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So much for retiring after 2010. Martin signs contract extension through 2011 By JENNA FRYER (AP) – 30 minutes ago LOUDON, N.H. — NASCAR championship contender Mark Martin will drive for Hendrick Motorsports through 2011, an easy commitment for a driver at the top of his game. Martin starts the Chase for the championship Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as the Sprint Cup Series points leader, a spot he earned through four victories this season. "That shouldn't come as any big surprise," Martin said Friday of the contract extension. "Who would want to quit?" Martin, in his 27th season of NASCAR, has repeatedly staved off retirement over the last several years. He ran a partial schedule in 2007 and 2008 and the time off re-energized him. Then came an offer to drive for elite Hendrick Motorsports, and Martin has thrived. At 50, he's the elder statesmen of the 12-driver Chase field. But his high performance has made him a favorite for his first Cup title. "As long as I can have fun, compete at a high level and have the opportunity to win, I'm going to continue to do this," Martin said. "I'm having a blast, and that's always been most important to me and my family.." Martin initially agreed to just one full season in the No. 5 car for Rick Hendrick, with an option to run at least a partial schedule in 2010. But he signed on for all of next year after a win in April at Phoenix — Martin's first victory since 2005. He's also earned wins at Darlington, Michigan and Chicago, and the four wins this year equal the number of titles he won from 2000 to 2008. He's also won six poles. Although he admits that 2011 is a long-term commitment, Martin said the sponsorship opportunity for HMS made the decision easy. GoDaddy.com will be the primary sponsor of the No. 5 for 20 races a season beginning next year. "Rick, he had to make some decisions about some long-range things, and he really wanted it," Martin said. "With the success we were having, I don't see me falling off a cliff anytime soon. I hope that I'll be able to do the job. I understand that it works better for sponsor commitments and those types of things. "So I am pretty comfortable. There is no place I'd rather be today than at the race track, and I didn't always feel that way, so I did something about it." |
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So much for retiring after 2010. Martin signs contract extension through 2011 By JENNA FRYER (AP) – 30 minutes ago LOUDON, N.H. — NASCAR championship contender Mark Martin will drive for Hendrick Motorsports through 2011, an easy commitment for a driver at the top of his game. Martin starts the Chase for the championship Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as the Sprint Cup Series points leader, a spot he earned through four victories this season. "That shouldn't come as any big surprise," Martin said Friday of the contract extension. "Who would want to quit?" Martin, in his 27th season of NASCAR, has repeatedly staved off retirement over the last several years. He ran a partial schedule in 2007 and 2008 and the time off re-energized him. Then came an offer to drive for elite Hendrick Motorsports, and Martin has thrived. At 50, he's the elder statesmen of the 12-driver Chase field. But his high performance has made him a favorite for his first Cup title. "As long as I can have fun, compete at a high level and have the opportunity to win, I'm going to continue to do this," Martin said. "I'm having a blast, and that's always been most important to me and my family." Martin initially agreed to just one full season in the No. 5 car for Rick Hendrick, with an option to run at least a partial schedule in 2010. But he signed on for all of next year after a win in April at Phoenix — Martin's first victory since 2005. He's also earned wins at Darlington, Michigan and Chicago, and the four wins this year equal the number of titles he won from 2000 to 2008. He's also won six poles. Although he admits that 2011 is a long-term commitment, Martin said the sponsorship opportunity for HMS made the decision easy. GoDaddy.com will be the primary sponsor of the No. 5 for 20 races a season beginning next year. "Rick, he had to make some decisions about some long-range things, and he really wanted it," Martin said. "With the success we were having, I don't see me falling off a cliff anytime soon. I hope that I'll be able to do the job. I understand that it works better for sponsor commitments and those types of things. "So I am pretty comfortable. There is no place I'd rather be today than at the race track, and I didn't always feel that way, so I did something about it." |
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Not hardly.
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"Fish" <godwin.da... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:26d040eb-33c6-4721-a5f0-4e41bd271d50 (AT) p15g2000vbl (DOT) googlegroups.com... On Sep 18, 5:07 pm, TS02_05champ <tonystewart02_05ch... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote: So much for retiring after 2010. Martin signs contract extension through 2011 By JENNA FRYER (AP) – 30 minutes ago LOUDON, N.H. — NASCAR championship contender Mark Martin will drive for Hendrick Motorsports through 2011, an easy commitment for a driver at the top of his game. Martin starts the Chase for the championship Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as the Sprint Cup Series points leader, a spot he earned through four victories this season. "That shouldn't come as any big surprise," Martin said Friday of the contract extension. "Who would want to quit?" Martin, in his 27th season of NASCAR, has repeatedly staved off retirement over the last several years. He ran a partial schedule in 2007 and 2008 and the time off re-energized him. Then came an offer to drive for elite Hendrick Motorsports, and Martin has thrived. At 50, he's the elder statesmen of the 12-driver Chase field. But his high performance has made him a favorite for his first Cup title. "As long as I can have fun, compete at a high level and have the opportunity to win, I'm going to continue to do this," Martin said. "I'm having a blast, and that's always been most important to me and my family." Martin initially agreed to just one full season in the No. 5 car for Rick Hendrick, with an option to run at least a partial schedule in 2010. But he signed on for all of next year after a win in April at Phoenix — Martin's first victory since 2005. He's also earned wins at Darlington, Michigan and Chicago, and the four wins this year equal the number of titles he won from 2000 to 2008. He's also won six poles. Although he admits that 2011 is a long-term commitment, Martin said the sponsorship opportunity for HMS made the decision easy. GoDaddy.com will be the primary sponsor of the No. 5 for 20 races a season beginning next year. "Rick, he had to make some decisions about some long-range things, and he really wanted it," Martin said. "With the success we were having, I don't see me falling off a cliff anytime soon. I hope that I'll be able to do the job. I understand that it works better for sponsor commitments and those types of things. "So I am pretty comfortable. There is no place I'd rather be today than at the race track, and I didn't always feel that way, so I did something about it." mark "farve" martin ------- Not hardly.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
Come back. Unretire. Drive full-time for 2 years. Double unretire.
