Michigan: Martin Gets Win for Chevy

So the first race of the season right after GM announced its removal from the Nationwide and Camping World Series, Mark “The Kid” Martin gives Chevy the win in the backyard of “The Big Three”.

Gas And Go: Episode 4

Welcome back to another edition of Gas and Go, the sister podcast to Over the Wall. It is Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009, I am your host Chris Smith, managing editor at RubbingsRacing.com.

Well, “The Franchise” has two big weeks in a row, “Smoke” does something that hasn’t been done in over 16 years and you get my take on the latest hot topics.

Elder Busch Wins, Watts Steals the Show

The elder Busch, Kurt, dominated the day at Atlanta, capped off with a backwards victory lap. Now I’ve seen the famed “Polish Victory Lap”, make famous by the late Alan Kulwicki, but I’ve never seen somebody drive in reverse the entire way around a mile and a half track.

Mark Martin on Pole at Atlanta

Mark Martin becomes the second oldest driver to sit on the pole, second only to Harry Gantt. Not only this, but this is his 42nd career pole, moving him to 12th all-time, right behind “Rocket Man”, Ryan Newman. After fighting with his car for the first three races of the season, Martin gets to show his Hendrick chops and sit in the front spot. Kurt Busch gets the number 2 spot.

Mark Martin After Qualifying on Pole at Atlanta

Mark Martin’s comments right after qualifying on the pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway…

Duels Over, What Do We Take Away?

  
Now that the duels are over, it’s time to see who has made the cut. The first race showed the Hendrick and Gibbs cars are pretty tough, as expected.
In Duel #1, Gordon goes away with the win and the nice surprise, Joey finished 4th and Stewart made a run at the end to win, but [...]

Edwards Flips at Pocono

Carl Edwards got to do his trademark backflip this past weekend at Pocono. This is Edward’s 4th victory of the year, but only three of them will count towards the bonus points in the chase. Recall earlier this year, he was found with an infraction and the penalty was to take away the bonus points from that race.

Johnson on the Pole at Brickyard

Jimmie Johnson is on the pole for the 15th running of the Brickyard 400, now the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. Mark Martin is sitting right beside Johnson on the front row.

Martin Becomes True Chevy Boy

That’s right, Mark Martin, who ran so many years with Roush Racing, is truly a Chevy boy now. He tested the waters over at DEI this year and proclaimed that that was the best car he had ever driven. I know that put a thorn in the side of Jack Roush.