Mark Martin AGAIN???!!!

[twomanymontes]

Holy Crap the Kid is Making a Comback!!! I missed the race yesterday due to the car show, But Hearing He won today made me feel like I missed something!

Mark Martin wins at Michigan: #5-Mark Martin won the LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 3rd win of 2009 and the 38th of his career. It was a fuel mileage race as #48-Jimmie Johnson was leading the race coming to the white flag when he ran out of gas, handing the lead to #16-Greg Biffle, who then ran out of gas on the backstretch. #24-Jeff Gordon finished second, followed by #11-Hamlin, #99-Edwards, #16-Biffle, #42-Montoya, #14-Stewart, #2-Busch, #83-Vickers, and #33-Bowyer. Johnson fell to 22nd at the finish. There were just 3 cautions for 14 laps and there were 11 lead changes among 6 drivers.


NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 15

LIFELOCK 400

MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY



Brooklyn, Mich. – June 14, 2009

2-Mile Oval

400 M – 200 L – Purse: $5,282,675



Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 32 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet 200 190 * 5 $189,125 Running

2 27 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Nat’l Guard 'Year of the NCO' Chevrolet 200 170 159,576 Running

3 14 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 200 170 * 5 125,625 Running

4 29 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 200 165 * 5 148,156 Running

5 20 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 200 160 * 5 118,200 Running

6 7 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 200 150 136,173 Running

7 11 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet 200 146 109,923 Running

8 5 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 200 142 101,150 Running

9 1 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 200 138 120,273 Running

10 9 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios Chevrolet 200 134 96,250 Running

11 31 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 200 130 93,100 Running

12 25 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy Dodge 200 127 91,925 Running

13 2 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 200 129 * 5 140,098 Running

14 30 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet 200 121 96,725 Running

15 23 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 200 118 91,675 Running

16 15 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft Ford 200 115 78,175 Running

17 13 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam/Red Stag/Kid Rock Toyota 200 112 99,985 Running

18 12 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 200 109 118,178 Running

19 4 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 200 106 105,348 Running

20 16 17 Matt Kenseth Carhartt Ford 200 103 124,590 Running

21 8 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 200 100 118,748 Running

22 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 200 107 ** 10 130,751 Running

23 18 39 Ryan Newman U.S. Army Chevrolet 199 94 107,829 Running

24 37 07 Casey Mears Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 199 91 93,650 Running

25 24 20 # Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 199 88 124,776 Running

26 22 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 199 85 121,981 Running

27 28 43 Reed Sorenson Reynolds Wrap Dodge 199 82 115,626 Running

28 17 96 Bobby Labonte Ask.com Ford 199 79 105,654 Running

29 34 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 198 76 96,485 Running

30 36 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 198 73 86,050 Running

31 33 47 Marcos Ambrose RaceSavers.com Toyota 198 70 92,973 Running

32 35 71 David Gilliland Charter Air Transport Chevrolet 198 67 76,800 Running

33 10 34 John Andretti Taco Bell Chevrolet 198 64 83,175 Running

34 38 98 Paul Menard Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford 197 61 104,531 Running

35 43 13 # Max Papis GEICO Toyota 193 58 73,975 Running

36 19 1 Martin Truex Jr. GE Reveal Chevrolet 192 55 108,915 Running

37 21 82 # Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota 174 52 85,948 Running

38 26 12 David Stremme Penske Dodge 159 49 106,280 Accident

39 6 44 AJ Allmendinger Stanley Tools Dodge 144 46 73,740 Running

40 39 66 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota 23 43 73,700 Engine

41 42 09 Sterling Marlin Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Dodge 23 40 73,665 Electrical

42 40 87 Joe Nemechek Nemco Motorsports Toyota 20 37 73,620 Electrical

43 41 37 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Dodge 17 34 73,226 Electrical

[85t5mcss]

Retired? That didn't last. AND he's still competitive and winning.

[twomanymontes]

LOL! Yes he is and He signed on with Hendrik's for 2010! He's currently running 6th in points, He may be able to grab that championship yet!

[85t5mcss]

Hope so. Hes one that has run well only to get beat at the end. Sort of like Earnhardt at the Daytona 500.

I just wish I was in as good of shape as Mark.

[twomanymontes]

Yeah, me too! I really should try and do some sort of exercise to loose a few pounds.