Drive full-time for 3 years.
N.
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Nancy2 wrote: On Sep 20, 5:55 pm, "armpit" <armarmpit... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: "Fish" <godwin.da... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message mark "farve" martin ------- Not hardly.- How is he different from Favre? Retire. Come back. Mostly retire. Come back. Unretire. Drive full-time for 2 years. Double unretire. Drive full-time for 3 years. N. BF, while under contract with the Packers, left them hanging at least 2 (probably 3) times while he was "deciding" whether or not he was going to play the next season. Then he "retired", only to inform the Packers that he had changed his mind and wanted to play, but this time the Packers said "you aren't playing for us and we are trading you to the Jets". So after playing a season with the Jets, he left them hanging while "deciding" whether or not he would play until he "retired" AGAIN. Then he contacts the Vikings (it was really his GOOD friend Brad Childress their head coach) and asked them if they were interested in his services. Now he is playing for the them, but only AFTER telling them he wasn't sure if he was "physically able" to play or not. The bottom line with Favre is, he doesn't want to go through training camp, but he wants to play in the regular season. So, there you have the short story. NOTHING like MM! |
just like I laid it out. LOL. I will say, I love that commercial
Favre does, where he says he's made up his mind (about a TV or
something) and then says, "Maybe not...."
N.
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How is he different from Favre? Retire. Come back. Mostly retire. Come back. Unretire. Drive full-time for 2 years. Double unretire. Drive full-time for 3 years. N. |
the GBPacker's GM, Ted Thompson. Martin is the furthest
thing from a narcissists and doesn't hate anyone.
-Rick
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On Sep 21, 11:08 am, Nancy2 <nancy-doo... (AT) uiowa (DOT) edu> wrote: How is he different from Favre? Retire. Come back. Mostly retire. Come back. Unretire. Drive full-time for 2 years. Double unretire. Drive full-time for 3 years. N. Brent Farve is motivated by revenge, in particular, for the GBPacker's GM, Ted Thompson. |
that he is done, ..... and the Vikings are about to discover the already
concluded for themselves.
Martin is the furthest
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??????? Why ?? The PAckers knew he was done, the jets found out on their own that he is done, ..... and the Vikings are about to discover the already concluded for themselves. |
when this saga began, but every packer fan knows they
have some bad blood between them; kinda like Robby
Gordon and Michael Waltrip.
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"Fish" <godwin.da... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:26d040eb-33c6-4721-a5f0-4e41bd271d50 (AT) p15g2000vbl (DOT) googlegroups.com... On Sep 18, 5:07 pm, TS02_05champ <tonystewart02_05ch... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote: So much for retiring after 2010. Martin signs contract extension through 2011 By JENNA FRYER (AP) – 30 minutes ago LOUDON, N.H. — NASCAR championship contender Mark Martin will drive for Hendrick Motorsports through 2011, an easy commitment for a driver at the top of his game. Martin starts the Chase for the championship Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as the Sprint Cup Series points leader, a spot he earned through four victories this season. "That shouldn't come as any big surprise," Martin said Friday of the contract extension. "Who would want to quit?" Martin, in his 27th season of NASCAR, has repeatedly staved off retirement over the last several years. He ran a partial schedule in 2007 and 2008 and the time off re-energized him. Then came an offer to drive for elite Hendrick Motorsports, and Martin has thrived. At 50, he's the elder statesmen of the 12-driver Chase field. But his high performance has made him a favorite for his first Cup title. "As long as I can have fun, compete at a high level and have the opportunity to win, I'm going to continue to do this," Martin said. "I'm having a blast, and that's always been most important to me and my family." Martin initially agreed to just one full season in the No. 5 car for Rick Hendrick, with an option to run at least a partial schedule in 2010. But he signed on for all of next year after a win in April at Phoenix — Martin's first victory since 2005. He's also earned wins at Darlington, Michigan and Chicago, and the four wins this year equal the number of titles he won from 2000 to 2008. He's also won six poles. Although he admits that 2011 is a long-term commitment, Martin said the sponsorship opportunity for HMS made the decision easy. GoDaddy.com will be the primary sponsor of the No. 5 for 20 races a season beginning next year. "Rick, he had to make some decisions about some long-range things, and he really wanted it," Martin said. "With the success we were having, I don't see me falling off a cliff anytime soon. I hope that I'll be able to do the job. I understand that it works better for sponsor commitments and those types of things. "So I am pretty comfortable. There is no place I'd rather be today than at the race track, and I didn't always feel that way, so I did something about it." mark "farve" martin ------- Not hardly.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
Come back. Unretire. Drive full-time for 2 years. Double unretire.
Drive full-time for 3 years.
N.
Mark never fully retired. He retired from full-time competition, but I think
his plans for the future changed dramatically when his son decided not to
pursue a racing career. That, coupled with an offer-he-couldn't-refuse from
Hendrick, changed his mind about competing full-time. I think he is
certainly enjoying the sport again, which has led to his full-time deal
going from one year, to two, then three.
Very un-Farve like in every respect. Mark has left no one hanging by any
indecision on his part.
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