Mark Martin News

Who’s Hot – Dover:

Who’s Hot – Dover:

May 30, 2006
• Three races ago Greg Biffle was 232 points behind 10th. After his seventh-place finish at Lowe’s he is now 86 points behind 10th, a gain of 146 points on 10th in three races. Biffle has scored top-10 finishes in his last three races. • Greg Biffle has posted 11 straight

Charllote Race News and Notes:

Charllote Race News and Notes:

May 28, 2006
• Kasey Kahne won the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, scoring his fourth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 84th career start. • This is Kahne’s third victory in 2006, tying Jimmie Johnson for the most this season. Kahne’s last victory came at Texas in April

Kahne wins Coca-Cola 600:

Kahne wins Coca-Cola 600:

May 28, 2006
#9-Kasey Kahne won the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, leading 158 of 400 laps, for his third win of 2006 and 4th of his career. It is the first Dodge to wins the race since Richard Petty in 1977. #48-Jimmie Johnson finished 2nd, breaking his streak at three

Ameriquest Sponsoring Four Roush Cars at Lowe’s:

Ameriquest Sponsoring Four Roush Cars at Lowe’s:

May 24, 2006
Four of Roush Racings premier drivers will suit up in their Ameriquest firesuits for an unprecedented NASCAR Busch Series first. Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards will pilot their Ameriquest Ford Fusions all together for the first time under the

Martin/Labonte Milestones:

Martin/Labonte Milestones:

May 24, 2006
#6-Mark Martin is scheduled to make his 650th series start on Sunday at Lowe's Motor Speedway, while Bobby Labonte is scheduled to make his 450th series start. Next wekk at Dover, #24-Jeff Gordon is scheduled to make his 450th series start [consecutive also].(5-24-

Open testing speeds at Mansfield:

Open testing speeds at Mansfield:

May 22, 2006
Top five in speed were; #16-Mike Bliss 109.536; #88 Matt Crafton 108.880; #11 David Starr 108.860; #4 Timothy Peters 108.421; #18 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 108.349. Top Ford, #59 Steve Park 107.972 with the 10th fastest time and the top rookie was #12 Joey Miller in 15th.

2005 All-Star Print Available:

2005 All-Star Print Available:

May 21, 2006
Mark Martin autographed All-Star art prints are now available from NASCAR Licensed Artist Garry Hill. Each print is personally hand signed by race winner Mark Martin and also signed and numbered by Hill. A limited number of prints and artist's proof prints are available

Martin to return for 2007 All-Star Race:

Martin to return for 2007 All-Star Race:

May 21, 2006
Though he plans to retire from Nextel cup competition after this season, 2005 Challenge champion Mark Martin said he plans to participate in next year's Challenge.(USA Today)(5-21-2006)

Driver standings following Lowes

Driver standings following Lowes

May 19, 2006
1) #30 Todd Bodine, 1017 2) #9 Ted Musgrave, 1000 3) #17 David Reutimann, 896 4) #6 Mark Martin, 844 5) #10 Terry Cook, 808 For complete standings visit: motorsportsone.com truckseries.com nascar.com(official)(5-19-2006) LI>Busch wins the Quaker Steak & Lube 200 at

1st Practice for the Quaker Steak & Lube 200

1st Practice for the Quaker Steak & Lube 200

May 19, 2006
(Top five) 1) #60 Jack Sprague 179.724 2) #16 Mike Bliss 179.408 3) #5 Mike Skinner 179.176 4) #75 Aric Almirola 179.093 5) #51 Kyle Busch 178.560 1st Dodge (7th) Bobby Hamilton Jr. 178.239 1st Ford (9th) Mark Martin 178.036 1st Rookie (4th) Aric Almirola 179.093 For

Ford looking to add teams:

Ford looking to add teams:

May 19, 2006
A Ford official said Thursday that the manufacturer would like to add "a couple more cars'' to its Nextel Cup roster, although he wouldn't give a timetable. A couple more teams could help Ford keep its young drivers, something Ford and its teams haven't been able to

Kahne wins pole for Nextel Challenge:

Kahne wins pole for Nextel Challenge:

May 19, 2006
#9-Kasey Kahne went out 16th of 18 drivers and won the pole with a time of 122.296 seconds on the 3 laps run with a 4 tire pit stop, starting 2nd is #48-Jimmie Johnson then #2-Kurt Busch, #24-Jeff Gordon and #12-Ryan Newman. Two drivers were penalized for speeding

Ramblings – Nextel Challenge:

Ramblings – Nextel Challenge:

May 19, 2006
First, Scott Riggs took the pole for the NEXTEL Open with a time of 28.953 seconds (186.509 mph) over Denny Hamlin. He'll lead 'em to the green for the 30 lapper tomorrow night....and you better hurry cause it'll be over before you know it! Tough night for a bunch

Kluever to be released from Roush Racing? UPDATE:

Kluever to be released from Roush Racing? UPDATE:

May 16, 2006
RacingOne is hearing Todd Kluever could be released from Roush Racing due in part to both his lackluster performance in the Busch Series [#06 Ford] this season and the proposed cap for NEXTEL Cup teams, which would force Jack Roush to eliminate one of his cars. Kluever

Humpy Picks Edwards to win All-Star Race:

Humpy Picks Edwards to win All-Star Race:

May 16, 2006
H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, president and general manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway, thinks #99-Carl Edwards, just four years removed from those rough-and-tumble short-track wars, will collect the $1 million prize Saturday night for winning the 22nd running of NASCAR's NEXTEL