Sports Feel Good Stories » NASCAR http://www.sportsfeelgoodstories.com Inspiration from the world of sports Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:58:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 50-year-old Mark Martin wins NASCAR race http://www.sportsfeelgoodstories.com/2009/04/22/50-year-old-mark-martin-wins-nascar-race/ http://www.sportsfeelgoodstories.com/2009/04/22/50-year-old-mark-martin-wins-nascar-race/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:39:24 +0000 admin http://www.sportsfeelgoodstories.com/?p=1129 It’s the feel-good story of the year in NASCAR. Overcoming a 97 race winless streak, Mark Martin won The 2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR Race in Phoenix. During that time, Martin experienced many “close, but no cigar” races. He finished second place in four races and he finished in third place four times. He became only the third person who has reached 50 years of age to win a NASCAR race.

Greg Engle writes in the NASCAR Examiner:

Mark Martin’s victory Saturday was without a doubt the feel good win of the year. And the overwhelming majority of fans and competitors alike had a reason to cheer when the checkered flag fell.

“I don’t think there’s anybody that’s not a Mark Martin fan,” said Tony Stewart who finished second. “Nobody works harder to stay in shape to be good and fit and ready to go than Mark does. And when you see somebody that works that hard at it, you like to see the results come for him, too.”

Martin’s victory certainly wasn’t a cakewalk. He started on the pole, but was forced to fight his way to the front on several occasions. He took the lead for the final time on lap 307 of the 312-lap contest and cruised to victory.

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