CORNELIUS, N.C. — When the checkered flag fell at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday night and Michael Waltrip Racing drivers Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex Jr. earned the team’s first berths in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup, the smile on Mark Martin’s face was a large as anyone’s.
The No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine driver won’t be one of the 12 Chase drivers, but his work in 2012 at MWR was just as important as any driver’s who’ll compete for the title. The teamwork and communication among MWR’s three fulltime teams and the organization’s drivers played a key role in two Chase berths.
MWR should continue its success this weekend at Richmond where Martin earned the pole in the April race. He’s earned four poles in 2012—the most of any driver– and posted six top-10 finishes in just 16 races.
MARTIN ON HIS MWR ROLE: “My commitment to Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer is that I will do anything in my power to help them make the Chase and win races. They know that. I am not in this for s
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