How long was Mark Martin s losing streak before his win at Phoenix?
Mark Martin returned to Victory Lane for the first time since October 2005. The 2009 Phoenix winner broke a 97 race losing streak with a convincing win from the pole in the 2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500. Qualifying Mark Martin picked up his third pole of the year hoping to improve upon his best 2009 finish of sixth. The Busch brothers qualified second and third with younger brother Kyle edging Kurt for second by five thousandths of a second. Jeff Gordon and Brian Vickers rounded out the top five. Sources: http://nascar.about.com/od/2009nascarseason/a/phoenix1.
AVONDALE, Ariz., April 19 (UPI) — Mark Martin snapped a 97-race winless streak Saturday by taking the checkered flag at the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Avondale, Ariz. The 50-year-old Martin, driving the Chevrolet Impala for new car owner Rick Hendrick, blew by Ryan Newman on a final restart and pulled away from Tony Stewart in the closing laps to get his first victory since 2005. He led the race for 150 laps and was the fourth driver to win a race after he turned 50. The others are Morgan Shepherd, Harry Gant and Bobby Allison. “This is unbelievable, unbelievable,” Alan Gustafson, Martin’s crew chief, said. Stewart finished second. Kyle Busch was third, with Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle rounding out the top five. Sources: http://www.upi.
