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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. Through eight of 36 races this season, Jeff Gordon, with 1,242 points, leads the standings followed by Johnson (-85), Kurt Busch (-98), Stewart (-104) and Denny Hamlin (-154). Sources:
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. Through eight of 36 races this season, Jeff Gordon, with 1,242 points, leads the standings followed by Johnson (-85), Kurt Busch (-98), Stewart (-104) and Denny Hamlin (-154). Sources: http://sport.mo
