Mark Martin News

Martin on pole at Atlanta:

Martin on pole at Atlanta:

March 6, 2009
Martin on pole at Atlanta: #5-Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 187.045mph for his 1st pole since Richmond in May 2001 [257 races ago] and 42nd career pole. Martin is the 2nd oldest pole winner

Martin to run Lipton scheme:

Martin to run Lipton scheme:

March 4, 2009
#5-Mark Martin is scheduled to run a Lipton paint scheme in the Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond on May 1, 2009. See an image of the scheme on the #5 Nationwide Schemes Page.(3-4-2009)

Kyle Busch wins Las Vegas pole..but:

Kyle Busch wins Las Vegas pole..but:

February 27, 2009
#18-Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a lap of 185.995mph for his 1st pole of the season and 5th career pole. BUT since the team changed engines after losing an engine during practice, will have to fall to

Las Vegas Tire Notes:

Las Vegas Tire Notes:

February 27, 2009
Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be running the same right-side tire code (D-4234) as those in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Las Vegas this weekend, though they will be running a different left-side code (D-4232) . . . this is a brand new combination of

Pop Tarts scheme for Martin at Vegas:

Pop Tarts scheme for Martin at Vegas:

February 25, 2009
Pop-Tarts, Kellogg's most popular morning food product, will be on the hood of the #5 Chevy of Mark Martin during this weekend Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Pop-Tarts will join Carquest as the co-primary sponsor three more times this season -- at Bristol

Hendrick engine problems caused by bad parts:

Hendrick engine problems caused by bad parts:

February 24, 2009
Hendrick Motorsports officials say a bad batch of parts led to engine failures by #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. and #5-Mark Martin in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. "Both cars had valve train failures that were related to a specific batch of

Congrats

Congrats

February 18, 2009
to Benny Ertel, Mark Martin's Business Manger, and his wife Cheryl became first time Grandparents on Tuesday, Feb 17th when there daughter Samantha Allison Ertel gave birth to Gavin Julius Ertel Linsley at Halifax Medical Center at 8 lbs 7 oz.(2-18-2009)

Goodyear takes back tires UPDATE:

Goodyear takes back tires UPDATE:

February 14, 2009
Goodyear took back eight right-side tires that it had assigned to teams, believing that they came from a possible bad batch that could have resulted in some of the tire problems Sprint Cup teams had Thursday during the Gatorade Duel 150-mile qualifying races at Daytona

Atlanta Motor Speedways Racing Roulette Returns for 2009:

Atlanta Motor Speedways Racing Roulette Returns for 2009:

February 11, 2009
After tremendous response a year ago, Racing Roulette returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway in what could result in the lowest-ever ticket prices for the March 8 Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase Kobalt Tools 500 tickets

Hendrick drivers to pop up on Kellogg’s breakfast pastry:

Hendrick drivers to pop up on Kellogg’s breakfast pastry:

January 15, 2009
Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are coming to a breakfast aisle near you during the 2009 Sprint Cup season. The Hendrick Motorsports drivers will be featured on Brown Sugar Cinnamon flavored Limited Edition NASCAR Printed-Fun Pop-Tarts

Labonte to #8? Target to #42? UPDATE:

Labonte to #8? Target to #42? UPDATE:

January 12, 2009
There have been numerous Bobby Labonte sightings at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, but the latest twist places the 2000 Cup champion in the #8 Chevy where he would be reunited with his former Petty crew chief Doug Randolph. Randolph moved to DEI last year to become crew

GoDaddy.com extends sponsorship with JR Motorsports and Hendrick:

GoDaddy.com extends sponsorship with JR Motorsports and Hendrick:

January 7, 2009
GoDaddy.com extended its partnerships with JR Motorsports and Hendrick Motorsports, which will give the world's leading registrar of Internet domain names a significant presence in NASCAR's top two series in 2009. This season, GoDaddy.com will be the primary sponsor

Keselowski to run 7 Cup races in 2009:

Keselowski to run 7 Cup races in 2009:

January 7, 2009
GoDaddy.com extended its partnerships with JR Motorsports and Hendrick Motorsports, which will give the worlds leading registrar of Internet domain names a significant presence in NASCARs top two series in 2009. This season, GoDaddy.com will be the primary sponsor

Interesting trends in NASCAR:

Interesting trends in NASCAR:

December 24, 2008
As Christmas looms, a lot of unknowns remain about the 2009 Sprint Cup season. There are so many gray areas these days, but this breakdown gives some interesting statistical information on cars, sponsors and drivers for 2009. It also adds some clarity about NASCAR

Earnhardt laps field in consumer index:

Earnhardt laps field in consumer index:

December 18, 2008
#99-Carl Edwards and #48-Jimmie Johnson made gains, but #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. remained the runaway leader in the Davie Brown Index, which quantifies an athlete's relevance to consumer behavior. In polling of avid NASCAR fans conducted after the 2008 season by the