Mark Martin - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Dover, race 28 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 4070 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3895 175 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3894 176 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3763 307 5) #5-Mark Martin, 3651 419 6) #2-Kurt Busch, ...

Dover Happy Hour practice results for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

(by current Chase Points Standings) 1) #5-Mark Martin, 4th fastest 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 5th 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 18th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 2nd 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 7th 6) #14-Tony Stewart, 26th 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 11th 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 30th 9) #16-Greg Biffle...

Dover starting spots for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

1) #5-Mark Martin, starts 14th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1st 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 13th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 2nd 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 16th 6) #14-Tony Stewart, 22nd 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 3rd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 12th 9) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 10) #24-Jeff Gordon, 7th 11...

Dover practice rank for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

1) #5-Mark Martin, was 9th fastest 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1st 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 25th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 3rd 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 5th 6) #14-Tony Stewart, 14th 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 2nd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 21st 9) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 10) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th...

Montoya still not happy with Martin:

From a NASCAR teleconference Tuesday: Q: Can you talk ... more about the deal with Mark Martin and whether you had a chance to chat with him [after the New Hampshire race]. Montoya: "No, I haven't, first off, I haven't really talked to Mark at all. I think did he an...

Martin to make 750th Cup start:

At Dover International Speedway on Sept. 27, #5-Mark Martin will make his 750th career Sprint Cup start. Martin will become only the ninth driver to reach this mark in Sprint Cup's 61-year history. In his 749 Cup starts, he has earned 40 victories, 253 top-five finishes...

Notes and Facts from New Hampshire:

* Mark Martin won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was his 40th Cup victory in his 749th career start. Martin took sole possession of 16th on NASCAR's all-time win list. It was his fifth victory in 2009, leading all drivers. * Martin scored his ...

Martin down to four tracks without a win:

There are now four current race tracks the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at that #5-Mark Martin has not won a Sprint Cup race. Martin also ran five races at Nashville and four races at Riverside and didn't win at either: Pocono: 0 for 45 with six finishes of 2nd, ...

Martin wins at New Hampshire (revised):

#5-Mark Martin won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for his 1st win at New Hampshire, 5th win of 2009 and 40th of his career. #11-Hamlin finished 2nd followed by #42-Montoya, #48-Johnson, #18-Busch, #2-Busch, #39-Newman, #19-Sadler, #16-Biffle and #...

Race Fast Facts – New Hampshire:

#5-Mark Martin won the SYLVANIA 300, his 40th victory in 749 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fifth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2009. This is his first victory and 14th top-10 finish in 26 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. #11-Denny Hamlin (second...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after New Hampshire, Chase race 1 of 10; Season race 27 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 5230, finished 1st at New Hampshire 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 5195, -35, 4th 3) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 5195, -35, 2nd 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 5175, -55, 3rd 5) #2-Kurt Busch...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after New Hampshire, race 27 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3932, -- 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3745, -187 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3699, -233 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3666, -266 5) #5-Mark Martin, 3481, -451...

Stewart: Regular-season champ should be honored:

#14-Tony Stewart isn't complaining about the way NASCAR resets the points when the Chase for the championship starts. The two-time series champion knows the rules are the rules and besides, he won his second title during the second year of the Chase in 2005. But after...

New Hampshire Happy Hour practice results for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

(by current Chase Points Standings) 1) #5-Mark Martin, was th overall fastest 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 10th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 5th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 7th 5) #9-Kasey Kahne, 14th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 8th 7) #2-Kurt Busch, 2nd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 18th 9) #99-Carl ...

New Hampshire starting spots for the 2009 Chase Drivers

1) #5-Mark Martin, starts 14th 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 2nd 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 16th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4th 5) #9-Kasey Kahne, 11th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 10th 7) #2-Kurt Busch, 3rd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 26th 9) #99-Carl Edwards, 5th 10) #39-Ryan Newman, 18th 11) #42...

New Hamphsire practice rank for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

1) #5-Mark Martin, was 5th fastest 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 4th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 9th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 10th 5) #9-Kasey Kahne, 11th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 14th 7) #2-Kurt Busch, 6th 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 13th 9) #99-Carl Edwards, 35th 10) #39-Ryan Newman, 21st 11...

GoDaddy.com to sponsor #5 and Martin thru 2011:

GoDaddy.com has signed an agreement to be the primary sponsor of Hendrick Motorsports' #5 Chevys in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The world's leading registrar of Internet domain names will adorn the hood for 20 races annually, including the season-opening Daytona ...

Chase Stats after Richmond:

Matt Kenseth never could get his #17 car right at Richmond, and that opened the door for his two Chasers, #83-Brian Vickers and #18-Kyle Busch. While he never challenged for the win, Busch brought home a fifth, but the shocker was Vickers, who stayed within range of...

Richmond Facts and Notes:

* Denny Hamlin won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. * Kyle Busch finished fifth and missed the Chase by just eight points behind Brain Vickers, who earned the 12th and final playoff spot. * Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to qualify for...

NASCAR History:

Sept. 12 -- 1987: Mark Martin wins the first of a record five Nationwide Series races at Richmond. L.D. Ottinger finishes second in the Freelander 200, and Geoffrey Bodine is third.(NASCAR.com)...