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Apr 16
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Mark Martin, 2012 NSCS STP 400 Race Preview

2012 Mark Martin Appreciation Days CORNELIUS, N.C. — When the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visits Talladega Superspeedway the first weekend in May, Mark Martin will host his eighth annual fan appreciation event on May 5 at his Batesville, Ark. car dealership and museum. Joining Martin at Saturday’s autograph session will be two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip who’ll fly to Batesville after he qualifies the No. 55 Aaron’s Toyota at Talladega. The daylong event (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. CDT) will include an Aaron’s display, Lucky Dog, Sirius Radio remote, race cars and souvenirs. Click here for directions:http://www.markmartinmuseum.com/directions.htm Martin would like nothing more than to bring the race-winning trophy from this Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway to the open house in May. After Saturday night’s third-place finish in Texas, ... FULL STORY »

Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Samsung Mobile 500 Post-Race Recaps

Toyota Motorsports Logo Camry driver Mark Martin (third) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Texas Motor Speedway. Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. (sixth) also earned a top-10 finish in the 334 lap event. Truex started from ... FULL STORY »

Stenhouse Jr. Gives Ford Second Nationwide Win of 2012

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #6 Pure Michigan Ford, takes the checkered flag as he crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR • Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won his fourth career NASCAR Nationwide Series race and his first at Texas Motor Speedway. • Stenhouse gives Ford and Roush Fenway racing its fourth straight win at TMS. • The win was the 9th at TMS for ... FULL STORY »

Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Samsung Mobile 500 Post-Qualifying Recaps

Toyota Motorsports Logo MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Qualified: 1st What does this pole position mean to your race team? "It means we got the pole and are in the Shootout next year. It means ... FULL STORY »

2012 NSCS Samsung Mobile 500 First Practice Session Speeds

2012 NSCS No. 55 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota Camry (Mark Martin) - Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR After having an off-weekend, the NSCS teams hit the Texas Motor Speedway Thursday for their first Samsung Mobile 500 practice session, and it was Mark Martin, with a lap speed of 189.427 mph, posting the fastest lap in the session. Second fastest ... FULL STORY »

Mark Martin, 2012 NSCS Samsung Mobile 500 Race Preview

2012 Mark Martin portrait - Photo Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 55 Aaron’s/Best of the Best Toyota driver Mark Martin quickly points out three reasons why he likes Texas Motor Speedway. The 1998 Sprint Cup race winner and three-time Nationwide winner says Texas is one of his ... FULL STORY »

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Takes Momentum Into Nationwide Series Off-Weekend

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series, speaks with the media during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway on Tuesday in Concord, N.C. - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR Concord, N.C. (March 29, 2012) – The 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, has started the 2012 Nationwide season with the best finishing average of his NASCAR career. During the first five races of the season, Stenhouse ... FULL STORY »



2012 NSCS Brian Vickers - Photo Credit: Jared Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR
Brian Vickers, 2012 NSCS Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Race Preview
Posted 03.28.12
CORNELIUS, N.C. — Brian Vickers makes his second 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup start Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. He’ll drive Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 55 RK Motors Toyota on the Virginia half-mile track. The 28-year-old Thomasville, N.C. native finished fifth in his first race of the season at Bristol Motor Speedway on ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Auto Club 400 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 03.25.12
Camry driver Kyle Busch (second) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday's rain-shortened NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California. Toyota drivers Martin Truex Jr. (eighth), Denny Hamlin (11th), Mark Martin (12th) and Clint Bowyer (13th) also earned top-15 finishes in the 129 lap event ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Auto Club 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 03.23.12
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Qualified: 1st How was your pole-winning qualifying run? "It was really a good day all around for us. We obviously showed some pretty good speed in the first practice. Even in race trim, it put us in the top-five. ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS Clint Bowyer - Photo Credit: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS Auto Club 400 First Practice Session Speeds
Posted 03.23.12
The NSCS teammates of Michael Waltrip Racing, Clint Bowyer (185.109 mph) and Mark Martin (184.322 mph) posted the top-two fastest lap speeds during the first Auto Club 400 practice session at Auto Club Speedway. Kasey Kahne, with a lap speed of 183.946 mph, was the third fastest, and was followed by Brad ...FULL STORY »
2012 Mark Martin portrait - Photo Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images
Mark Martin Becomes Epic Swag For Fontana
Posted 03.20.12
CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota driver Mark Martin watched last weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway on television. But it wasn’t a peaceful weekend. Martin’s 60,000-follower Twitter account (@55markmartin) was hacked early Saturday morning rendering the 30-year NASCAR veteran completely powerless over his newest ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS 55 car - Aaron's - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
Brian Vickers, 2012 NSCS Food City 500 Race Preview
Posted 03.14.12
CORNELIUS, N.C. — Brian Vickers makes his 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup debut at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday in the Aaron’s Dream Machine. It’s the first of six races for Vickers in Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 55 Toyota. Vickers joins drivers Mark Martin and Michael Waltrip who will share driving duties ...FULL STORY »
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Kyle Busch Motorsports 33rd at LVMS with Strong Team Effort
Posted 03.11.12
"Native will wait Another Year for NNS Win at Home Track" Date: March 10, 2012 Event: Sam's Town 300 (Race 3 of 33) Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Start / Finish: 20th/ 33rd (Running, completed 127 of 200 laps) Winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Roush ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Kobalt Tools 400 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 03.11.12
Camry driver Clint Bowyer (sixth) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Toyota drivers Joey Logano (16th), Martin Truex Jr. (17th), Mark Martin (18th) and Denny Hamlin (20th) also earned top-20 finishes at the 1.5-mile Nevada oval. Other Toyota drivers in ...FULL STORY »
2012 NNS No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry (Mark Martin) - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR
Mark Martin a Solid Second in Vegas
Posted 03.11.12
Interstate Batteries Driver Leads 44 Laps in Sam’s Town 300 Date: March 10, 2012 Event: Sam’s Town 300 (Round 3 of 33) Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Start/Finish: 7th/2nd (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps) Winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., of Roush Fenway Racing (Ford) Veteran Mark Martin, winner of four NASCAR Nationwide ...FULL STORY »


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