Posts Tagged ‘Mark Martin’

Still the Scottish Racer - Back-To-Back Wild Card Weekends Begin with Martinsville

By Bram • Oct 20th, 2009 • Category: From The Backstretch, NASCAR, News, Notes, Racer, Sprint Cup Series, Your Series. Your Driver.

Mark Martin’s experience in battles for a title hunt are legendary. The Man from Batesville, Ark. has just about seen and done it all in the modern era of NASCAR racing.

Include in that experience seeing the tracks at Martinsville, Virginia and Talladega, Alabama seal some deals in some pretty definitive fashions.

“It’s not over.” says the driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports livery, “I still say, like I’ve said all along, we’ve got to get through Martinsville and Talladega. Then we’ll have a clear view of what’s going to happen here with this championship. Give us those two more races to see.” [read more...]




Still the Scottish Racer - Home Turf and the Jimmie Johnson Train is Rolling

By Bram • Oct 14th, 2009 • Category: From The Backstretch, NASCAR, Notes, Racer, Sprint Cup Series, Your Series. Your Driver.

Erase all doubt: To win the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, the rest of the contenders will have go through Jimmie Johnson

When the NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America is complete, it will mark the halfway point of the 2009 Chase. Through the first four races of the Chase, the top three drivers in the point standings – Johnson, Mark Martin (No. 5 Pop-Tarts/CARQUEST Chevrolet) and Juan Pablo Montoya (No. 42 Lysol Chevrolet) have all brought their “A” game.

Heading into Saturday night’s race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Johnson has grabbed the points lead with his sights squarely set on claiming his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title – an unprecedented accomplishment in the sport. [read more...]




Jimmie Johnson Wins Pepsi 500 to Take Lead in Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings

By Bram • Oct 11th, 2009 • Category: NASCAR, News, Notes, Results, Sprint Cup Series, Your Series. Your Driver.

Jimmie Johnson takes the checkered flag in Sunday\'s Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway in California, his 45th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. (CIA Stock photo)

Jimmie Johnson takes the checkered flag in Sunday's Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway in California, his 45th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. (CIA Stock photo)

Fontana, CA — Saying that 3-Time NASCAR Sprint Jimmie Johnson has a really strong affinity for the Auto Club Speedway is understatement.

For months, the defending champion has been saying the addition of ACS to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup was a gift to his No. 48 team.

In Sunday’s Pepsi 500, Johnson proved it—and grabbed the points lead from Mark Martin in the process. Johnson’s win also left runner-up Jeff Gordon conceding that his Hendrick Motorsports teammate is in a class by himself. [read more...]




Still the Scottish Racer: Do Well, No Do Overs - 2009 Chase shots can dry up quickly

By Bram • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: From The Backstretch, NASCAR, News, Notes, Racer, Sprint Cup Series, Your Series. Your Driver.

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings started with drivers bunched closely together points-wise. Three races into the Chase, some are thinking it’s just not going to happen for the ones that seemed so strong coming in.

Going into Sunday’s Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway, the man everyone is trying to catch continues to be Mark Martin (No. 5 CARQUEST/Kellogg’s Chevrolet), as he is 18 points ahead of second-place, Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet), the three-time defending series champion. Martin has posted a series-leading and career-high seven poles plus five victories.

But don’t be fooled, the rest of the top 12 are not letting Martin just walk away with the title. [read more...]




Martin continues to show winning way in Chase by capturing Kansas pole position

By Bram • Oct 2nd, 2009 • Category: NASCAR, News, Notes, Results, Sprint Cup Series, Your Series. Your Driver.

Luke Poland, Thunder Lounge LLC, for OnPitRow.com)

Mark Martin, driver of the No. 5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet brings his Hendrick Motorsports livery into the garage area during Friday's practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on Sunday. Martin captured his seventh pole of the season. ( Photo: Luke Poland, Thunder Lounge LLC, for OnPitRow.com)

Qualifying Fast Facts
Kansas Speedway
Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods
Coors Light Pole Winner: Mark Martin
Age: 50
Team : No. 5 - CARQUEST/Kellogg’s Chevrolet
Owner: Mary Hendrick
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson [read more...]




