Mark Martin
Richmond International Raceway, Sep. 8-9
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Sep. 9
Fast Facts
Mark Martin has finished inside the top 10 in five of his last nine races at Richmond.
Martin earned his first career Cup top-10 finish at Richmond on Sept. 13, 1981 finishing seventh.
Martin sat on the pole at his first career Cup race at Richmond in 1981.
Martin has one win, 22 top-10 and 12 top-five finishes in 43 races at Richmond.
Martin earned his 41st career Cup pole at Richmond in Sept. of 2001.
Martin has five Busch wins at Richmond.
Martin won the IROC race last season at Richmond to clinch his record fifth championship in the series.
Mark Martin
Team: No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Pat Tryson
Chassis: RK-221 Last ran at Loudon in July; finished fourth.
Finished 11th earlier this year at Richmond.
It is the car Martin used to win the All-Star Challenge with in 2005.
Martin on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
"Richmond is a track where I've always enjoyed racing. We have a long history there dating back to the early 80's. The last few years it's taken on a new significance, being the final race before the cutoff for the Chase. We were able to go there and race our way in 2005 and we'll have to do that if we are going to make the Chase this season. I can tell you this, we are going to go down fighting for this thing.
"I'm really proud of the way our team battled back last week at Fontana and we plan on going into Richmond and giving it all that we have. I think that we are still in this thing, but I can tell you this, we will go down swinging to the very end. I've been driving this No. 6 car for 19 years now, and we've been through a lot over the years and we've been through a lot of battles. We've never backed down from one and we won't this week either."
Crew Chief Pat Tryson on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
"We are excited about the challenge that we have this weekend. We are taking one of our best cars to Richmond. It's the car that Mark dominated with at Phoenix early this year and it's been a top-five car everywhere we've taken it. I think that everyone understands what's on the line this weekend and I'm confident that this team is up for the challenge. We know what we have to do and we know what Mark can do if we do our job. It's just up to us to put it all together and make sure we come out ahead of those other guys.”
