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Mark Martin

Personal information
Birth dateJanuary 09, 1959(age 51)
Birth placeBatesville, Arkansas
Awards1977 ASA Rookie of the Year
4-Time ASA Champion (1978, 1979, 1980, 1986)
5-Time IROC Champion (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005)
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series statistics
Car #, team#5 - Hendrick Motorsports
Sprint Cup position2nd (2009)
Best cup position2nd - 2009, 2002, 1998, 1994, 1990
First race1981 Northwestern Bank 400 (North Wilkesboro)
First win1989 AC Delco 500 (Rockingham)
Last win2009 Sylvania 300 (New Hampshire)
Cup Wins40
Top tens426
Pole position49
NASCAR Nationwide Series statistics
NNS position112th (2009)
Best NNS position8th - 1987
First race1982 Kroger 200 (IRP)
First win1987 Budweiser 200 (Dover)
Last win2008 Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas)
Wins48
Top tens148
Poles30
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series statistics
Best NCWTS position19th - 2006
First race1996 Fas Mart Shootout (Richmond)
Last race2007 Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 (Atlanta)
First win1996 Lowe's 250 (North Wilkesboro)
Last win2006 Ford 200 (Homestead)
Wins7
Top tens19
Poles3

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Mark D'Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959) is an American stock car driver currently competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He drives the #5 GoDaddy.com/Delphi/Carquest/Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet Impala for Hendrick Motorsports. Mark Martin has the most wins in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with 48. Mark Martin has also finished second in the Sprint Cup Series standings five times and has been described by ESPN as "The best driver to never win a championship."

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Businessman wants transit for Truro - CBC.ca Tweet this news
CBC.ca---Mark Martin- said he estimates a bus service would cost $300000 to start and about $110000 a year to keep the service going. "I really do feel that the town ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:39:10 GMT+00:00
Pittman Blog: Age is just a mental game - Bay News 9 Tweet this news
Bay News 9--On January 9th, -Mark Martin- should be blowing out 52 candles on his birthday cake, although in Mark's case he will ... - Date : Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:08:07 GMT+00:00
Countdown to the Daytona 500: NASCAR Number 59 - SportingNews.com Tweet this news
SportingNews.com--Today's number: Second-place finishes in Cup races for Jeff Gordon, -Mark Martin- and Cale Yarborough, tying them for fifth-most all time. ... - Date : Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:01:44 GMT+00:00
Twas the Night Before Christmas - NASCAR edition - Bay News 9 Tweet this news
Bay News 9--But -Mark Martin- all dressed in his workout gear. I knew in a moment it must be St Rick. And he smiled, and shouted, and called them by name! ... - Date : Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:15:36 GMT+00:00
Slamming the door on Hendrick Motorsports' 2010 - Yahoo! Sports (blog) Tweet this news
Yahoo! Sports (blog)---Mark Martin- was all but invisible for most of the season, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. couldn't hide no matter how far back in the pack he ran. ... - Date : Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:02:12 GMT+00:00
Mark Martin comments on Goodyear tire test - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news
Rotoworld.com---Mark Martin-, one of the drivers running the Goodyear Tire test at Daytona International Speedway, gave the repaving job a high grade. ... - Date : Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:35:48 GMT+00:00
Which team is the real Lotus? - Free Malaysia Today Tweet this news
Free Malaysia Today--COMMENT There is currently a debate raging in F1 which revolves around the Lotus F1 team, because in 2011 there will be two of them. ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:40:08 GMT+00:00
Icing Walleye Is Nice�When You Think Safety First - WalleyeFIRST Tweet this news
WalleyeFIRST--When AIM pro -Mark Martin- finally puts his Pro Walleye Series™ boat away for winter, his second walleye season's just beginning. -Mark Martin- helps a fishing ... - Date : Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:30:52 GMT+00:00
Accident mars first day of Daytona tire test - Nascar Tweet this news
Nascar--Veteran -Mark Martin- was one of those who tested and, due to the newly-paved track being closed to the public, it was impossible to tell how widespread his ... - Date : Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:38:43 GMT+00:00
NASCAR Season Review: Red Faces At Daytona - The Checkered Flag Tweet this news
The Checkered Flag---Mark Martin- led the field to take the green flag and get the 38 race season under way. By half distance, 100 laps, fifteen different drivers had led the ... - Date : Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:29:38 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Davey Allison
IROC Champion
IROC XVIII (1994)
Succeeded by
Dale Earnhardt
Preceded by
Dale Earnhardt
IROC Champion
IROC XX (1996), IROC XXI (1997), IROC XXII (1998)
Succeeded by
Dale Earnhardt
Preceded by
Matt Kenseth
IROC Champion
IROC XXIX (2005)
Succeeded by
Tony Stewart

