Mark Martin News

Chevy unveils paint schemes to commemorate 50 Years of the ’57 Chevy IMAGES:

Chevy unveils paint schemes to commemorate 50 Years of the ’57 Chevy IMAGES:

June 21, 2007
One of the most recognizable cars in American motoring history reaches a notable milestone this year, a milestone which NASCAR, Chevy and Motorsports Authentics proudly celebrate. The 1957 Chevrolet, a car which turns 50 years old this year, will be commemorated at

Kyle Busch’s Team Claims Pit Crew Challenge Win at Michigan:

Kyle Busch’s Team Claims Pit Crew Challenge Win at Michigan:

June 21, 2007
Kyle Busch's over-the-wall crew captured its first Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win of the season in Sunday's Nextel Cup event at Michigan International Speedway. Spending 200.130 seconds on pit road, the Kellogg's team helped boost its driver to a

Jeff Gordon’s timeline this weekend during Baby Watch:

Jeff Gordon’s timeline this weekend during Baby Watch:

June 20, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon officially is on a baby watch. Doctors have told the Nextel Cup points leader that his daughter, whose due date is June 29, could come at any time. That has forced the four-time Cup champion to come up with several contingency plans for this weekend

Chase Notes/Stats before Sonoma:

Chase Notes/Stats before Sonoma:

June 19, 2007
#99-Carl Edwards' win at Michigan gained him 97 points on 13th place, giving him 243-point cushion on making The Chase. Edwards is seven positions ahead of this time last year. Just five races ago, #1-Martin Truex Jr. stood in 20th place. Since, he has gone on a torrid

Tryson Takes Over as Kurt Busch’s Crew Chief:

Tryson Takes Over as Kurt Busch’s Crew Chief:

June 19, 2007
Pat Tryson will become crew chief effective immediately of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge driven by Kurt Busch. Tryson replaces Troy Raker who has served as interim crew chief of the team since Texas. Troy will return to his previous role within the Penske engineering department

Rumblings – Michigan Race Notes:

Rumblings – Michigan Race Notes:

June 17, 2007
We had a Ford in Victory Lane today, and that's a sight we haven't seen since February. Come to think of it, we hadn't seen one of those back- flips in a while either.... Carl Edwards broke the Chevy twelve race winning streak today at Michigan International Speedway

Chevy unveils paint schemes to commemorate 50 Years of the ’57 Chevy:

Chevy unveils paint schemes to commemorate 50 Years of the ’57 Chevy:

June 16, 2007
One of the most recognizable cars in American motoring history reaches a notable milestone this year, a milestone which NASCAR, Chevy and Motorsports Authentics proudly celebrate. The 1957 Chevrolet, a car which turns 50 years old this year, will be commemorated at

Chase Notes/Stats before Michigan:

Chase Notes/Stats before Michigan:

June 16, 2007
Combined, #1-Truex Jr. and #12-Newman have made up 18 positions in the last five races and have emerged as bona fide Chase contenders. Newman has amassed a third-best 721 points over the last five and has zoomed 11 positions in the process, now sitting just 18 out

Martin to run Iowa road race:

Martin to run Iowa road race:

June 14, 2007
On July 13, Mark Martin tackle the Daytona Beach-based Rolex Sports Car Series at Iowa Speedway. "When we cut back to a limited schedule this season, one of the great things about it was that it would give me time to do a lot of other things that I've wanted to do,"

Smith Completes Racing School & Test at Infineon Raceway:

Smith Completes Racing School & Test at Infineon Raceway:

June 14, 2007
#01-Regan Smith completed a one-day racing school and partial-day test session at Infineon Raceway on Tuesday in preparation for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 Nextel Cup Series weekend, June 22-24. It was Smith's first visit to the 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course, where

Dale Jr. to make announcement Wed. UPDATE 3 looks like to Hendrick #25? #5?; Kyle Busch to DEI?:

Dale Jr. to make announcement Wed. UPDATE 3 looks like to Hendrick #25? #5?; Kyle Busch to DEI?:

June 13, 2007
could this be the big announcement of where Dale Earnhardt Jr. will go and who he will drive for in 2008 and the future? NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday at 11:00a,/et at his JR Motorsports race shop. [This is

Martin returns to #21:

Martin returns to #21:

June 11, 2007
Mark Martin said it doesn't get any easier - or better - than this. The Michigan International Speedway and the Craftsman Truck Series are a perfect fit. He will be in the #21 Bush's Baked Beans Ford in Saturday afternoon's main event. Martin shares the driving duty

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

June 10, 2007
after Pocono [16 of 36 races]: #24-Jeff Gordon 2249 #17-Matt Kenseth 2007 -242 #11-Denny Hamlin 2002 -247 #48-Jimmie Johnson 1944 -305 #31-Jeff Burton 1828-421 #20-Tony Stewart 1733 -516 #99-Carl Edwards 1710 -539 #07-Clint Bowyer 1659 -590 #29-Kevin Harvick 1648 -

Rumblings – Pocono Race Notes:

Rumblings – Pocono Race Notes:

June 10, 2007
We had it all today....twilight racing, a race to the rain, a strategy race, and one of the longest days in Nextel Cup racing to boot. When they finally put us out of our misery, Jeff Gordon was declared the winner. Gordon won the Pocono 265 today while the rain fell

Martin says he’s still not a full-timer:

Martin says he’s still not a full-timer:

June 10, 2007
Thirteen races into the season, #01-Mark Martin remains in position to make the Chase for the Nextel Cup, even though he's only competed in 10 events. That ranks the veteran driver ahead of 22 drivers who have competed in all 13. Still, Martin said there's no chance