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MARK MARTIN SPRINT, NEXTEL, WINSTON, NATIONWIDE, BUSCH, CRAFTSMAN & IROC

On March 5, 2011 Mark Martin had his 49th Nationwide Series win. He won the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This win makes him the seventh oldest driver to win a Nationwide race.

CIA Stock Photo - Mark Martin - NASCAR Nationwide Series - Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Sam's Town 300 - March 5, 2011

NEW RECORD - FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Martin now has the most top-10 finishes in the Sprint Cup Series of any driver in NASCAR’s modern era. With his 10th-place finish in the Daytona 500 last Sunday, Martin has 429 career top-10s in 795 career Sprint Cup starts.

Mark Martin won his first career Winston Cup race at North Carolina Speedway on October 22, 1989.

With his win in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 (April 2009), Mark Martin became the fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver 50 or older to go to victory lane.

The other three were Harry Gant (52), Morgan Shepherd (50) and Bobby Allison (50).

MARTIN MILESTONES IN THE NO. 6 & NO. 5 CARS

RACE NUMBER	DATE	TRACK	START	FINISH	PRESIDENT
1st	February 14, 1988	Daytona	38	41	Ronald Reagan
56th	October 22, 1989	Rockingham (first win)	7	1	George H. W. Bush
100th	June 16, 1991	Pocono	1	3	George H. W. Bush
200th	September 18, 1994	Dover	4	19	Bill Clinton
300th	November 16, 1997	Atlanta	9	3	Bill Clinton
400th	November 12, 2000	Homestead	11	3	George W. Bush
500th	September 14, 2003	New Hampshire	33	28	George W. Bush
600th	July 16, 2006	New Hampshire	13	4	George W. Bush
617th	November 19, 2006	Homestead (final run)	26	18	George W. Bush
730th	April 18, 2009	Phoenix	1	1	Barack Obama

AVONDALE, AZ - APRIL 18: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on April 18, 2009 in Avondale, AZ.
(Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)

SPRINT, NEXTEL, WINSTON WINS

2009

Sylvania 300, New Hampshire
Southern 500 presented by GoDaddy.com, Darlington
Subway Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix
LifeLock 400, Michigan
LifeLock.com 400, Chicago

2005

Banquet 400, Kansas Speedway

2004

MBNA 400 "A Salute to Heroes", Dover International Speedway

2002

Coca Cola Racing Family 600, Charlotte, North Carolina (Included No Bull winnings of $1 million)

2000

Goody's Body Pain 500, Martinsville, Virginia

1999

Dura Lube/Big Kmart 400, Rockingham, North Carolina

1998

Las Vegas 400, Las Vegas, Nevada
Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
California 500, Fontana, California
Miller Lite 400, Brooklyn, Michigan
Goody's 500, Bristol, Tennessee
MBNA Gold 400, Dover, Delaware
UAW-GM Quality 500, Charlotte, North Carolina
The Winston

1997

MBNA 400, Dover, Delaware
Pepsi 400 DeVilbiss, Brooklyn, Michigan
Winston 500, Talladega, Alabama
Save Mart Supermarkets 300, Sonoma, California

1995

Winston Select 500, Talladega, Alabama
Bud at the Glen, Watkins Glen, New York
Tyson Holly Farms 400, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
UAW-GM 500, Concord, North Carolina

1994

Bud at the Glen, Watkins Glen, New York
Hooters 500, Atlanta, Georgia

1993

Bud at the Glen, Watkins Glen, New York
Champion Spark Plug 400, Michigan International Speedway
Bud 500, Bristol, Tennessee
Mountain Dew Southern 500, Darlington, South Carolina
Slick 50 500, Phoenix, Arizona

1992

Mello Yello 500, Charlotte, North Carolina
Hanes 500, Martinsville, Virginia

1991

Hardee's 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway

1990

Tyson Holly Farms 400, North Wilkesboro Speedway
Champion Spark Plug 400, Michigan International Speedway
Pontiac 400, Richmond International Raceway

1989

AC Delco 500, North Carolina Motor Speedway

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MARK MARTIN - CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Earned first career Winston Cup pole position at Nashville International Speedway on July 11, 1981. Won pole in third career Winston Cup start.

Won four American Stock Association (ASA) championships, capturing titles in 1986, 1980, 1979, & 1978.

Returned to NASCAR Winston Cup series full time in 1988 with Roush Racing. Won one pole position and registered 10 top 10 finishes.

Selected as Driver of the Year by the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) in 1989.

Selected to the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) All-American Team in 1990 and 1998.

