Mark Martin

Mark Anthony Martin, nicknamed the Kid, is an American former stock car racing driver born in Batesville, Arkansas, who most notably drove the No. 6 Ford for Roush Racing. He began on local dirt tracks and won four ASA championships, in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1986, before a NASCAR career that started with five starts in 1981. From 1989 to 2009 he recorded 40 NASCAR Cup Series victories, 35 of them with Roush Racing. He is frequently cited as one of the most accomplished drivers never to win a Cup Series championship, finishing second in the standings five times, in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2009, and third four times. He ranks second all-time in the O'Reilly Series with 49 wins and won five International Race of Champions titles, with thirteen race wins in that series, the most in its history.