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On April 18, 2009, Martin became the fourth driver to win a Cup race in NASCAR after turning 50, winning the 2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix from the pole position. [18] The other three were Bobby Allison, Morgan Shepherd (twice), and Harry Gant (8 times, last in 1992). [19] His win snapped a 97-race winless streak dating back to 2005.
The car finished 40th after suffering engine failure. After firing Connie because they wanted a younger driver and after obtaining the rights to No. 4 & the car he drove for G. C. Spencer, Mark Martin took over the driving duties later that year, and had one top-10 finish.
Being a NASCAR car owner during the vintage years of NASCAR. Buying or sponsoring as many as 7 teams in any given race. James D. Stacy (March 27, 1930 – October 12, 2016), [ 1 ] frequently referred to as Jim Stacy or J.D. Stacy , [ 1 ] was an American entrepreneur and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car owner and sponsor whose career ...
MB2 Motorsports was a NASCAR Cup Series team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, near the sport's hub in Charlotte.The team was founded by Read Morton, Tom Beard, and Nelson Bowers, from which the original team name derived.
Mark Martin, driver of the Valvoline Ford, won the race, and also led the most laps with 82. Dale Jarrett of the Quality Care Service/Ford Credit Ford won the pole position, but finished 40th due to an engine problem. [2] A total of 120,000 people attended the race, with the profits from all three NASCAR races totaling $40 million for the local ...
As of 2021, Mark Martin is considered the greatest of all time to never win a NASCAR Cup Series championship. First time, and as of 2020, the only time in his career, that Kurt Busch would win from the pole. Kurt Busch became the 2nd driver in NASCAR history to win the highest number of races in his first ever winning season with 4.
He is known in NASCAR for having won a total of 6 races at Watkins Glen International. In the Sprint Cup Series, he won at the Glen in 2011 and 2012, and in the Nationwide Series, he won at the Glen in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014. He is the first Australian driver to win in the highest level of NASCAR.
Matt Martin (born December 17, 1991) is a retired American stock car racing driver. He's a 2018 graduate [ 1 ] of Lyon College in Batesville, Ar. He is the son of former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Mark Martin .