@@WingWalker1 For a short period Ford had the upper hand. Chevy knew how to play NASCAR and the upper hand was soon returned to them. Several interviews with now long retired crew chiefs admit this. Also his pit crew was not quite as good on a consistant basis as the championship winning teams. That means loosing spots on cautions when you have a good car when leading or catching up. Mark lost a lot of races while in the pits.
Absolutely and a real classy guy. I met him at Talladega in 94 such a nice guy always had class and always a smile on his face. I don't know if anyone has ever seen him in person but he is a little guy much like Jeff Gordon.
Mark Martin was one of the most determined drivers. When he hurt his back two of the pit crew literally picked up Martin and threaded him through the driver window so he could race his car with a special seat. He is my hero because he could drive out front with ease if his car was prepared well. I thought he would win a championship but I guess the mileage caught up with him.
I remember seeing those races when they put him in the car. Mark should've won multiple championships but Roush didn't take getting a good speedy pit crew a priority. Gordon's crew was in the 12 seconds and pounding the competition with their help. I sat in bars watching races as the bar erupted during cautions with people screaming, pleading and begging Martin not to go into the pits because we all knew he'd lose 6 or more spots. So sad to see him be in the lead only to lose the race because he pitted.
Mark almost won the Championship the first year he drove for HMS! The following year was terrible. I wondered what happened. I knew Mark didn’t just forget how to drive over the off season. “Mr. Excitement” Jimmy Spencer spilled the beans. Jimmy Johnson’s Crew Chief Chad K. convinced Mr. Hendrick that he needed Mark’s Chassis guys particularly as well as all of the people responsible for setting up Mark’s car while in the shop. Mark got what was left over and his on-track performance suffered. The 48 team won a lot of Championships, but they got caught CHEATING a lot too! Anyway, that’s why his remaining years at HMS were only a shadow of his first season with that team. Chad K. was a dirty crew chief, in my opinion of course!
I watched Mark Martin career from start to finish. One of the toughest, cleanest driver ever in the Cup series. It broke my heart when he lost his championship because a carb spacer wasn't welded to his manifold. Everyone knew he should have been the Champion that year. Earnhardt would only had 6 for not that dumb mistake from Mark's engine builder that race. He was the man and still is today.
AND….. Except for the 3 team, everyone agreed that the fact that the spacer wasn’t welded, did NOT improve the performance of the engine or the car. In fact, if it had been welded, and the seam between the two ground cleanly “probably” WOULD have improved engine performance. My opinion of course!
When you say it's all changed, that's almost an understatement, if possible, I think the beginning of the end was when they allowed Toyota to buy in, knowing their powertrains were substandard, Ford had fallen behind in the engine wars, so NASCAR made the choice to make the Chevy LS package the standard engine, completely destroying the competitive spirit, at least to me and I'm a Chevy guy, kinda boring having Chevy win every race with no competition, yet other car companies taking credit, looks like the democrats are getting ready to make all auto racing illegal anyway, I've been racing my entire life, don't know what I would do if they take that away.
A legend in our sport. Mark of the man. We need more people like him in the spot today. Two drivers testing each other, and ultimately respecting one another.
Growing up it was Davey and Mark in my house... My Dad loved ole Martin... had a ole folgers car when i was a kid that i used to race all the other kids on a hot wheels track and it was King of the carport series.. When i was 16 and got my first FORD f150 i had a number 6 in the back glass right behind my head... And every time I seen him at Bristol he was super cool. Thanks Mr. Martin.
@@RJERR yep! I’m 14 and never got to see him race but he grew up with no money and worked his ass off to get to where he was and that’s how I am. Saving up all my money to be a race car driver
Thanx for the memories Mark Martin, I seem to remember the "Folger's Ford". One race I remember more than any other, I think it was a "Busch" race or whatever they called that series back then, Martin had a lead near the end and the caution came out. Back then races ended under caution. All Martin had to do was ride around under caution for like 5 laps and he'd win the race. But no, with one lap to go, Martin pulled in the pits, and someone else came around and won the race. I'm sure Mark Martin remembers that one.
Always liked how he managed to stay cool, even after a wreck. There were times I was watching thinking, "No Mark, get mad." But that's the difference, he's a bigger man than me. For that I have the utmost respect for him.
My two favorite drivers of my time as a fan, were Mark Martin and Bill Elliot. It's nothing but a weekly prom now and everybody wears the same dress in a different color.
I've heard this story a few times, but it never gets old. It's things like this I wish I knew back when it was happening--I would have had a little different view of Dale Sr.
