Fit at 51, Mark Martin Leads NASCAR’s Workout Buffs
Filed under: Mark Martin , Chase for the Sprint Cup , Hendrick Motorsports A revitalized and resurging Mark Martin won the back-pats and gotta-luv-it grins of NASCAR nation with his incredible five-win, championship runner-up effort in the 2009 season. And he enters Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway ranked third in the Sprint Cup championship, looking every bit the contender at age 51 that he was at age 50. And age 40 and age 30, for that matter. He won the pole position for the season-opening Daytona 500 and has two top-five finishes in the No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet through the first three races, proving he’s still competitive on the race track even as his contemporaries have moved into the broadcast booth. This isn’t a trek into the tired, age ol’ debate of whether NASCAR drivers are athletes. It’s an acknowledgment that Martin is and that others in NASCAR may be finally catching on. ? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Linking?Blogs ?|? Comments
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