Mark’s final year with three teams (2013)
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Why? Mark Martin moved to a part-time schedule for a second time in 2012, this time with Michael Waltrip Racing. However, downtime allowed him to be a “super-sub” of sorts in 2013, as he made a single start for Joe Gibbs Racing and twelve late-season starts for Stewart-Haas Racing.
How successful were they? Martin’s third-place finish in the 2013 Daytona 500 for MWR would be his lone top-five, but he still acquitted himself well for all three teams he ran for. As an injury sub for Denny Hamlin Martin came home tenth, and as an injury sub for Tony Stewart he posted seven top-twenty finishes, with a best of ninth at Richmond.
What was the aftermath? Martin would step back from racing after the conclusion of the 2013 racing, and is effectively retired.
Ranking on the Strange-O-Meter? 1 annoying Aaron’s commercial out of 10—Mark seemed to be doing what he wanted to do his final year, and that was running the best equipment he could find.
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