Mark is one of the all time best to drive a racecar. Loved Dale too. Mark should have one at least one championship. Bad luck and some other misfortune. Mark was such a clean racer. Remember went to Winston one year and Dale kept jumping restart. Mark was super fast . Exciting race.
Mark Martin. Such a CLEAN driver for the most part and I love him for it. A lot of talent. I wish he had won 🏆 the championship. He deserved one. So close. I never thought the sport would have another driver with so many wins and no championship but then there’s Denny Hamlin now. Lol 😂
There's nothing cool about Sr wrecking Mark because he couldn't face Mark was a major contender. Sr made it his job to get up in Marks head or other drivers that could beat him. "I'm just trying to rattle the guy" That's just plain classic bull tar.
NASCAR died in turn 4 at Daytona. Mark Martin talks about Earnhardt for what he was, the GOAT #3 and now looks back on the things Earnhardt did to him with fondness, #6 was great too
Give reason why OLD PEOPLE watch NASCAR? They feel teenager and very young again. It's like mom and dad sitting next to you. They went beathroom break. You cheer NASCAR. "Mom and Dad, oh never mind."... Do you feel young again? Of course.
@@nascarandrc8296 there's a differance in rubbing and racing and the bump and run....and then just flat out wrecking someone or running thru someone doosh....Dale wrecked and run thru alot of people....he was dirty just admit it .
@@truspirit1925 nope Dale was the greatest ever rubbing is racing don't be so soft you're just jealous he was far better than your favorite a real man does anything to win
Earnhardt was a Dirty driver always knocking people out of the race.....I had no respect for him. Mark Martin was the exact opposite a very respectful driver on the track.
@@user-Dr. no, he's got it right. y'all just give him a pass because he got away with it most of the time and he had the good ol boy shuck and jive stuff down pretty good. . and, of course, since he ran out of talent blocking in 2001, most people like to pretend they were DALE FOREVER fans all along. . the one thing i will say for Dale, he didn't whine. which makes him worlds better than Ky/Kubu or Hamlin on a microphone.
@@nascarandrc8296 sorry but petty holds that honor waaaaay before Turdhardt. And was a cleaner driver, just like Bill Elliott who holds the most favorite driver of the year many many many more times then l than Duhale, which put an ass whipping on him. Without having to crash him because he couldn't pass him.
I SAW A GUY ONCE AND ON HIS TAILGATE WAS PRINTED - GOD TOOK SR., CUZ HE NEEDED A DRIVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Earnhardt wanted to see if Mark could handle the big leagues, and he passed with flying colors
@@WingWalker1 For a short period Ford had the upper hand. Chevy knew how to play NASCAR and the upper hand was soon returned to them. Several interviews with now long retired crew chiefs admit this. Also his pit crew was not quite as good on a consistant basis as the championship winning teams. That means loosing spots on cautions when you have a good car when leading or catching up. Mark lost a lot of races while in the pits.
@@peskypeet Mark lost a championship in the pits...
Mark Martin is the Greatest NASCAR driver to never win a Cup Championship!
I'll 2nd that.
3rd-ed
4th
Absolutely and a real classy guy. I met him at Talladega in 94 such a nice guy always had class and always a smile on his face. I don't know if anyone has ever seen him in person but he is a little guy much like Jeff Gordon.
Absolutely.
Love Mark Martin
Great story from a great driver.
Mark Martin was one of the most determined drivers. When he hurt his back two of the pit crew literally picked up Martin and threaded him through the driver window so he could race his car with a special seat. He is my hero because he could drive out front with ease if his car was prepared well. I thought he would win a championship but I guess the mileage caught up with him.
I remember seeing those races when they put him in the car. Mark should've won multiple championships but Roush didn't take getting a good speedy pit crew a priority. Gordon's crew was in the 12 seconds and pounding the competition with their help. I sat in bars watching races as the bar erupted during cautions with people screaming, pleading and begging Martin not to go into the pits because we all knew he'd lose 6 or more spots. So sad to see him be in the lead only to lose the race because he pitted.
Mark almost won the Championship the first year he drove for HMS! The following year was terrible. I wondered what happened. I knew Mark didn’t just forget how to drive over the off season. “Mr. Excitement” Jimmy Spencer spilled the beans. Jimmy Johnson’s Crew Chief Chad K. convinced Mr. Hendrick that he needed Mark’s Chassis guys particularly as well as all of the people responsible for setting up Mark’s car while in the shop. Mark got what was left over and his on-track performance suffered. The 48 team won a lot of Championships, but they got caught CHEATING a lot too! Anyway, that’s why his remaining years at HMS were only a shadow of his first season with that team. Chad K. was a dirty crew chief, in my opinion of course!
