Mark Martin Wins Michigan NASCAR 2009
April 22, 2010 by
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BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — The most surprised person to find Mark Martin in Victory Lane at Michigan International Speedway was the driver himself. The 50-year-old NASCAR star has run well but has had to deal with considerable bad luck this season. It looked like more of the same Sunday when the battery in his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet began to fail before the halfway mark in the LifeLock 400 Sprint Cup race. Martin turned off everything in the car that he could, nursing it as best he could. Then he realized the race was going to be a fuel economy run. “I always, always come up short in those gas things,” Martin said. “I’m probably about 2 and 25 in these things.” Make that 3 and 25 now. Martin saved just enough gas to hang on for his third victory of the season and the 38th of his Cup career. Jimmie Johnson dominated most of the LifeLock 400 and took the lead from Greg Biffle six laps from the end as Martin watched the duel from third place. Johnson, the three-time reigning Cup champion, ran out of gas two laps from the finish, giving the lead to Biffle. But he also ran out of gas as the final trip around the 2-mile oval began, clearing the way for Martin to drive to the front. His car also was left with an empty tank on the last lap, but Martin was able to coast to the finish line almost three seconds ahead of runner-up Jeff Gordon.
You know that powerade bottle i actually have it my dad works at mis
kyle petty needs to quit doesnt know a damn thing
I was there! I’ve been a Mark Martin fan since he won the first race I ever saw: Dover 1997. I will never forget this race.
haha, i was at this one. i have been to every meeeechigan race since 1989 but first time i cried like a little girl. i fell over when he passed biffle, nuts! of course i was falling over….i hope marky mark races until the day he dies man. i really do.
Mark Rules the game…..he will win again this year many times. He got fucked at Daytona, but he will win Fontana…….etc……
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the pit reporter sounds like she was drinking all night long
uhh if you put every sport on a sheet of paper it simple u DA u have football u put a ball across a line basketball u put a ball in the hoop nascar u driver in a circle vs 42 other guys thats sports and thats y we love all of them
ahhahhaha or maybe they could try a figure-8 track? its so true though, Nascar is the gayest shit in the world. just going in circles how lame. kids go-karting requires more skill
how bout you shut up impossible. let’s see you sit in a 120degree car for four hours
OMG I cant believe the excitement for the crowd!
Seeing 20 cars turn left for 50 laps must be breath taking especially when the teams are too fucking retarded to plan ahead the fuel stops so the drivers dont run out of fuel!
Shame this doesn’t air on Europe it was gonna be a great success.
Btw that was sarcastic for those who actully thought I was complementing the sport.
How about adding some right turns too next season?
all mark all the time
i was at that race in june! really good race to watch
Mark Rules……Let him win the cup (2009)
The finish of this race is perhaps the most exciting “fuel mileage” races I’ve seen.
Congrats Mark!!
Mark has seemed to improved every time since I started to watch racing in 2003. He got 18th place that year, or something along those lines, and now hes in second! Keep it up Mark, and go for the gold!
I was at that race i sat at the big grandstand in the frontstrech and i sat turn 3 after 160 laps.
he has done that now he is going for 6 hahaha
make that 5 now hahaha.
Mark Martin….The man…………………..
Bullshit< JR should have gone to Childress and rode #3 because he sucks ass now, He’s great but not with jeffy and jimmy as team mates.
its been months since this race…and it still brings a smile to my face
I was at this race. It was one heck of an epic ending. Thanks for this vid
FOOOODSS
I From Brazil ,,,,,ES KABULOSO……RONALDO
what happened lol??