NASCAR: Martin Tries for First 1st at Pocono
12 June 2000
Posted By Terry
Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
Mark Martin goes into this Sunday's (June 18) Pocono 500 seeking his
first-ever Winston Cup victory on the 2.5-mile Pennsylvania tri-oval. The
Valvoline Ford Taurus driver has three second-place finishes (1991, 1992,
1998) in 26 previous starts on the vacation area track. He also has a
total
of 18 top-10 results -- 69.2 percent -- and three poles (1990, 1991,
1996).
Informed Sources: Big Brothers $ Update
The current total raised for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America via Valvoline's "Caring Hands" program is $481,905. Valvoline donates $5,000 for every Mark Martin Winston Cup victory, $2,500 for each pole, $1,000 for a top-five finish and $20 per lap led . . . The Valvoline-sponsored Martini Ford Focus team finished one-two in last weekend's Acropolis Rally. Colin McRae and Nicky Grist came home 23.1 seconds ahead of Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya. McRae is second in the FIA World Rally Championship standings after seven of 14 events . . . "Hard Work Pays Off for Krisher" is the title of the current "Behind Closed Garage Doors" motorsports analysis/commentary column on Valvoline.com and explores what went into Ron Krisher's first NHRA Pro Stock victory, June 4 at Route 66 Raceway. The column appears twice monthly.
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