I watched Mark Martin career from start to finish. One of the toughest, cleanest driver ever in the Cup series. It broke my heart when he lost his championship because a carb spacer wasn't welded to his manifold. Everyone knew he should have been the Champion that year. Earnhardt would only had 6 for not that dumb mistake from Mark's engine builder that race. He was the man and still is today.
AND….. Except for the 3 team, everyone agreed that the fact that the spacer wasn’t welded, did NOT improve the performance of the engine or the car. In fact, if it had been welded, and the seam between the two ground cleanly “probably” WOULD have improved engine performance. My opinion of course!
My dad was a Ford man loved Mark Martin I was a Dale Earnhardt senior fan we had a good time watching the race it's all changed now .
When you say it's all changed, that's almost an understatement, if possible, I think the beginning of the end was when they allowed Toyota to buy in, knowing their powertrains were substandard, Ford had fallen behind in the engine wars, so NASCAR made the choice to make the Chevy LS package the standard engine, completely destroying the competitive spirit, at least to me and I'm a Chevy guy, kinda boring having Chevy win every race with no competition, yet other car companies taking credit, looks like the democrats are getting ready to make all auto racing illegal anyway, I've been racing my entire life, don't know what I would do if they take that away.
A legend in our sport. Mark of the man. We need more people like him in the spot today. Two drivers testing each other, and ultimately respecting one another.
I love it. Mark Earnhardted him.
And himself, that's the difference, he just needed a little more practice, always liked mark also, good person.
@@user-Dr. It sounded like they both wrecked at Michigan, but not Loudon, and that’s when Earnhardt stopped messing with him.
I love hearing old stories of Dale Sr. Really miss that man, he was such a huge factor in NASCAR
Growing up it was Davey and Mark in my house... My Dad loved ole Martin... had a ole folgers car when i was a kid that i used to race all the other kids on a hot wheels track and it was King of the carport series.. When i was 16 and got my first FORD f150 i had a number 6 in the back glass right behind my head... And every time I seen him at Bristol he was super cool. Thanks Mr. Martin.
Raise hell praise dale!!
He always reminded me of my dad, they were simply the best.
Dale was amazing
Amen
Dale was what it meant to be a REAL "American"
Miss you Sr
@@RJERR yep! I’m 14 and never got to see him race but he grew up with no money and worked his ass off to get to where he was and that’s how I am. Saving up all my money to be a race car driver
Amazing at knocking people out of the race so he could win.
Thanx for the memories Mark Martin, I seem to remember the "Folger's Ford".
One race I remember more than any other, I think it was a "Busch" race or whatever they called that series back then, Martin had a lead near the end and the caution came out. Back then races ended under caution. All Martin had to do was ride around under caution for like 5 laps and he'd win the race. But no, with one lap to go, Martin pulled in the pits, and someone else came around and won the race. I'm sure Mark Martin remembers that one.
Yep, I remember it.
Mark said he’s still embarrassed by THAT mistake!☺️
One of my favorites, Mark. Greatest driver to never win a championship in cup. 4 times runner up.
Mark says 1983, but I think he means 1993. With Loudon on the schedule and Dale leading the points.
I think he meant 1993 because that was the first year they went to Loudon.
Yes, and Dale probably wasn't leading the pints in 1983
Always liked how he managed to stay cool, even after a wreck. There were times I was watching thinking, "No Mark, get mad." But that's the difference, he's a bigger man than me. For that I have the utmost respect for him.
Why I like Mark over someone like Denny . Mark was a Class Act no matter what !! This from a Smoke fan .
Mark you are definitely missed.
Mark is one of the last of the great ones.
man i wish Mark was around the sport more. The Insight that he has is beyond so many in the sport right now.
If it had four wheels, Mark drove the heck out of it. A true gentleman.
Wish Mark the Burton brothers Dale Cale and all the good and best drivers ever was steel out there miss yall
My two favorite drivers of my time as a fan, were Mark Martin and Bill Elliot. It's nothing but a weekly prom now and everybody wears the same dress in a different color.
This is one of my favorite Earnhardt Stories! CLASSIC INTIMIDATOR LOL 🏁
Miss you Dale!!!!!!
Mark n Dale Sr were two of my most favorite drivers.
I've heard this story a few times, but it never gets old.
It's things like this I wish I knew back when it was happening--I would have had a little different view of Dale Sr.