[twomanymontes]

Last nights Race was a great race! It was like Mark Martin was using the force in the last 40 laps to get his 4th win this season! Every time he fell off the lead, the Toyota guys raced up and took them out, LOL! Hamlin takes a run on JJ, pushed him high into the loose stuff, he drops back, then Vickers runs Hamilin up high and Martin drops and blows past them to take the lead! Gordon came from who knows where to finish 2nd giving the Hendrick team the LifeLock $1 Mill bonus for the 1-2 finish.

Tony Stewart finished 4th with a really cool paint scheme!


And of course Kyle Busch poped his motor because he was pissed and tried to burn out! LOL!

[85t5mcss]

Saw a little of the Chicago race. Fell asleep for a while. Chicago usually has some good racing like Michigan. Martin's on a roll!

[twomanymontes]

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 19

LIFELOCK.COM 400

CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY



Joliet, Ill. – July 11, 2009

1.5-Mile Oval

400 M – 267 L – Purse: $6,182,706

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Fin. Str. Car NSCS Bonus Driver

Pos Pos No. Driver Team Laps Points Points Rating Winnings Status

1 14 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet 267 195 **10 145.6 $317,825 Running

2 7 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Nat.$B!G.(Jl Guard Patriot Academy Chevrolet 267 170 107.7 241,576 Running

3 15 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 267 170 *5 116.8 215,923 Running

4 32 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot Back to School Chevrolet 267 165 *5 103.2 165,373 Running

5 4 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 267 155 108.0 152,225 Running

6 12 39 Ryan Newman U.S. ARMY Chevrolet 267 150 92.6 142,554 Running

7 1 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 267 151 *5 114.8 143,823 Running

8 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 267 147 *5 126.8 163,051 Running

9 5 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios Chevrolet 267 138 107.4 113,000 Running

10 19 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 267 134 74.1 143,848 Running

11 10 47 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford/Rite-Aid Toyota 267 130 80.5 117,348 Running

12 9 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 267 127 86.0 121,448 Running

13 20 44 AJ Allmendinger Hunt Brothers Pizza Dodge 267 124 75.7 98,225 Running

14 25 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 267 121 93.8 144,256 Running

15 13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet 267 118 89.8 111,550 Running

16 21 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 267 115 80.2 130,190 Running

17 22 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 267 112 90.5 110,100 Running

18 24 20 Joey Logano # Home Depot Toyota 267 109 66.3 139,251 Running

19 28 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 267 106 74.5 130,653 Running

20 37 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota 266 103 42.6 101,750 Running

21 42 96 Bobby Labonte DLP Ford 266 100 51.3 120,879 Running

22 30 26 Jamie McMurray Valvoline/Sears Ford 266 97 53.7 99,750 Running

23 33 17 Matt Kenseth USG Sheetrock Ford 266 94 57.1 134,940 Running

24 11 43 Reed Sorenson McDonald's McCafe Dodge 265 91 80.9 127,251 Running

25 17 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 265 88 56.9 98,050 Running

26 36 12 David Stremme Penske Dodge 265 85 46.4 121,065 Running

27 34 19 Elliott Sadler Insignia Dodge 265 87 *5 43.4 95,475 Running

28 38 07 Casey Mears Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 265 79 45.0 102,375 Running

29 8 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft Ford 265 76 64.1 84,175 Running

30 40 34 John Andretti Long John Silver's-Baja Fish Tacos Chevrolet 265 73 33.1 93,425 Running

31 35 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 265 70 56.4 103,325 Running

32 29 25 Brad Keselowski GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 265 67 57.6 83,525 Running

33 6 18 Kyle Busch M&Ms Toyota 257 64 61.8 132,098 Engine

34 41 7 Robby Gordon Red Stag/Kid Rock Toyota 237 61 43.0 101,885 Running

35 27 98 Paul Menard Sylvania/Menards Ford 226 58 61.2 113,306 Accident

36 2 82 Scott Speed # Red Bull Toyota 226 55 59.4 94,773 Accident

37 23 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 224 52 52.1 129,281 Accident

38 16 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy Dodge 217 49 55.2 101,010 Accident

39 39 36 Mike Skinner Palermo's Pizza Toyota 60 46 26.4 82,050 Engine

40 26 09 Mike Bliss Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Dodge 58 43 32.4 81,830 Electrical

41 31 87 Joe Nemechek New York City Bagel Deli Toyota 30 40 29.0 81,605 Clutch

42 43 71 David Gilliland TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 11 37 27.3 81,435 Transmission

43 18 66 Dave Blaney PRISM Motorsports Toyota 10 34 28.5 81,703 Engine

[twomanymontes]

Mark Martin has 4 wins and 13 top ten finishes, but is still only 11th in points, Man he really needs to rack up some more bonus points!