Roush Racings Mark Martin will open his all new Ford dealership, Mark Martin Ford-Mercury, and museum on Monday, Feb. 27th in Batesville, Arkansas. Martin started construction on the state of the art facility over a year ago and is pleased with the fruition of his work. Its just an awesome thing to be able to bring back all of these cars and trophies to the place where it all started and the place that I consider home, said Martin. We have a lot of stuff on display at the museum and I hope that all of the fans will get a chance to come out and share in all of the memories with us. Growing up I couldnt wait to get out of Batesville and go out and see what I could do, added Martin. I went off seeking my fame and fortune and I was fortunate to work with a lot of great people and have a lot of success. Now its time to bring all of that back home where it belongs to Batesville. The state-of-the art museum features several of Martins past cars, including the #6 Viagra Coca-Cola 600 win car, the 90 Folgers Thunderbird, the #60 Win Dixie Busch car, Martins 2005 IROC car that he used to win his record fifth championship, and the 89 Strohs Thunderbird. Each car is a part of a display that includes hi-tech mantrons that tell the story of each piece of history. The museum also has on display a variety of other memorabilia, including several of Martins past race helmets and historic firesuits. There are also several personal photo books on display that chronicle Martins early success, as well as thousands of pictures and newspaper articles that show Martin shows Martins climb from local dirt track sensation to NASCAR legend.(Roush Racing PR)(2-26-2006)
