2006 - Finished ninth in series points. … Had seven top fives and 15 top-10 finishes. … By qualifying for the Chase for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, Mark became one of only three drivers who have made the Chase in each of the format’s first three years.

2005 - Finished fourth in series points. … Picked up his 35th career win with a victory at Kansas in October.… 12 top fives and 19 top-10 finishes. …Began the first half of the season with five top-five finishes at Atlanta (March), Martinsville (April), Darlington (May), Dover (June) and Michigan (June). … Won the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge in May.… Entered the standings for the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup in sixth place. … Had seven top-10 finishes in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.

2004 - Finished fourth in series points. … Finished with one win, 10 top fives, 15 top 10s and two DNFs. … Enjoyed a renaissance after sub-par year in 2003, finishing in the top five for the 11th time and in the Top 10 for the 14th time. … Won the June 6 event at Dover International Speedway.… Finished 43rd in the season-opening Daytona 500 after engine failure limited him to only one lap, but climbed steadily in the point standings, breaking into the Top 10 – in 10th place – following the Labor Day weekend event at California Speedway. … Earned a berth in the inaugural “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup” the following week, after the Sept. 11 event at Richmond, race No. 26 and the cutoff point for the Chase. … Began the Chase in eighth place and finished fourth. … Was one of only two Chase qualifiers (Jeff Gordon was the other) to finish the final 10 races. … Announced on Oct. 14 that 2005 will be his final fulltime NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season.

2003 - Finished 17th is series points... Suffered his worst championship finish since 1989, his first season with Roush Racing..Went winless for only the fifth time in his 17 full-time seasons...Finished with five top fives and 10 top 10s...Best finish was second at the first Pocono event...Suffered seven DNF's, his worst total since eight in 1984... Ran the final 22 races without scoring a top-five finish.

2002 - Finished runner-up in series points, 38 behind champion Tony Stewart... Marked fourth time in his career that he has finished second in the championship (1992, '94, '99) and 13th time he was among the top 8 in points. ... Had one win that came at the Coca Cola Racing Family 600 in May at Charlotte, breaking a 73-race winless streak. ... Held the championship lead for two weeks in the season. ... Scored 22 top-10 finishes for Roush Racing. ... His top-10 total tied for series lead with rookie Ryan Newman.

2001 - Battled his way through a disappointing season, finishing 12th in the NASCAR Winston Cup standings. That's his lowest fnish since he was 15th in 1988, his first full year with car owner Jack Roush.....Finish also broke a string of 12 straight seasons top-10 point finishes.....Failed to win for only the second season in the past 12, extending his winless to 62 races since his most recent victory in Martinsville in 2000.....Won poles at Bristol and Richmond on first half of the season.....Best finishes were fourths at Talladega in April and Charlotte in May.....Season got off to a rocky start with crashes and an engine problem knocking him out of four of the season's first 11 races... Strung together 4 top top-10 finishes between Kansas and Talladega in September and October.....Wound up with three top-five finishes and 15 top tens..... Starts 2002 with a new crew chief in Ben Leslie;

2000 - Finished eighth in Winston Cup points, marking the 12th consecutive season he has been in the top-10.....Won the spring race at Martinsville.....Held the points lead in nine races into the season after recording seven top-10 finishes in the first nine events.....Three accidents and three engine failures plagued the team, however, and Mark dropped to 10th in points by the Brickyard 400..... Closed the season impressively, scoring top-seven finishes in four of the last six races.....Had 20 top-10 finishes for the season;

1999 - Finished third in Winston Cup points, won Bud Shootout in Daytona, Third consecutive season among the top three and seventh time of his career. ... Seventh straight season among the top five in the championship. ... Posted two wins - Rockingham and Dover - for the eighth multiple win-season. ... Had 26 top-10 finishes, with 19 among the top five. ... Won his lone pole at Rockingham, extending his streak to 12 consecutive seasons with at least one pole.

1998 - Finished second in series points, 364 points behind champion Jeff Gordon. ... Third runner-up finish in championship (1990, '94). ... Sixth consecutive season among the top five in the championship. ... Had career-high single-season victory total, with seven. Previous best was five in 1993. ... Second in series in wins, traling Jeff Gordon (13), Victories came at Bristol, Las Vegas, California, Charlotte, Dover, Michigan, and Texas. Wins at Las Vegas (inaugural event), California and Texas were first of his career at those tracks. ... Posted 17 finishes in 33 starts among the top three. Had 26 top-10 finishes in all. ... Tied for third in the series with three poles. ... Won from the pole at Dover and added other poles at Rockingham and Darlington. ... Won the Winston;

1997 - Finished third in Winston Cup points. ... Fifth straight season among the top five and fifth time in his career among the top three. Also third in the title race in 1989 and '93. ... After going winless the previous season for the first time since 1988, bounced back with four wins. Victory total third in the series. ... Won at Sears Point, Dover, Michigan and Talladega. ... The win at Sonoma came from the pole. ... Coupled with three wins at Watkins Glen (1993-95), all four career road-course wins have been from the pole. ... Recorded 24 top-10 finishes, including 16 among the top five. ... Co-shared series lead for poles with Bobby Labonte, with three. Poles came at Dover, Rockingham, and Sears Point.

