Hal Martin (born December 29, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has competed in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the Truck Series, and the ARCA Racing Series.
| Hal Martin | |||||||
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| Nationality |  American | ||||||
| Born | Hal Martin December 29, 1985 Galliano, Louisiana | ||||||
| ARCA Racing Series career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2009 | ||||||
| Former teams | Cunningham Motorsports, Mark Gibson Racing, Venturini Motorsports | ||||||
| Starts | 12 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Best finish | 48th in 2011 | ||||||
| Finished last season | 48th (2011) | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 17 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2014 position | 60th | ||||||
| Best finish | 35th (2013) | ||||||
| First race | 2012 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas) | ||||||
| Last race | 2014 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 94th (2009) | ||||||
| First race | 2009 MemphisTravel.com 200 (Memphis) | ||||||
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| Last updated on: June 15, 2020. | |||||||
He earned the nickname The Ragin' Cajun due to being from Louisiana.[1]
Racing career
editEarly career
editMartin began his racing career when he was 15 years old, racing 80cc and 125cc shifter karts, racing around the Gulf Coast of the United States and winning the 2004 Louisiana State 80cc Shifter Kart Championship. He then went to several driving schools to improve his driving skills as he prepared to move up to full-bodied stock cars, including the Buck Baker Racing School and Andy Hillenburg's Fast Track High Performance Driving School in Rockingham, North Carolina.[1]
In 2007, Martin won the Mobile International Speedway Track Championship in the Pro Late Model Division and was crowned the 2007 Louisiana State Champion by Late Model Digest. He would follow that up with two more wins the following season while competing on various short tracks around the Gulf of Mexico, followed by running some ASA Late Model Series races in 2009 and 2010.[1]
In 2009, Martin graduated from the University of New Orleans with a degree in mechanical engineering.[2]
ARCA and NASCAR
editFollowing his completion of Hillenburg's driving school, Martin was approved to compete in the ARCA Racing Series. He made his series debut at Mansfield Motorsports Park, finishing in 11th place. He would follow that up in his next race two months later with a 3rd-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway, his best finish to date. While he was competing on various short tracks around the Gulf Coast, Martin was gaining valuable experience on some of the biggest tracks in the country while competing in ARCA, including Daytona, Talladega, and Pocono. In 11 career ARCA starts between 2009 and 2011, Martin has a best starting and finishing position of 3rd place, while also tallying 3 top ten finishes.[3]
Martin made his lone Camping World Truck Series start in 2009 at Memphis International Raceway. Driving the No. 48 for Andy Hillenburg's Fast Track Racing Enterprises team, Martin finished 26th in the 36-truck field, competing in just over half the laps of the 200-lap race before retiring from the event due to overheating.
Martin made his Nationwide Series debut at Kansas Speedway in 2012, driving the No. 44 car for TriStar Motorsports. His debut ended 24 laps from the finish when he got together with Scott Lagasse Jr. and caused both drivers to hit the wall and crash out of the race, crediting him with a 25th-place finish. He would compete in two more races that season in preparation for a full-time effort in 2013, this time driving the No. 19 car for TriStar Motorsports at Texas and Homestead, finishing in 30th place on both occasions.
After running three races towards the end of 2012, Martin drove full-time for TriStar Motorsports in 2013 competing for Nationwide Rookie of the Year honors, where he was once again paired with veteran crew chief John Quinn.[4] Martin's competition for Rookie of the Year included Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson of Dale Earnhardt, 2012 K&N Pro Series East champion Kyle Larson and former Formula One driver Nelson Piquet Jr.
Team owner career
editOn July 28, 2015, Martin and his former teammate at TriStar, Eric McClure, formed Martin-McClure Racing, a K&N Pro Series East team which fielded the No. 39 car[5][6] for three years. In the team's final season, 2017, they also bought the No. 13 team of Hunter Baize from HScott Motorsports after that team shut down, and it became a second car for MMR.
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series
edit| NASCAR Nationwide Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NNSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2012 | TriStar Motorsports | 44 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | RCH | TAL | DAR | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | CGV | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN 25 |
65th | 47 | [7] | |||
| 19 | TEX 30 |
PHO | HOM 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 44 | DAY 28 |
PHO 23 |
LVS 24 |
BRI 31 |
CAL 24 |
TEX 38 |
RCH 24 |
TAL 34 |
DAR 29 |
CLT 23 |
DOV | IOW | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | LEX | BRI | ATL | RCH 30 |
CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN 35 |
CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 35th | 186 | [8] | ||
| 2014 | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | IOW 26 |
CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW 28 |
GLN | MOH | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM | 60th | 34 | [9] | |||
Camping World Truck Series
edit| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2009 | Fast Track Racing Enterprises | 48 | Chevy | DAY | FON | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | MCH | MIL | MEM 26 |
KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | CHI | IOW | GAT | LOU | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 94th | 85 | [10] |
ARCA Racing Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Racing Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2009 | Cunningham Motorsports | 4 | Dodge | DAY | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD 11 |
IOW | KEN | BLN | POC | ISF | CHI 3 |
TOL | DSF | NJE | SLM | KAN 9 |
CAR | 53rd | 575 | [11] |
| 2010 | Mark Gibson Racing | 17 | Dodge | DAY 35 |
56th | 410 | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | PBE 11 |
SLM | TEX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venturini Motorsports | 35 | Toyota | TAL 10 |
TOL | POC | MCH | IOW | MFD | POC | BLN | NJE | ISF | CHI 15 |
DSF | TOL | SLM | KAN | CAR | |||||||||
| 2011 | 55 | DAY 30 |
TAL 28 |
SLM | TOL | NJE | CHI 12 |
POC 30 |
MCH 30 |
WIN | BLN | IOW | IRP | POC | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KAN | TOL | 48th | 505 | [13] | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Hal Martin". HalMartin.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "Hal Martin Takes Louisiana to NASCAR Country". Archived from the original on 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Hal Martin's ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "Louisiana Native "Ragin' Cajun" Hal Martin Announces NASCAR Nationwide Series Commitment for 2012-2013". Catchfence. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "MCCLURE, MARTIN FORM K&N PRO SERIES TEAM". NASCAR. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ "Austin Cindric Joins Martin-McClure Racing". Catchfence. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "Hal Martin – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Hal Martin – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Hal Martin – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Hal Martin – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Hal Martin – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Hal Martin – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "Hal Martin – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website
- Hal Martin driver statistics at Racing-Reference