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MARK MARTIN - BUSCH SERIES/NATIONWIDE SERIES

2011

Sam's Town 300 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway (49th Nationwide Series win)

2008

Sam's Town 300 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway

2005

Sam's Town 300 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Stater Bros. 300 - California Speedway (Martin's first start in a Busch race at California Speedway)

2000

Rockingham, North Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
Darlington, North Carolina (2)
Fort Worth, Texas

1999

Sam's Town 300, Las Vegas, Nevada
Coca-Cola 300, Ft. Worth, Texas
Hardee's 250, Richmond, Virginia
Carquest Auto Parts 300, Charlotte, North Carolina
Dura-Lube 200, Darlington, North Carolina
Kmart 200, Rockingham, North Carolina

1998

CarQuest Auto Parts 300, Charlotte, North Carolina
Stihl 300, Hampton, Georgia

1997

AC Delco 200, Rockingham, North Carolina
Auto Dealers/Easy Care 500, Talladega, Alabama
Coca-Cola 300, Ft. Worth, Texas
Stihl 300, Atlanta, Georgia
Hardee's 250, Richmond, Virginia
Goodwrench 200, Rockingham, North Carolina

1996

AC Delco 200, Rockingham, North Carolina
All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300, Charlotte, North Carolina
Goodwrench 200, Rockingham, North Carolina
Dura-Lube 200, Darlington, South Carolina
Goody's 250, Bristol, Tennessee
Red Dog 300, Charlotte, North Carolina

1995

Detroit Gasket 200, Brooklyn, Michigan
Gatorade 200, Darlington, South Carolina
All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300, Concord, North Carolina

1994

Mark III Vans 200, Darlington, South Carolina
Gatorade 200, Darlington, South Carolina
AC Delco 200, Rockingham, North Carolina

1993

Goodwrench 200, Rockingham, North Carolina
Hardee's Frisco 200, Richmond, Virginia
Detroit Gasket 200, Brooklyn, Michigan
Gatorade 200, Darlington, South Carolina
Autolite Platinum 250, Richmond, Virginia
All Pro Auto Parts 300, Charlotte, North Carolina
AC Delco 200, Rockingham, North Carolina

1992

AC Delco 200, Rockingham, North Carolina

1990

Carolina Pride/Budweiser 200, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

1989

Jay Johnson 200, Bristol, Tennessee

1988

Goodwrench 200, Rockingham, North Carolina

1987

Budweiser 200, Dover, Delaware
Gregory Poole Equipment 150, Rougemont, North Carolina
Freedlander 200, Richmond, Virginia

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MARK MARTIN - CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES

2006 Wins

Ford 200
November 17, 2006
Homestead-Miami Speedway

John Deere 250
October 7, 2006
Talladega Superspeedway

O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 presented by Valvoline
August 23, 2006
Bristol Motor Speedway

AAA Insurance 200
June 2, 2006
Dover International Speedway

February 24, 2006
racetickets.com 200
California Speedway

February 17, 2006
GM Flex Fuel 250
Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR Veteran Mark Martin is Series’ 15th Different Winner in Past 26 Races
February 20, 2006

Martin’s GM FlexFuel 250 win sets record … Although inactive since his Sept. 28, 1996 victory at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway until the final race of the 2005 season, Mark Martin (No. 6 Scotts Ford) nonetheless goes into the record book with the greatest number of seasons between wins at eight. Skinner broke a seven-season lull last August at Bristol. Martin’s Daytona win was a record-extending 38th for Roush Racing and first on the series for crew chief Mike Beam, who twice finished second in 2005 with Raybestos Rookie of the Year Todd Kluever. Martin became the 15th different winner in 26 races since the beginning of the 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck season. Jack Roush became the second series owner to win multiple Daytona races.

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NASCAR's Loop Data Statistic Analysis from Daytona
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – GM FlexFuel 250

Mark Martin’s dominant run to victory is demonstrated by a close look at his loop data statistics. An examination of the box score shows that Martin never fell lower than 10th during the race and Martin needed only 58 green flag passes en route to victory, primarily because he led 42 laps. All of Martin’s passes were quality passes, which denotes each time a driver passes a competitor in the top 15.

Martin scored the highest driver rating of any NASCAR driver during the weekend, achieving an impressive 138.7.

Other indicators of Martin’s solid performance are finishing second among fastest drivers early in a run, first among fastest drivers in turn one, second among fastest drivers in turn three and third among fastest drivers in turn four. However, Martin was just 11th fastest in the frontstretch and just 18th fastest in the backstretch.

Martin’s solid performance in the turns and number one ranking in speed in traffic may give credence to those who say that Daytona is not all about horsepower, but is also about how well a car or truck handles.

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1996

Mark drove the #99 Exide Batteries Ford truck in two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races.

September 5, 1996
Fas Mart Truck Shootout
Richmond International Speedway

The race was stopped after 124 laps due to Hurricane Fran. Mark finished third.

September 28, 1996
Lowe's 250
North Wilkesboro Speedway

Mark finished first

Thanks to ford-dad for providing the 1996 CTS information above found at Motorsport.com

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MARK MARTIN - IROC

Martin has won a record five championships in the IROC series (Atlanta - October 29, 2005), including a record three straight.

Martin holds the record of 13 individual career IROC wins, breaking a tie with Al Unser, Jr. and Dale Earnhardt. (February 18, 2005 at Daytona International Speedway)

Martin wins 13th career IROC race at Richmond - September 8, 2005

1998 IROC Champion
1997 IROC Champion
1996 IROC Champion
1994 IROC Champion
2005 IROC Champion

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Racing-Reference.com - Mark Martin Career Statistics

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