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Mark Martin edges Carl Edwards by .006 seconds for Richmond pole
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va. — The late draw in Friday afternoon’s NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying session made little difference at all — except to Mark Martin. The last driver on the track, Martin sped around .75-mile Richmond International Raceway in 21.040 seconds (128.327 mph) to edge Carl Edwards (128.290 mph) by .006 seconds for the top starting spot in Saturday night’s Capital City 400. The Coors Light Pole Award was the 53-year-old Martin’s second … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Denny Hamlin knocks JGR teammate Busch off California pole
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. – Kyle Busch had the pole for Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway — until Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin took it away from him. Hamlin circled the two-mile track in 38.626 seconds (186.403 mph) to claim his second Coors Light pole award at Fontana and the 10th of his career, and he did it by taking the opposite approach from his teammate — running the … Read entire article »
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. runs away with Nationwide race in Las Vegas
By Reid Spencer – NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. dominated the last 50 laps of Saturday’s Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, pulling away from Mark Martin during a 39-lap green flag run the finish. The victory was Stenhouse’s first of the season and third in the series — and his first on a 1.5-mile intermediate speedway, the staple of NASCAR’s top three touring series. Points leader Elliott … Read entire article »
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Weekend preview: Gibbs teams on a roll heading to Las Vegas
NASCAR Wire Service While it’s early to draw conclusions about the course of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season two races in, Joe Gibbs Racing has made an initial statement that its 2011 doldrums may be over. The three-car Toyota outfit aims to cash in on the modest momentum in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a track where JGR has only won once in 35 efforts. But based on the early dividends that the … Read entire article »
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Mark Martin makes his mark at MWR with Coors Light Pole run at Phoenix
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – Mark Martin didn’t need a second qualifying lap Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway. Driving the No. 55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota, Martin claimed the Coors Light pole for Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at the one-mile track with a speed of 136.815 mph (26.313 seconds) on his first qualifying lap. The next-to-last driver to make an attempt, Martin waited as Tony Stewart tried to knock him off the pole … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Martin and Waltrip switch car numbers from 00 to 55
CORNELIUS, N.C. – Michael Waltrip Racing announced today that Mark Martin and Michael Waltrip’s Toyota Camrys will carry the number 55 during the 2012 and 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series seasons. The number commemorates Charlie Loudermilk’s founding of Aaron’s, Inc. in 1955. Martin will drive in 25 Sprint Cup events each of the next two seasons, sharing the No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine with Waltrip who will drive seven events with Aaron’s sponsorship. Martin will join Clint … Read entire article »
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Mark Martin signs 2-year deal with Michael Waltrip Racing, Third driver still needed
By Reid Spencer – Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—A two-year deal between Mark Martin, Michael Waltrip Racing and sponsor Aaron’s will keep the seemingly ageless Martin behind the wheel of a Sprint Cup car until he’s almost 55. Martin is scheduled to compete in 25 Sprint Cup races next year, starting with the Daytona 500 and including the non-points Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Waltrip will drive the No. 00 Aaron’s Toyota … Read entire article »
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Michael Waltrip Racing Hires Mark Martin, Extends Aaron’s Through 2013
FORT WORTH, TEX. – Michael Waltrip Racing announced today it has hired Mark Martin to share in driving duties of the No. 00 Toyota and extended its 30-race sponsorship with Aaron’s, Inc. through the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Martin will drive in 25 Sprint Cup events each of the next two seasons, sharing the No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine with Michael Waltrip, who will drive five events with Aaron’s sponsorship. Martin will join Martin Truex … Read entire article »
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No. 38 Jackman Treated and Released from Hospital after Being Hit on Pit Road
Statesville, N.C. – Sean Irvan, the jackman for the No. 38 Long John Silver’s Ford team of Front Row Motorsports, was treated and released from Martinsville (Va.) Memorial Hospital after being hit on pit road during Sunday’s Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Irvan, a native of Monterey, Calif., suffered a concussion, a neck strain and a medial collateral ligament strain in his right knee. He suffered the neck and knee injuries and lost … Read entire article »
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