Hendrick Motorsports :
Year Races Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 DNF Finish Start Winnings Season Rank Team(s)
1981 5/31 0 2 1 2 2 15.0 3.6 $13,950 42 Owner/Driver
1982 30/30 0 0 2 8 12 19.5 15.1 $115,600 16 Owner/Driver and Bob Rodgers
1983 16/30 0 0 1 3 8 21.0 15.6 $99,655 30 J.D. Stacy (seven races),Morgan-McClure (six),D.K. Ulrich (two), Owner/Driver (one)
1986 5/29 0 0 0 0 2 21.8 15.2 $20,515 48 Gunderman Racing
1987 1/29 0 0 0 0 1 39.0 41.0 $3,550 103 Roger Hamby
1988 29/29 0 1 3 10 10 19.5 11.5 $189,400 15 Jack Roush
1989 29/29 1 6 14 18 4 10.7 5.3 $621,788 3 Jack Roush
1990 29/29 3 4 16 23 1 6.6 5.4 $803,095 2 Jack Roush
1991 29/29 1 5 14 17 5 12.0 7.9 $805,105 6 Jack Roush
1992 29/29 2 5 10 17 5 12.4 8.1 $809,505 6 Jack Roush
1993 30/30 5 5 12 19 3 11.6 8.8 $1,151,890 3 Jack Roush
1994 31/31 2 1 15 20 5 11.7 8.1 $1,054,237 2 Jack Roush
1995 31/31 4 4 13 22 8 10.7 8.4 $1,499,466 4 Jack Roush
1996 31/31 0 4 14 23 4 11.3 8.8 $1,532,555 5 Jack Roush
1997 32/32 4 3 16 24 3 9.0 11.0 $1,829,550 3 Jack Roush
1998 33/33 7 3 22 26 1 8.6 8.9 $3,255,470 2 Jack Roush
1999 34/34 2 1 19 26 3 9.4 8.2 $2,802,227 3 Jack Roush
2000 34/34 1 0 13 20 6 13.6 11.0 $2,743,615 8 Jack Roush
2001 36/36 0 2 3 15 4 17.9 15.6 $3,487,719 12 Jack Roush
2002 36/36 1 0 12 22 3 12.2 16.0 $5,279,405 2 Jack Roush
2003 36/36 0 0 5 10 7 20.2 20.7 $4,048,847 17 Jack Roush
2004 36/36 1 0 10 15 2 13.8 15.2 $3,948,497 4 Jack Roush
2005 36/36 1 0 12 19 2 13.2 15.5 $5,994,353 4 Jack Roush
2006 36/36 0 0 7 15 2 14.2 16.1 $4,097,203 9 Jack Roush
2007 24/36 0 0 5 11 2 14.5 16.2 $4,097,203 27 Ginn Racing
2008 24/36 0 0 4 11 2 13.3 11.5 $3,553,705 28 Dale Earnhardt Incorporated
2009 36/36 5 7 14 21 1 15.6 11.0 $3,839,482 2 Hendrick Motorsports
2010 26/26 0 1 9 14 0 16.8 12.6 $3,321,410 13 Hendrick Motorsports
Totals 762 40 49 259 419 108 $78,771,787

International Race of Champions Winners

Donohue * B. Unser * Foyt * Unser Sr * Andretti * Allison * Yarborough * Gant * Unser Jr * Bodine * T. Labonte * Earnhardt * Wallace * Rudd * Allison/Labonte * Martin * B. Labonte * Harvick * Busch * Kenseth * Stewart

Sprint Cup drivers David Ragan (#6)Greg Biffle (#16)Matt Kenseth (#17)Carl Edwards (#99)
Nationwide Series drivers Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (#6)Colin Braun (#16)Carl Edwards (#60)Paul Menard (#98)
Primary Sponsors UPS (#6-Sprint)3M (#16-Sprint)Crown Royal (#17-Sprint)Aflac (#99)Citigroup (#6-Nationwide)Con-way (#16-Nationwide)Copart/Fastenal (#60)Menards (#98)
Crew Chiefs Donnie Wingo (#6-Sprint)Greg Erwin (#16-Sprint)Todd Parrott (#17-Sprint)Bob Osbourne (#99)
Ben Leslie (#6-Nationwide)Eddie Pardue (#16-Nationwide)Mike Kelley (#60)Matt Puccia (#98)
Partnerships and affiliations Baker Curb RacingCircle Bar RacingFront Row MotorsportsLatitude 43 MotorsportsRAB RacingRichard Petty MotorsportsWood Brothers Racing
Management/Related Info Jack RoushJohn W. HenryFenway Sports GroupMike BeamSam BelnavisMark MartinRobbie ReiserRoush PerformanceRoush Racing: Driver XRoush-Yates Engines

NASCAR Triple Threats (Winners In All Three Major Series)

1. Ken Schrader (04-15-1995) * 2. Terry Labonte (09-07-1995) * 3. Mark Martin (09-28-1996) * 4. Bobby Hamilton (04-10-2000) * 5. Kevin Harvick (11-08-2002) * 6. Greg Biffle (07-05-2003) * 7. Jimmy Spencer (09-13-2003) * 8. Jamie McMurray (10-23-2004) * 9. Tony Stewart (02-19-2005) * 10. Steve Park (02-25-2005) * 11. Carl Edwards (03-20-2005) * 12. Bobby Labonte (04-09-2005) * 13. Kasey Kahne (05-14-2005) * 14. Kyle Busch (09-04-2005) * 15. Ricky Craven (10-22-2005) * 16. Kurt Busch (04-08-2006) * 17. Johnny Benson (06-17-2006) * 18. Clint Bowyer (09-16-2007) * 19. Ryan Newman (10-25-2008) * 20. David Reutimann (05-25-2009)

Budweiser Shootout Winners

Six-timeDale Earnhardt
Three-timeTony Stewart * Dale Jarrett
Two-timeKevin Harvick * Dale Earnhardt Jr * Jeff Gordon * Ken Schrader * Neil Bonnett
One-timeBuddy Baker * Darrell Waltrip * Bobby Allison * Terry Labonte * Bill Elliott * Geoff Bodine * Rusty Wallace * Mark Martin * Jimmie Johnson * Denny Hamlin



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