1996 - Finished fifth in series points. Fourth consecutive season among the top five. ... Had 23 top-10 finishes, including 14 top fives, but did not record a victory. ... Snapped a run of seven consecutive seasons with at least one win. ... Had four season-best runner-up efforts. ... Ranked second in the series in pole positions with four, trailing only Jeff Gordon (five). ... Poles came at Bristol, where he swept the top spot for both events for the second consecutive year, Pocono and Richmond.

1995 - Finished fourth in Winston Cup points. ... Third in series in wins (4) and second in poles (4). Trailed only Jeff Gordon, who had eight poles. ... Had 22 top-10 finishes, including 13 among the top five. ... Recorded victories at Charlotte, North Wilkesboro, Talladega and Watkins Glen. Captured Watkins Glen from the pole for the third consecutive season. ... Other poles came at Bristol (twice) and New Hampshire.

1994 - Finished second in Winston Cup points for the second time in five seasons. Finished behind Dale Earnhardt again, but this time it was a distant 444 points. ... Had two wins - captured Watkins Glen from the pole for the second consecutive year and won at Atlanta - and had 20 top-10 finishes overall. ... Watkins Glen was the only pole of the season, but extended streak of consecutive seasons with at least one pole to seven. won first of four International Race of Champions titles;

1993 - Finished third in Winston Cup points. ... Second time he finished third in the championship - the other was 1989. ... Third in the series with five wins and second in pole positions with five. ... Trailed only Ken Schrader (6) in poles. ... Five wins also established a career best. ... Wins came at Watkins Glen, Bristol, Darlington, Michigan and Phoenix. ... Poles came at New Hampshire, Bristol, Watkins Glen and a sweep at Rockingham. ... Gave him 14 poles in the last three seasons. Won seven Busch Grand National races.

1992 - Finished sixth in Winston Cup points for second consecutive year. ... Earned two wins - Martinsville and Charlotte - and posted 17 top-10 finishes overall. ... Had one pole (Atlanta), giving him at least one pole for five consecutive years.

1991 - Finished sixth in Winston Cup points. ... Had one win - Atlanta - and 14 top-five performances. ... Led series in poles for the first time, with five. ... Swept poles for both races at Charlotte and Martinsville. ... Other one came at Pocono. ... Gave him 14 poles in the last three seasons.

1990 - Finished second in series points, just 26 points behind champion Dale Earnhardt. ... The margin was the fifth-closest championship in NASCAR Winston Cup history at the time. ... Tied for second in series for wins (3) and poles (3). ... Wins came at Richmond, North Wilksboro and Michigan. ... Poles came at North Wilksboro, Pocono and Martinsville. ... Made 10 front row starts. ... Posted 23 top-10 efforts, including 16 among the top five.

1989 - Finished third in Winston Cup points. ... Made dramatic jump jump to a championship contender in just his second season with Roush and third full season overall. ... Earned first Winston Cup victory Oct 22 at Rockingham in his 113 career start. ... Added five runner-up finishes and had 14 top-five performances. ... Six pole positions, which tied Allan Kulwicki for the series' season high. ... Named National Motorsports Press Association Driver of the Year;

1988 - Finished 15th in series points. ... Turned out to be a career move as he joined owner Jack Roush in what would become a long and seccessful relationship. ... Notched 10 top-10 finishes, including career-best second at Bristol. ... Also earned a pole at Dover.

1987 - Finished 101st in points, starting only one race . ... Ran for Roger Hamby.

1986 - Finished 48th in series points after not running Winston Cup in 1984 and '85. ... Ran five events for Gunderman Racing. ... Did not record a top-10 finish, but did earn a pair of outside poles.

1983 - Finished 30th is series points. ... Ran partial schedule for four different teams, J.D. Stacy (7 races), Morgan-McClure(6), D. K. Ulrich (2) and his own (1). ... Best finish came while running with Stacy as he matched his carrer best with a third-place effort at Darlington.

1982 - Finished 14th in series points. ... Competed in first full season as driver/owner and finished runner-up to Geoff Bodine for NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year. ... Competed in 30 races, including one for Bob Rogers and posted eight top-10 finishes, including a pair of season-best fifth-place efforts.

1981 - Finished 42nd in series points. ... Made his initial venture into the NASCAR Winston Cup Series as a driver/owner. ... Competed in five races, which included an impressive third-place finish at Martinsville and poles at Nashville and Richmond Fairgrounds. ... His first career pole - at Nashville - came in just his third career start. ... First career start came at North Wilksboro, where he started fifth and finished 27th.

Won his record extending 47th NASCAR Busch Series race in 2005 at Las Vegas . … Won his record fifth IROC Championship in 2005. … In 2006, he had 14 starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, winning a series-high six times, with 11 top fives and 12 top-10 finishes…Grew up racing up short tracks throughout the Midwest. … Won three consecutive American Speed Association championships from 1978-80 before moving to NASCAR; returned to ASA and won 1986 title before making permanent move to NASCAR.


Owns Mark Martin Performance, a company which sells quarter-midget racing chassis...Helped build the quarter-midget track at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway... Set a NASCAR Busch Series record for victories with his 32nd victory in 1997 at Rockingham.