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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 | 33 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 14.3 | ||
| Career Stats | 755 | 40 | 255 | 415 | 13.4 |
Top Mark Martin Headlines
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Fort Worth, Texas -- Mathematically,
Detroit News · 14 hours ago
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Jeff Gordon breaks pole drought with Texas top spot
... third, followed by Tony Stewart (190.624 mph) and Kyle Busch (190.523 mph). Carl Edwards,
SpeedwayMedia.com · 15 hours ago
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Johnson holds a 184-point lead over Mark Martin and a 192-point advantage over teammate Jeff Gordon.The bad news for Martin and Gordon is...
ThatsRacing Nascar · 6 hours ago
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... don't do something stupid -- because he knows I probably would."Â Â Â MARTIN: WE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT Â To hear Mark Martin talk at Texas...
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But the driver still had concerns about why the vehicle lifted off to begin with, especially after seeing Mark Martin's car go into a roll...
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Top Questions & Answers about Mark Martin
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/
"He won the Arizona Sprint Cup Race in April, his first win in 98 starts." Mark Martin snapped a 97-race winless streak Saturday by taking the checkered flag at the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Avondale, Ariz. The 50-year-old Martin, d...
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Mark Martin, born January 9,1959
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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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| 11/01 | 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 |