Marty Houston News

Las Vegas Testing Day 3:

Las Vegas Testing Day 3:

February 1, 2001
#61-Tim Sauter paced a group of 13 BGN drivers who were preparing for the March 3 Sam's Town 300. Sauter turned a lap of 166.037 mph), which was a lot faster than #11-Marty Houston' s second-best of 162.901mph. Joining Sauter and Houston for Busch Series testing were

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

January 31, 2001
For the second consecutive day, #50-Greg Biffle paced a field of BGN drivers who were preparing for the Sam's Town 300 on March 3rd. Biffle turned a lap of 166.359mph, which was faster than #74-Chad Little's 165.299mph. There were 11 NASCAR Busch Series teams who participated

Daytona Testing Day 3 speeds/news:

Daytona Testing Day 3 speeds/news:

January 24, 2001
#1-P.J. Jones was the fastest on the day with a lap of 184.649mph in the #1 Pontiac. Busch Series testing continues on Thursday and is free and open to the public with access through the lobby of DAYTONA USA. Wednesday Busch Series Test Speeds: 1. #1, P.J. Jones, Pontiac

2001 Daytona Testing – Final Day 4 speeds/news:

2001 Daytona Testing – Final Day 4 speeds/news:

January 24, 2001
The January testing season at Daytona International Speedway was completed on Thursday when NASCAR Busch Series teams wrapped their final day of testing. #43-Jay Sauter was the fastest on the speed chart in the final day of Busch Series testing with a lap of 184.438mph

Houston to the #82? UPDATE 2 #11:

Houston to the #82? UPDATE 2 #11:

January 8, 2001
hearing that CTS driver Marty Houston will be the 2001 driver of the #82 ChannelLock Chevy fielded by SABCO. Houston drove the car at Phoenix and Homestead(11-3-2000) UPDATE: hearing Houston has signed with SABCO to drive the #82 Chevy in 2001(11-16-2000) UPDATE: actually

SABCO sells BGN team UPDATE:

SABCO sells BGN team UPDATE:

December 16, 2000
SABCO sells BGN team UPDATE: Armando Fitz has purchased Team Sabco's BGN operation, and plans to field a Channellock-sponsored entry for Marty Houston in 2001. Fitz, who served as Sabco's vice president of racing operations under father-in-law Felix Sabates, says he

Testing:

Testing:

November 27, 2000
Testing: Busch Series teams testing at Kentucky Speedway November 27-28th: #10-Jeff Green, #57-Jason Keller, #34-David Green(only on the 28th), #87-Joe Nemechek, #7-Randy Lajoie, #60-Greg Biffle, #81-Blaise Alexander and #82-Marty Houston(11-27-2000)

#60 Audition UPDATE 5 Driver Announcement:

#60 Audition UPDATE 5 Driver Announcement:

November 16, 2000
hearing that current Cup driver, Mike Bliss, has turned down the #60 ride to concentrate on getting a Cup or BGN ride. Also hearing that the #60 CAT Rental team will audition four drivers within the next week or so, one being Marty Houston who drives the #75 truck

Houston to try BGN:

Houston to try BGN:

October 19, 2000
Houston to try BGN: #75 CTS driver Marty Houston(Andy's brother) is set to attempt his BGN debut at North Carolina Speedway (Rockingham, NC) in the #82 Channellock Chevy as SABCO enter's the first of the final four events on the 2000 Busch Series schedule. The middle

#75 Driver?

#75 Driver?

September 14, 2000
hearing that Goody's Dash Series driver Zach Brewer is a candidate for the 2001 #75 Spears CTS ride which Marty Houston will leave at the end of the season(9-14-2000)

Houston on the move?

Houston on the move?

September 13, 2000
hearing that Marty Houston, driver of the #75 Spears Chevy Truck has been told he will not be retained in 2001. Houston will however finish the year out for the team. The team is scheduled to start testing for possible replacements after the conclusion of the season

Rush Out:

Rush Out:

May 10, 1999
Lonnie Rush Jr. was released as the driver of the #75 Spears Manufacturing Chevy truck after the Memphis race. After the race, Spears' team coordinator Al Hoffman informed Rush that he had been released for the ride. Initially, Rush was told the team would suspend

#75 truck team UPDATE:

#75 truck team UPDATE:

March 7, 1999
I hear it's down to Lonny Rush, Marty Houston or B.A. Wilson for the driver job with the #75 Spears truck team(1-18-1999) - Lonnie Rush has been neamed to the #75 Spears Chevy truck team(NASCAR Online)(3-7-1999)