Mark Martin Races Hendrickcars.com No.5 this Sunday

Hendrickcars.com is the primary partner for the Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet and Mark Martin this Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Atlanta Motor Speedway after a two-week sponsorship with JR Motorsports on the #88 Chevrolet (finished 7th 2/20 in Fontana and crashed early on 2/27 at Las Vegas). Mark Martin has had two 4th place finishes in the last two races and finished second in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings.



Martin began his racing career at the age of 15 in his home state of Arkansas. Competing on dirt tracks, he won in only his third start and that same year – 1974 – won the Arkansas State Championship. In 1976, Martin left his dirt days behind and moved to pavement racetracks.

In 1977, Martin started competing in the American Speed Association (ASA). He earned rookie of the year honors that year and went on to win the championship the following three seasons.

Hendrick’s admiration grew for Martin’s on-track skills as well as his ability to motivate and inspire his crew members. Hendrick decided to pursue the NASCAR veteran, and in July 2008, Martin announced that he would return to full-time Sprint Cup competition to drive the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.

Martin did not disappoint in his first season with the powerhouse team and posted one of his career-best seasons with five victories, 14 top-five finishes and 21 top-10s. He also notched a career-best seven pole positions.

In his return to full-time racing, Martin challenged for the 2009 Sprint Cup championship. He opened the Chase as the points leader and maintained the top spot during the first three races of the postseason. During the final race of the season, Martin was the only contender with a mathematical shot to reach Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson, who ultimately scored his fourth straight Cup title.

Martin finished the season with several honors and notably was recognized as NASCAR Illustrated’s Person of the Year presented by Old Spice. He also earned the Sporting News’ Dale Earnhardt Tough Driver award. Martin was named to the All American Team selected by the Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association and was nominated for the SPEED Performer of the Year title.

Late in the 2009 season, Mark Martin announced that he would return fulltime to Hendrick Motorsports through the 2011 season to drive the No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet.

Champion's Weekend at Homestead Miami Speedway

Hendrickcars.com and Hendrick Motorsports have teamed up to provide one lucky winner and guest an opportunity to watch the Sprint Cup Championship race at Homestead Miami Speedway.

This is your opportunity to see the final Sprint Cup race of 2009 in first-class style. But you have to hurry; the Sweepstakes ends November 2, 2009. Visit Hendrickcars.com to submit a sweepstakes entry. The winner will receive:
· Two tickets to the Ford 400 – Sprint Cup Series Championship
· Hendrick VIP Experience at Homestead Miami Speedway – November 22, 2009
· Hotel and Airfare for two
· Personal Hendrick Motorsports tour guide
· Meet and Greet a Hendrick Motorsports team driver
· Tour a Hendrick Motorsports team hauler

Visit Hendrickcars.com to register. While you're there, search East Bay BMW's Certified Pre-Owned and Used car inventory. In addition, Hendrickcars.com has up to 5,000 top quality pre-owned vehicles. Just like Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jr. and Mark Martin say, it makes a difference when you drive a Hendrick car.

Visit Hendrickcars.com and good luck in the sweepstakes!

Register for the Dream Weekend Get-A-Way

You have only two weeks left to register for the 2009 Dream Weekend at Indy Sweepstakes. Hendrickcars.com and Hendrick Motorsports have teamed up to give you a chance to win a Hendrick VIP weekend at the 2009 Brickyard 400. This is your opportunity to see a great race in first-class style. Visit Hendrickcars.com to submit a sweepstakes entry.

The winner will receive:
Hendrick VIP Experience at Indianapolis Motor Speedway - July 25 -27, 2009
Hotel and Airfare for two
Personal Hendrick Motorsports tour guide
Meet and Greet with Jimmie Johnson
Tour a Hendrick Motorsports team transporter
Watch the race from a track-side suite.

Don't Forget, visit Hendrickcars.com to register. While you're there, search from up to 5,000 top quality pre-owned vehicles. Just like Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jr. and Mark Martin say, it makes a difference when you drive a Hendrick car. Search from thousands of manufacturer certified pre-owned vehicles and many CARFAX one owners (CARFAX reports are free on Hendrickcars.com).

Daytona is Racing towards East Bay BMW

Get ready race fans, Daytona is racing towards us! Hendrick Motorsports and Hendrickcars.com have teamed up with Tony Stewart to Win the 2009 Daytona Nationwide race. Excitement is guaranteed as these winners come together to provide the best in racing:
Hendrick Motorsports

• six time winners of the Daytona 500


• one time winner of Busch series (now Nationwide series)


• eight time winners NASCAR Sprint Series Championship

Tony Stewart: surprised?

• 2008 Winner of the Camping World 300 at Daytona and two-time previous winner of the season opening event


• 2005 NASCAR Sprint series Champion and regular NASCAR Chase contender
  

Hendrickcars.com

• one stop site for top quality Hendrick Pre-Owned vehicles


• thousands of pre-owned vehicles nearly 50% manufacturer certified vehicles


• video on most vehicles


• up to 60 photos for each vehicle


• visited over 40,000 times each month

Just like Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Jr. and Mark Martin you can drive a Hendrick car too. Visit http://www.hendrickcars.com/ to find the perfect pre-owned car, truck, van or SUV.

Go NASCAR! Go Hendrick! Go to Hendrickcars.com!