We shall never forget the TRUE number 3
The 3 is a joke today. 😕 They should have fired Dillon, put Reddick in the 3 with a 5 year contract.
@@zzz6valvoline True that
Miss you Earnhardt #3 🏁🏁🔥🔥🙏🙏
Mark is one of the all time best to drive a racecar. Loved Dale too. Mark should have one at least one championship. Bad luck and some other misfortune. Mark was such a clean racer. Remember went to Winston one year and Dale kept jumping restart. Mark was super fast . Exciting race.
Dale is a king of nascar
Not the king but he was definitely the intimidator.
@@bigrooster6893 Good thing Dale didn't start out when The so called King did .
Mark Martin. Such a CLEAN driver for the most part and I love him for it. A lot of talent. I wish he had won 🏆 the championship. He deserved one. So close. I never thought the sport would have another driver with so many wins and no championship but then there’s Denny Hamlin now. Lol 😂
Mark was the only t shirt I bought that wasn't an Earnhardt lol...even though he was a Ford guy!
Dale showed his respect by testing your limits.
Aaaaand then he robbed you of a championship.
Little mark was even in a race car. Size didn’t matter
There's nothing cool about Sr wrecking Mark because he couldn't face Mark was a major contender. Sr made it his job to get up in Marks head or other drivers that could beat him. "I'm just trying to rattle the guy" That's just plain classic bull tar.
I'm always like Mark Martin he was a hell of a race car driver
I believe Mark has the years confused. I started watching him in 1988 the first year he drove the Stroh Light #6 car for Jack Roush…
NASCAR died in turn 4 at Daytona. Mark Martin talks about Earnhardt for what he was, the GOAT #3 and now looks back on the things Earnhardt did to him with fondness, #6 was great too
Give reason why OLD PEOPLE watch NASCAR? They feel teenager and very young again. It's like mom and dad sitting next to you. They went beathroom break. You cheer NASCAR. "Mom and Dad, oh never mind."... Do you feel young again? Of course.
Dale sr had betamax player🤯
That just proves what I always said about dale....he's dirty....lots of people know it but just don't say it....
Rubbing is racing snowflake move or get moved
@@nascarandrc8296 there's a differance in rubbing and racing and the bump and run....and then just flat out wrecking someone or running thru someone doosh....Dale wrecked and run thru alot of people....he was dirty just admit it .
@@truspirit1925 nope Dale was the greatest ever rubbing is racing don't be so soft you're just jealous he was far better than your favorite a real man does anything to win
@@nascarandrc8296 lol I don't think so
@@truspirit1925 well I would agree with you but then we would both be stupid
Dale was called the intimidator.
Mark was better than Dale by far. Sorry not sorry.
Earnhardt was a Dirty driver always knocking people out of the race.....I had no respect for him. Mark Martin was the exact opposite a very respectful driver on the track.
Add Denny Hamlin to record
😢
He's name shoulda been Dick ,not Dale.
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@1:30
the day Dale ran out of talent.
I think marks had enough lol😂
Roush owns Michigan...
The good old days with good old boys racing. To bad we have to deal with primadonnas on there periods now days. No disrespect ladies.
I dunno. Everything I’ve read as an outsider looking in was it was Earnhardts way or the highway. Always came across as a smug prick to me.
You've got it wrong, you had to be there.
@@user-Dr.
no, he's got it right. y'all just give him a pass because he got away with it most of the time and he had the good ol boy shuck and jive stuff down pretty good.
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and, of course, since he ran out of talent blocking in 2001, most people like to pretend they were DALE FOREVER fans all along.
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the one thing i will say for Dale, he didn't whine. which makes him worlds better than Ky/Kubu or Hamlin on a microphone.
I've followed NASCAR since the 80s and you are 100% correct!
Lot of people come off that way.
Lol.
All you all calm the F down. Haters.
Never liked Earnhardt, never will.
Yeah because he was constantly beating your favorite
@@nascarandrc8296 hardly
@@sydneymarie67 7 championships beats your favorite back then
@@nascarandrc8296 sorry but petty holds that honor waaaaay before Turdhardt. And was a cleaner driver, just like Bill Elliott who holds the most favorite driver of the year many many many more times then l than Duhale, which put an ass whipping on him. Without having to crash him because he couldn't pass him.
@@sydneymarie67 rubbing is racing snowflake move or get moved and turdhardt really? Are you 4 years old
Шины?
I SAW A GUY ONCE AND ON HIS TAILGATE WAS PRINTED - GOD TOOK SR., CUZ HE NEEDED A DRIVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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