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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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Mark Martin leads Hendrick assault in Talladega qualifying
TALLADEGA, Ala.—If Sunday’s Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway goes the same way Saturday’s qualifying session did, Rick Hendrick should have an excellent chance to pick up his 200th Sprint Cup victory. Mark Martin paced four Hendrick cars in the top six starting spots, posting a lap of 181.367 mph (52.799 seconds) to win the pole for the sixth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Martin narrowly edged teammate and five-time … Read entire article »
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Pocono represents go-time for truck series title contenders
By Jared Turner Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service The dress rehearsal is over, and it’s game on for the drivers of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. With 13 of 25 races in the books, the season is now more than halfway over. The next dozen outings will determine the 2011 champion, and it’s anyone’s guess which driver that will be. Only four points separate championship leader Johnny Sauter and second-place Austin Dillon heading into Saturday’s Good Sam RV Emergency … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch ties Martin’s record with 49th Nationwide win
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H.—It was a day of major milestones for Kyle Busch, who tied Mark Martin for the career victory lead in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series with Saturday’s win in the New England 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The victory was Busch’s sixth of the season in 15 starts and the 49th of his career, tying Martin. At the same time, Busch, 26, won for the 100th time in NASCAR’s top … Read entire article »
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Martin and Bayne to share front row for Coke Zero 400
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Mark Martin apparently didn’t get the memo about NASCAR’s youth initiative—or didn’t care. With a lap at 182.065 mph (49.433 seconds), Martin, at 52 the fourth-oldest driver in the field, knocked the youngest, 20-year-old Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne off the pole for Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. … Read entire article »
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Mark Martin Wins 50th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In winning the Coors Light Pole Award at Daytona International Speedway, Mark Martin became the eighth driver with 50 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series poles. With a speed of 182.065 mph (49.433 seconds), Martin won his third Daytona pole, and joined an exclusive list that features some of the sport’s all-time greats. Martin won seven poles in 2009, the largest single-season number of a NASCAR Sprint Cup career that began in 1981. Martin’s 49th pole came last season, for the 2010 Daytona 500, when he became the oldest pole winner in the race’s history at age 51. Of his previous 49 poles, Martin has won the corresponding race eight times, with 26 top fives and 37 top 10s. Martin’s first pole came in the third start of his NASCAR Sprint Cup … Read entire article »
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