The 36th victory of Mark Martin’s career was perhaps his most fulfilling.
The 50-year-old pole-sitter streaked away from Tony Stewart after a restart with six laps remaining to win Saturday night’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. NASCAR
Martin, who has waffled on retirement several times in the last four years, started from the pole and led 157 of 312 laps. The 50-year-old was out front when teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s accident brought out a caution with 11 laps to go, erasing a 4-second lead over Tony Stewart.
Martin was visited by NASCAR president Mike Helton and several competitors in Victory Lane, including former boss Jack Roush and former teammates Kurt Busch, Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth.
Stewart was second, followed by Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle. The Associated Press
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FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 2 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 7 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 8 0 David Reutimann Toyota 9 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 10 99 Carl Edwards Ford 11 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 12 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 13 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 14 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 15 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 16 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 17 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 18 12 David Stremme Dodge 19 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 20 7 Casey Mears Chevrolet 21 20 Joey Logano * Toyota 22 6 David Ragan Ford 23 98 Paul Menard Ford 24 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 25 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 26 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 27 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 28 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 29 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 30 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 31 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 32 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 33 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 34 82 Scott Speed * Toyota 35 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 36 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 37 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 38 34 John Andretti Chevrolet 39 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 40 9 Sterling Marlin Dodge 41 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 42 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 43 73 Tony Raines Dodge
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