ESPN describes him as the “best driver to have never won a championship in the Cup Series”. Mark Martin is a retired American stock car racing driver. He competed in the Xfinity Series and the Cup Series previously. Martin is second on the list of most wins in the Xfinity Series. He was never able to win a championship but managed to claim 5 second-place finishes throughout his career. He has also won 5 International Race of Champions. Mark Martin has the all-time record for IROC wins with 13 wins in the series.
Mark Martin is a highly acclaimed driver in the NASCAR Cup Series. He has gathered 40 wins in the Cup Series in the 882 races he has started over his 31-year career. Martin was then added to the original list of 50 Greatest Drivers of NASCAR in 1998, which was later changed to 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023. He is a part of multiple Halls of Fame. He is a NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee of 2017 and Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee of 2015. Mark Martin is the last driver born in the 1950s to have won a race in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Mark Martin Season Earnings
Mark Martin has been ranked third in the list of Top-5 drivers with the most amount of career earnings during the 1990s by NASCAR Hall of Fame. The NASCAR Hall of Fame reports state that Martin earned $20,762,237 during the time period. The reports from Celebrity Net Worth have mentioned his earnings from the 1981 to 2013 seasons. They are listed below:
| Year | Earnings |
| 1981 | $14,000 |
| 1982 | $115,600 |
| 1983 | $99,700 |
| 1986 | $20,500 |
| 1987 | $3600 |
| 1988 | $189,400 |
| 1989 | $621,800 |
| 1990 | $803,100 |
| 1991 | $805,100 |
| 1992 | $809,500 |
| 1993 | $1.2 million |
| 1994 | $1.1 million |
| 1995 | $1.5 million |
| 1996 | $1.5 million |
| 1997 | $1.8 million |
| 1998 | $3.3 million |
| 1999 | $2.7 million |
| 2000 | $2.7 million |
| 2001 | $3.4 million |
| 2002 | $4.2 million |
| 2003 | $4 million |
| 2004 | $3.8 million |
| 2005 | $4.8 million |
| 2006 | $4.1 million |
| 2007 | $3.9 million |
| 2008 | $3.4 million |
| 2009 | $5.2 million |
| 2010 | $4.4 million |
| 2011 | $3.7 million |
| 2012 | $2.8 million |
| 2013 | $4 million |
Teams Mark Martin has raced for
Mark Martin spent the majority of his career and attained success with Roush Racing. He debuted with the team in 1988 and continued until 2006. Martin came back in the Cup Series in 2009, to run a full-time schedule with Hendrick Motorsports. He drove three years for the team attaining a best finish of 2nd place in the drives championship in the 2009 season. Mark Martin attained most of his Crown Jewel wins with Roush Racing, except his win in the 2009 Southern 500, which he claimed while racing for Hendrick Motorsports.
FAQ's On Mark Martin
A. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Mark Martin has a net worth of $70 million, as of September 2024.
A. Yes, Mark Martin owns multiple Ford dealerships.
A. Yes, Mark Martin won 96 NASCAR races throughout his career (40 Cup Series, 49 Xfinity Series and 7 Truck Series).
A. Yes, Mark Martin is a 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee.
A. Mark Martin retired at the age of 54 years old from the NASCAR Cup Series.
