Mark Martin - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Ford test speeds

Found out some very preliminary speeds at Ford's private test of the Taurus at Charlotte today: Dale Jarrett(88)-176.750mph; Jeff Burton(99)-176.298; Greg Sacks(98)-176.183; Brett Bodine(11)-176.068; Ricky Rudd(10)-176.010; Jimmy Spencer(23)-174-701; Michael Waltrip...

Ford testing

UPDATE: The Ford teams get a rare chance to test in December as NASCAR has allowed them a chance to test the new Taurus at Talladega on Dec 16-18th, this test will not count toward the 7 tests WC teams are allowed to do during the season(WC Today)(12-3-97), sorry I...

Mark Martin on pole in Japan

"Mark Martin put his Valvoline Ford on the pole at Suzuka Circuitland, all the while it was raining! The cars have special windshield wipers on them, rain tires, and a running light on the rear bumper. The morning two hour practice was run entirely in the rain, a first...

No IRCO at Charlotte

"Charlotte Motor Speedway will not be part of the 1998 International Race of Champions(IROC) series. The series, matching drivers from various racing circuits in identical cars, has raced at CMS on the Friday night before The Winston the past two years. Next year's...

Japan images

Check out the image of the car Mark Martin will drive in Japan: Valvoline/Kosei Thunderbird , also the #35 Tabasco Pontiac and Derrike Copes BGN ride are pictured at VPS Motorimages (11-10-97)...

Some Notes

Ford has won 18 races this year, while Chevrolet has captured 11 and Pontiac one...Dale Earnhardt has now gone 57 races without a victory, the longest winless streak of his career...Pole-sitters have had little luck this year, winning only four times in 30 races......

Brian Murphy wins Mark Martin’s car

Brian Murphy became the first consumer to own a race-ready NASCAR Winston Cup Series car in a ceremony before Sunday's DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mark Martin, who drove the Jack Roush-prepared car to three top-5 finishes in four races, signed the title...

Jack Roush looking

"One top car owner in the market for a crew chief (Gary DeHart) is Ford's Jack Roush, whose Liberty shop isn't far from DeHart's hometown of High Point. Roush might be looking for more than just a crew chief, if Steve Hmiel, manager of the Liberty operation, moves ...

9/27/1997

RPM2Nite reports that Mark Martin and crew chief Jimmy Fennig would move from his Liberty NC shop to the Roush Shop in Mooresville, NC where Jeff Burton is housed after the season. QUOTE."Leaving #26 Cheerio's Sponsored Ford of Johnny Benson to team up with Ted Musgrave...

8/16/1997

"Roush Racing is undergoing a corporate makeover that may include moving the NASCAR race shops, currently in Liberty, to the Charlotte area. Geoffrey Smith, who became president of Roush Racing on Aug. 1, said he is moving himself and the Roush Racing corporate headquarters...

7/23/1997

Reports out of the Corning (NY) Leader said today that several WC and BGN North teams tested at Watkins Glen yesterday. Mark Martin, Bill Elliott, Johnny Benson, Jr., Jeff Green and Steve Park were among the...

7/20/1997

It was announced that 13 drivers have committed to participate in the second annual NASCAR Suzuka Thunder Special 100 on 11/23/97 in Suzuka City, Japan. The event again will be televised live in the United States by SuperStation TBS(Boo, I don't get it). Last years...

7/18/1997

Ted Musgrave said that Jack Roush is not buying the 97 team. He will do work as team consultant or team manager and build engines for them. Ted denied that the Roush cars are switching to Pontiac and he said the 97 will stay Pontiac. He said they are putting together...

7/18/1997

#6, #16 and #99 Team Owner Jack Roush might look like the fox guarding the hen house if he and Chad Little run Pontiacs next season. Roush says he is not buying Little's Pontiac team, though others in the garage say that the deal is more than just an engine deal. One...

7/13/1997

From the Un-Official Matt Kenseth Racing Page who heard it on the LTN hour (The Todd and Eddy show) and fowarded the information to me: Matt Kenseth has been testing with Mark Martin and has just announced publically that he will be driving 5 WC races in 1998 and the...

7/8/1997

From NASCAR Fans and the Bill Davis Web Site: Ward is pretty "beat up". He has no concussion but has a black eye, a knot on his left forehead and bruises from his seat restraints. He is very sore from his ordeal. WARD WILL RACE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE. Bill Davis and Jeff...

7/7/1997

Mark Martin flew Ward Burton home from Daytona and it was reported on RPM2Nite that Ward has a large lump on his forehead, John Kernen mentioned the fact that Burton does not wear a full-face helmet that could have saved him from getting the bump. They did an MRI that...

Cummins and Bosch continue sponsorship of Martin

Cummins Engine Company and Bosch(sparkplugs) have extended their contracts with The Valvoline Company through the year 2000. The contract extensions mean that the associate sponsors on the #6 Valvoline Roush owned Thunderbird driven by Mark Martin will be with the ...

Pit crew members injured

Two pit crew members were injured in separate accidents on pit road during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Both men were transported initially to North East Medical Center's Quick Care facility. Charles Hylton, a tire changer on Mark Martin's #6 Valvoline...

Mark Martin on WCW

Mark Martin to Appear on World Championship Wrestling. Martin will appear on TNT's May 19 telecast of World Championship Wrestling "Monday Night Nitro" live from Asheville, N.C. He will appear on stage with his #6 Ford Thunderbird to talk about his plans to give away...