Goodwrench Service 200: Mark Martin Drives from Pole Position to Victory Lane

02/27/96

SportsTicker reported that Mark Martin drove his way to victory lane in last weekend's Busch Grand National Goodwrench Service 200, which took place over the weekend in Rockingham, North Carolina. Martin started in the pole position in Saturday's race and maintained dominance over the field, beating the likes of Mike McLaughlin, Jeff Purvis, Ricky Craven, and Bobby Labonte (in that order).

Martin's Thunderbird was the only Ford to finish in the race's top ten. He was chased across the finish line by nine Chevrolet Monte Carlos.

The Goodwrench Service 200 is a 197 lap race on North Carolina Motorspeedway's 1.017-mile oval track. Its the second race in NASCAR's Busch Grand National division series. The next race in the series is the Hardee's Fried Chicken Challenge 250 on March 2 in Richmond, VA.

Check out the unofficial results of the Goodwrench 200.

Paul Dever -- The Auto Channel