Mark Martin: Points Leader

Congrats to Mark.
They said on the race broadcast Sunday that the team had already told him they'd find a car for him to drive if he wanted to drive more. At this rate, he's never gonna retire. I haven't quite figured out if he is really ready, though.

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I wish he wouldn't relinquish the car at Bristol but it truly is his decision. I think he's tired of chasing a trophy. He has so many already I think he see's racing in a different aspect. He loves it but maybe the drama is a bit much anymore.

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I definitely can't and won't blame him!! I'm NOT a Ford fan, but even when Mark Martin was driving Fords I wanted to see him win a championship! Now that he's in a Chevy, I'd like to see him win even more so! Yeah it would be a little heartbreaking to the Ford and Roush fans, but Mark Martin is one driver who deserves a championship no matter what he's driving!

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"I think he's tired of chasing a trophy."
I never thought of it like that, BA. He loves racing and not having to worry about points might take a load off of his shoulder and make him want to continue on at least part-time.

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Mark is looked up to by sooo many people. I have been watching NASCAR as long as it has been televised. I have watched every race I could make it to the TV. During the last Daytona 500, I found myself standing up cheering for Mark to win the 500, boy was I wired! I think everybody (even if you have a more favarite driver) loves Mark somewhere in there!!! He is NASCAR when we think of people like him, we are thinking NASCAR, there needs to be a special trophy or something that should be given to Mark.. I don't know what!!

Jack
Central Point, OR 97502

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I've been a Mark Martin fan forever and am very happy to see his early success this season. However, I am disappointed that he has decided not to run at Bristol. I feel that a partial retirement in a highly competitive and expensive sport is not a viable option. This is not fair to the owners, the teams, the drivers, the fans, or the sport. I hope to see him at Bristol. If he doesn't "Chase the Cup", what's left?

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i would love to see mark martin ruin every race this year i am not a true fan of marks but if one of hendrick's can not win the race and amrk has a shot of it i am pulling for him mark is one of the last if not the last older driver to still be driveing in the series i really hate no t to see mark out there week after week showing the young guns how to drive around a track and to show true sportsmanship best wishes mark on whatever you do this season would love to see you win a championship before you leave the sport

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i would really like to see Mark run the full season this year after doing so well last year in the points race. Mark you are one reason that i became a nascar fan and some of the other drivers like you seein Rusty leave the sport at teh end of t he season 2 years ago and now you only running a short season this year the sport is/are looseing some of the better drivers that it ahs ever known. Would love to see you win it all this year so please run the whole season mark. I was really puilling for you this year at daytona it was your race and nascar showed its true colors again and by not throwing the yellow

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go mark martin--i would like to see him race the whole schedule this year, but i think he told his son matt he would be with him that weekend when he was racing. whatever he does, my whole family will be cheering for him---he sure looks a lot happier this year

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I was a Mike Martin fan until he went to a Chevrolet. Jack Roush was going to give him a full time ride but Martin wanted only part time. I think that if he takes the full time ride that he is a trader to Roush, and I personally do not want to see him win any races. Nice guy or not, he has been going to quit for two years now and Jack Roush has kept him on. Where is Mark's loyalty!! I know he is having fun!!

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I have been a mark martin for manay of years the racing is my sport and this man needs to run a full season to win the championship he's been chasing year after year i no he can win it after watching him race at Daytona 500. mark martin got cheated again thanks to nascar did not throw the yellow flag this was mark martin daytona 500 victory i watched it and was upset with nascar they keep chaining the rules year after year and the fans are tierd of there ways and what is added to this sport nascar needs to wake up and change it back to the winston cup this sport is the fans but nascar is money hungrey they want the cars the same go back 15 years and see the changes nascar has did with this sport. go mark martin you can do it i seen you race many of times your the man i'm your fan dont give up you have the talent to do this keep going your fan Don

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