Mark Martin

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Born: January 9, 1959
Hometown: Batesville, AR
Sponsor: Kellogg's/Carquest
Manufacturer: Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
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...
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Stats Summary

Sprint Cup | Nationwide Series | Camping World Truck
Races Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Avg. Finish
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 Mark Martin’s who finished second, officials found...  More »
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Mark Martin: The champion without a trophy
Mark Martin doesn't have the shiny Sprint Cup Series trophy above his mantle. Nor does he have four like his teammate Jimmie Johnson.  More »
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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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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...
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Current Season Stats

Sprint Cup | Nationwide Series
Date Race Start Finish Laps Lead Laps Winnings Points Status
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

Sprint Cup | Nationwide Series | Camping World Truck
Year Rank Starts Pts. Winnings Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Laps Led Avg. Start Avg. Finish
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