Phoenix Could Be Mark Martin’s Final Championship Chance Ever

As Jimmie Johnson’s car was careening across the track at Texas, Mark Martin fans were already re-calculating how this turn of events could renew his championship hopes. While Johnson’s car was smashing against the inside retaining wall, championship points were being twittered to Mark Martin’s account. The early Christmas present wasn’t a full-blown assault on Johnson’s points lead, but it was enough to remove Martin's championship hopes from life support. The final two races are possibly another chapter in the career long saga of Mark Martin and his futile attempts at a Sprint Cup title. Martin’s failures, if they could be considered failures, are not from lack of trying, but more from a lack of capitalizing, and the presence ...

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