Mark Martin will drive NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck series races for Turner Motorsports this season.
According to a team release, Martin will drive the
organization’s No. 32 in the Nationwide Series races at Las
Vegas Motor Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Michigan International
Speedway and Kentucky Speedway. He will work with crew chief Trent
Owens in the events and carry sponsorship from Dollar General. In
the Truck series, he will also drive the organization’s No.
32 and is scheduled for the events at Michigan and Pocono Raceway.
“I’m excited to be running back in the
Nationwide and Truck series again,” said Martin.
“Everyone at Dollar General and Turner Motorsports has been
great and I’m looking forward to hitting the track with them
next year. Working with Turner, I get to extend my relationship
with Chevrolet and continue to have Hendrick horsepower under the
hood which is really, really good.”
Martin holds the wins record in the Nationwide Series with
48 to his credit. He also has earned the most pole positions with
30. He has seven wins in 23 Truck starts. He also has 40 wins in
the Sprint Cup series, where he continues to compete full time for
Hendrick Motorsports.
“The races we picked for both series are personal
favorites of mine. I’d love to win another Truck race, and
I’ve got to get back to Victory Lane in the Dollar General
car so I can keep Kyle [Busch] from breaking my Nationwide Series
record,” Martin said.
Martin is strong at the tracks on which he will race. In
five Nationwide starts at Las Vegas, he has three wins with five
top-10 finishes, four of them top fives. In two Nationwide starts
at Auto Club, he has one win and third-place finish. At Michigan,
he has two wins, nine top-10 finishes, eight of them top fives.
Martin will make his Nationwide Series debut at Kentucky.
“Mark shares my same passion for helping groom young
talent and has expressed interest in helping us get our young
drivers to the NASCAR Sprint Cup level,” team owner Steve
Turner said. “I can’t think of a better mentor than
Mark Martin. Everyone at Turner Motorsports knows the value and
experience he brings to our organization and we are all delighted
to have him join our team. We look forward to getting Mark and
Dollar General into the winners circle in 2011.”
