Mark Martin - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

To Kill a few Rumors:

Roush Racing's Geoff Smith said that Johnny Benson will be back with Jack Roush next year, and that there will be no driver changes at Roush Racing. Chad Little and Kevin Lepage will also return for another season( PitNow ) and we know Mark Martin and Jeff Burton are...

Martin Status UPDATE:

Mark Martin is one of the toughest guys to ever strap into a race car, but he just might have to step out of this one before it's done. Protege Matt Kenseth will be on-hand if Mark's injuries (broken wrist, rib, operated on knee) become too much. Watch for Jack Roush...

Martin Status UPDATE:

Mark Martin not only broke his wrist but he fractured a rib and injured his left knee and had an MRI the knee Tuesday. Martin still plans to race at Loudon(RPM2Nite) also NOL has a story on it at Martin's additional injuries don't slow him -- UPDATE: Martin had surgery...

Martin Update:

Mark Martin was diagnosed with a broken left wrist at 2pm on Saturday but felt fine to start the Pepsi 400 at Daytona and was able to finish 17th...

Valvoline Cutback? UPDATE:

Valvoline will discontinue its sponsorship of CART's Walker Racing #5 Gil de Ferran at the end of the 1999 season. The company cited business reasons for the decision and a reallocation of marketing resources toward its SynPower and Eagle One brands and business plans...

more Happy Hour notes:

more Happy Hour notes: #41-David Green tagged the #6-Mark Martin car after Martin cut down a tire and hit the wall but there was minimal damage and the car will be repaired in time for the race. Martin left the infield care center with a splint on his left wrist and...

more Happy Hour notes:

#41-David Green tagged the #6-Mark Martin car after Martin cut down a tire and hit the wall but there was minimal damage and the car will be repaired in time for the race. Martin left the infield care center with a splint on his left wrist and reported a sore lower...

Gordon Worst:

Jeff Gordon's 17th starting spot for the Pocono 500 is his worst of 1999. Gordon and Mark Martin are the only two Cup drivers to have started every race and made it on first round qualifying...

Caution free:

The Kmart 400 at Michigan was the first caution free Winston Cup race since the two-week postponed Winston 500 at Talladega, which Mark Martin won with an average speed of 188.354mph and Winston Cup record for any track. The Kmart 400 was the fastest ever at Michigan...

From Goodyear:

An escalation in speed, evidenced by the 32 cars that broke the track record -- set just last September -- in qualifying for the MBNA 400 on Friday, has led Goodyear to recommend and NASCAR to grant a 30-minute extension to today's final Winston Cup practice. The purpose...

Dyno Back UPDATE 1:

Following the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR announced they were taking the top six cars to the chassis dyno. The dyno measures the horsepower over the RPM range to give NASCAR a comparison of the GM motors to Ford( SpeedVision ) -- UPDATE 1: The PitNow site has some dyno numbers...

Tethers:

NASCAR did not make it mandatory for its teams to use steel cables Sunday to insure that the front wheels did not come off the car. A majority of the 43-car field used the steel cables. Among those who used the steel cables were: Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon...

Kenseth/Roush Announcement UPDATE 2:

Jack Roush will officially announce his plans for Matt Kenseth at a 1:00pm/et press conference before the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway this Sunday. Roush is in the process of locating a temporary shop for both Kenseth and fellow teammate Chad Little. In order...

Monday’s Final Test Speeds:

Mark Martin had the fastest lap at LMS testing with a speed of 180.911mph, last week Dale Earnhardt, Jr turned a lap of 181.470mph during the GM test. The rest of the top five: 2) #16-Lepage 180.511; 3) #11-Bodine 180.457; 4) #2-Wallace 180.138; and 5) #21-Sadler 179...

Glen and the Rain:

In a memo sent out last week to Busch Grand National competitors, NASCAR Busch Series director John Darby has informed the teams to be rain-ready for the Lysol 200 at Watkins Glen on June 27th. The memo stated: ?????In wet conditions, and at the discretion of the ...

RIR Testing:

Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Bobby Hamilton Jr., R.D. Smith, Brad Baker, Jeff Finley and Freddie Query tested their BGN cars at Richmond on Tuesday. Martin ran the best lap in his #60-Winn Dixie Ford at 124.654 mph. That unofficial time easily surpassed Wayne Grubb's ...

McDonald’s News UPDATE 2:

There could be an announcement as soon as Saturday on McDonald's racing sponsorship plans for 2000 and beyond. Elliott's deal runs through the end of next season, and McDonald's plans to honor that contract. It appears likely that McDonald's will sponsor a second team...

McDonald’s News UPDATE 2:

There could be an announcement as soon as Saturday on McDonald's racing sponsorship plans for 2000 and beyond. Elliott's deal runs through the end of next season, and McDonald's plans to honor that contract. It appears likely that McDonald's will sponsor a second team...

Martin Scheme:

The Team Roush Fans Site has an image of this years #6 Mark Martin Eagle One Ford...

Milestones:

Mark Martin is expected to make his 400th career Cup start and Bobby Labonte is expected to make his 200th career Cup start at California( RaceWire lot of good info here)...