Johnson Makes Statement With Dover Win, Logano Gets Monster Mile Ride of a Lifetime

By Bram • Sep 27th, 2009 • Category: NASCAR, News, Results, Sprint Cup Series, Your Series. Your Driver.

Jimmie Johnson celebrates winning the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, completing the season sweep at the track. (CIA Stock photo)

Jimmie Johnson celebrates winning the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, completing the season sweep at the track. (CIA Stock photo)

DOVER, Del. (Sept. 27, 2009) — Polesitter Jimmie Johnson threw down the gauntlet in Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, but Mark Martin was up to the challenge.

The day was frighteningly marked early in the race with a tumbling crash by JGR rookie Joey Logano. The 19-year-old emerged unhurt from his damaged Home Depot No. 20 Camry to the relieved appreciation of the Dover crowd.

With his fifth victory at Dover and second at the track this year, Johnson affirmed that his No. 48 Chevrolet team is a serious threat to win a fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. [read more...]




Still the Scottish Racer - Stay Hungry.. but in control

By Bram • Sep 25th, 2009 • Category: From The Backstretch, NASCAR, Notes, Racer, Sprint Cup Series, Your Series. Your Driver.

Feeling the moods at Dover.. nobody, either from team or driver perspective, is in actual desperation mode, at least from the outward appearance.

“You know, with only 10 races in the Chase, there is a little bit of urgency, but it’s still 10 races.” says Carl Edwards, No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing driver, “Last week, for instance, wasn’t exactly what we wanted, but it wasn’t a disaster, either. We have to run well every race, and there’s still a lot that can happen. It’s a relatively short time, but a lot can happen in two or three races, you know?” [read more...]




Mark Martin wins the first battle in the Chase

By Bram • Sep 20th, 2009 • Category: NASCAR, News, Notes, Results, Sprint Cup Series, Your Series. Your Driver.

Mark Martin emerges victorious in New Hampshire Motor Speedway\'s Victory Lane, winning the first race in the 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the SYLVANIA 300 (CIA Stock photo)

Mark Martin emerges victorious in New Hampshire Motor Speedway's Victory Lane, winning the first race in the 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the SYLVANIA 300 (CIA Stock photo)

Juan Pablo leaps over competitors to find fourth points position

Pure Mark Martin style - that’s the only way to describe it. He is truly “living the dream” in running for a championship in a Rick Hendrick-owned Chevrolet, a championship that is about the only thing he has not won in his career.

Starting from the 14th position at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Mark Martin opened the 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a victory.

Four of the top five finishers are in The Chase for The NASCAR Sprint Cup.
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Don’t count the Vegas Kid out, Do Count the “Old Man” in

By Bram • Aug 23rd, 2009 • Category: NASCAR, News, Notes, Results, Sprint Cup Series, Your Series. Your Driver.

Kyle Busch celebrates winning the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, his 16th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. (CIA Stock photo)

Kyle Busch celebrates winning the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, his 16th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. (CIA Stock photo)

“Do not go gentle into that good night” .. I doubt Dylan Thomas could’ve ever imagined his words would be used as a racer’s mantra for making the NASCAR playoff series.

But they work.

In truth, nearly all of the top finishers in the Sharpie 500 race at Bristol Motor Speedway could lay claim to the sentiments expressed in that poetic phrase. [read more...]




Vickers Takes Third Straight Michigan Pole

By Luke • Aug 14th, 2009 • Category: NASCAR, News, Notes, Results, Sprint Cup Series, Your Series. Your Driver.

Brian Vickers, driver of the No. 83 RedBull Toyota, captured his third pole at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 187.242 mph on Friday during qualifying for Sunday\'s CARFAX 400 in Brooklyn, Mich (CIA Stock photo)

Brian Vickers, driver of the No. 83 RedBull Toyota, captured his third pole at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 187.242 mph on Friday during qualifying for Sunday's CARFAX 400 in Brooklyn, Mich (CIA Stock photo)

Qualifying Fast Facts
Michigan International Speedway
Michigan 400

Coors Light Pole Winner: Brian Vickers
Age: 25
Team : No. 83 - Red Bull Toyota
Owner: Dietrich Mateschitz
Crew Chief: Ryan Pemberton [read more...]