NEWS & NOTES
FOUR WINS: Mark Martin’s four victories at Michigan International Speedway tie Dover (Del.) International Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway for his most victories at a single track. He earned the third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of his career at MIS on Aug. 19, 1990, after starting fifth and leading 72 laps. His most recent win at the speedway was June 14, 1998. He also won at the two-mile oval in August 1993 and August 1997.
MICHIGAN STATS: Including his four wins, Martin has scored 16 top-five finishes and 28 top-10s at MIS. He has led 882 laps during the course of his 46 starts at MIS, but it still is one of only eight active tracks where Martin has yet to earn a Sprint Cup pole position.
REUNITED WITH GUSTAFSON: While running a three-race Nationwide Series schedule for Hendrick Motorsports in 2007, Martin teamed up with crew chief Alan Gustafson to drive the operation’s No. 5 Nationwide Series Chevrolet at Michigan International Speedway. Martin was running fourth on the final lap of the Aug. 18, 2007, race when his No. 5 Chevy ran out of fuel. He finished 14th that day.
THE NO. 5 TEAM: Under the direction of crew chief Gustafson, the No. 5 team has competed in six races at Michigan International Speedway, posting two top-10 finishes and a best of sixth in June 2007.
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POINTS REPORT: Martin and the CARQUEST/Kellogg’s team currently rank 13th in the driver standings, just one point behind 12th position.
CHASSIS CHOICE: Gustafson has chosen Hendrick Motorsports Chassis No. 5-523 for Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway. This is the same car Martin drove at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway’s this season.
HENDRICK AT MICHIGAN: Hendrick Motorsports, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has scored four wins, 33 top-five finishes, 64 top-10s and has led 1,563 laps at the two-mile oval. Ricky Rudd drove the No. 5 Chevrolet to score Hendrick Motorsports’ first win at Michigan on June 20, 1993.
THE HENDRICK STABLE: Hendrick Motorsports has tallied five wins, three pole positions, 17 top-five finishes and 29 top-10s during the first 14 Cup events (59 starts) of the season. The four Chevrolets have led 33 percent of the laps driven this season (1,460 of 4,448 laps).
QUOTES
MARK MARTIN, DRIVER, NO. 5 CARQUEST/KELLOGG’S CHEVROLET (ON DRIVING FOR MANUFACTURER CHEVROLET.): “I’d love to win a race for Chevrolet this weekend. I hate seeing them go through a rough time, but I think everything that’s going on will make for a better, more prosperous company. It’s going to be a win for General Motors. It’s going to be a win for consumers. And it could certainly be a win for dealers as well. I’m really excited. I’m excited that I’m a GM dealer. Even though we are very, very, very, very small, our numbers are very good. We got the letter saying that they loved us and wanted to extend our deal there. I’m thrilled. I think they have a lot of cool cars in the future and that’s exciting.”
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