 400/400 | $136,300 | 165 | running | ||
| 09/06 | Pep Boys Auto 500 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 325/325 | $131,175 | 155 | running | ||
| 08/22 | Sharpie 500 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 500/500 | $223,550 | 180 | running | ||
| 08/16 | Carfax 400 | 2 | 31 | 26 | 200/200 | $90,550 | 75 | running | ||
| 08/10 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | 28 | 23 | 0 | 90/90 | $77,375 | 94 | running | ||
| 08/03 | Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 200/200 | $95,600 | 151 | running | ||
| 07/26 | Allstate 400 at The Brickyard | 1 | 2 | 14 | 160/160 | $336,350 | 175 | running | ||
| 07/11 | LifeLock.com 400 | 14 | 1 | 195 | 267/267 | $317,825 | 195 | running | ||
| 07/04 | Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola | 11 | 38 | 0 | 79/160 | $94,100 | 49 | running | ||
| 06/28 | Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 273/301 | $90,000 | 126 | running | ||
| 06/21 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 113/110 | $80,995 | 58 | running | ||
| 06/14 | LifeLock 400 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 200/200 | $189,125 | 190 | running | ||
| 06/07 | Pocono 500 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 200/200 | $80,100 | 111 | running | ||
| 05/31 | Autism Speaks 400 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 400/400 | $106,825 | 139 | running | ||
| 05/25 | Coca-Cola 600 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 227/400 | $111,785 | 112 | running | ||
| 05/16 | NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race | 5 | 6 | 0 | 100/100 | $98,621 | 0 | running | ||
| 05/09 | Southern 500 | 12 | 1 | 46 | 367/367 | $295,150 | 190 | running | ||
| 05/02 | Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 400/400 | $112,350 | 155 | running | ||
| 04/26 | Aaron's 499 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 6/188 | $88,464 | 34 | accident | ||
| 04/18 | Subway Fresh Fit 500 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 312/312 | $232,150 | 195 | running | ||
| 04/05 | Samsung 500 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 334/334 | $163,975 | 155 | running | ||
| 03/29 | Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 500/500 | $90,750 | 146 | running | ||
| 03/22 | Food City 500 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 503/500 | $109,575 | 155 | running | ||
| 03/08 | Kobalt Tools 500 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 316/325 | $89,725 | 75 | running | ||
| 03/01 | Shelby 427 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 121/285 | $91,525 | 43 | engine | ||
| 02/22 | Auto Club 500 | 18 | 40 | 1 | 179/250 | $90,575 | 48 | engine | ||
| 02/15 | Daytona 500 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 152/200 | $313,588 | 120 | running | ||
| 02/12 | Gatorade Duel 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 60/60 | $0 | 0 | running |
Career Stats
| Year | Rank | Starts | Pts. | Winnings | Wins | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | Laps Led | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | ||
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| 2009 | 2 | 36 | 6511 | $5,274,928 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 805 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 2008 | 28 | 24 | 3022 | $3,553,705 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 124 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 2007 | 27 | 24 | 2960 | $4,097,203 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 67 | 16 | 15 | ||
| 2006 | 9 | 36 | 6168 | $4,282,548 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 292 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 2005 | 4 | 36 | 6428 | $5,994,353 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 324 | 16 | 13 | ||
| 2004 | 4 | 36 | 6399 | $3,948,497 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 465 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 2003 | 17 | 36 | 3769 | $4,048,847 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 159 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 2002 | 2 | 36 | 4762 | $5,279,405 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 363 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 2001 | 12 | 36 | 4095 | $3,487,719 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 190 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 2000 | 8 | 34 | 4410 | $2,743,615 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 493 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 1999 | 3 | 34 | 4943 | $2,802,227 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 700 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1998 | 2 | 33 | 4964 | $3,255,470 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 1730 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1997 | 3 | 32 | 4681 | $1,829,550 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 796 | 11 | 9 | ||
| 1996 | 5 | 31 | 4278 | $1,532,555 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 703 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 1995 | 4 | 31 | 4320 | $1,499,466 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 740 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 1994 | 2 | 31 | 4250 | $1,054,237 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 733 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1993 | 3 | 30 | 4150 | $1,151,890 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 1349 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 1992 | 6 | 29 | 3887 |