This page contains a chronological list of new articles, stories, features, etc. that I have added to this site in 2009. Click on the date to read more details of that particular article where necessary.
 
 
06/28/2009  RAIN SHORTENS RACE AT LOUDON, MARK 14th
Rain-shortened the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 in New Hampshire with Mark in 14th but gaining on the leaders. Story and pictures now ready.
 
06/21/2009  WRECKS PUT MARK 35th AT SONOMA
Mark got caught up in a couple wrecks at Sonoma and finished a disappointing 35th. Story and pictures now ready.
 
06/14/2009  MARK GRABS FIFTH WIN AT MICHIGAN
Being the veteran racer he is, Mark reached into his bag of tricks at Michigan International Speedway and was surprised to pull out a victory in the LifeLock 400. Story and pictures now ready.
 
06/07/2009  MARK 19th AT POCONO
Mark ark started 12th in his No. 5 Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet and climbed into the top five, where he stayed until the final 30 laps when he started conserving fuel. Story and pictures now ready.
 
05/31/2009  MARK 10th AT MONSTER MILE
Mark, despite a 28th starting position, managed a 10th place finish at the Monster Mile in Dover. Story and pictures now ready.
 
05/25/2009  MARK 17th AT RAIN-SHORTENED COKE 600
Mother nature shortened the Coca-Cola 600 to 227 laps. Mark was 17th when the race ended. Story and pictures now ready.
 
05/09/2009  MARK TAMES DARLINGTON
The oldest driver in the 43-car field showed the young whippersnappers a thing or two Saturday night at fabled, old Darlington Raceway. He won the race. Story and pictures now ready.
 
05/02/2009  MARK 5th AT RICHMOND
Mark drove his No. 5 Cheez-It/CARQUEST Chevrolet to a fifth-place finish -- his second of the season -- and improved three spots to 15th in the standings. Story and pictures now ready.
 
04/26/2009  MARK MAKES EARLY EXIT AT TALLADEGA
Mark's bad luck at Talladega continued again with an exit on lap 6 because of getting caught up in the "Big One." Story and pictures now ready.
 
04/18/2009  MARK WINS FROM THE POLE AT PHOENIX
After Mark won the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway Saturday night, it would be easy to say he was due. Story and pictures now ready.
 
04/05/2009  MARK 6TH AT SAMSUNG 500
Mark drove his No. 5 Cheez-It/CARQUEST Chevrolet from the 23rd starting spot to a sixth-place finish to post his third straight top-10 of the season. Mark topped the charts in the first practice on Friday, but struggled some during qualifying and Saturday's practice sessions. Story and pictures now ready.
 
03/29/2009  MARK 7TH AT MARTINSVILLE
Mark climbed in the driver standings thanks to his solid top-10 run. Mark, who started 31st and drove his No. 5 Kellogg's /CARQUEST Chevrolet to a seventh-place finish, improved four spots to take 27th in the standings.
 
03/22/2009  MARK BACK IN GROOVE, 6TH AT BRISTOL
Mark posted the fasted qualifying time on Friday to earn his second straight pole position. But this time, the NASCAR veteran was able to avoid misfortune in his No. 5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet on race day, and he crossed the finish line in sixth, picking up the team's first top-10 finish of the season. Story and pictures now ready.
 
03/08/2009  CUT TIRE RUINS A GREAT RUN AT ATLANTA
Mark, driver of the No. 5 Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet, zipped around the 1.54-mile quad oval at 187.045 mph during Friday's qualifying session to post the fastest time and pick up his first pole position in almost eight years. A cut tire ruined any chance for a top 5 finish and now Mark is in danger of dropping out of the top 35 drivers in owners points. Story and pictures now ready.
 
03/01/2009  ENGINE FAILURE DOOMS MARK AGAIN THIS TIME LAS VEGAS
For the second straight race, Mark’s engine failed. He finished 40th and dropped to 34th in the Cup standings. Story and pictures now ready.
 
02/22/2009  ENGINE FAILURE DOOMS MARK IN CALIFORNIA
Mark and Dale Jr. suffer rare engine failures at 2009 Auto Club 500 Story and pictures now ready.
 
02/15/2009  MARK 16th AT RAIN SHORTENED 2009 DAYTONA 500
Mark finishes 16th at rain-shortened Daytona 500 Story and pictures now ready.
 
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I have always absorbed the cost of running this site all these years because I wanted a class site to honor Mark.

The cost of everything is always going up. My host provider has increased my monthly rate several times and I have always just eaten the cost. But rates are still going up and I had to either do some kind of advertisng or shut the site down. This is a very popular site and I have received many, many fine emails from folks that appreciate the site and I don't want to shut it down. So I decided to try AdSense. I looked hard into this before I decided to do it. I made sure the ads were not gaudy or pop-up. All the ads are only for items related to Mark and they appear quietly on the pages they show up.

I receive a stipend everytime someone clicks on the ads. I would appreciate it if you would check out the ads. They will always be related to Mark or Mark merchandise. In this way I may be able to defray some of the cost of this site that I truly enjoy working on and I want to continue a class site for the classiest driver in NASCAR.