RAW FOOTAGE: Mark Martin Drives His Favorite Car! Legendary Roush Chassis "JR51" at Las Vegas

Mark Martin is well known for driving the red white and blue #6 Ford Thunderbird/Taurus NASCAR Winston cup car. In 1998 Mark had a home run year winning several races, many of which were done in the same car called JR-51. Jack Roush chassis 51 was built for the 1998 season and ran until the end of 1999 when it was converted to a 2000 Taurus body for testing. Somehow it ended up under someones lean to in Rockingham NC where it sat abandoned for 20 years. Landon Best here grew up a huge Mark Martin fan and stumbled across this car for sale. Once he was able to validate what it was he quickly got the ball rolling on returning it to its legendary 1998 configuration with painstaking detail. Mark hops in, fires up that Ford C3 engine, and paces the NASCAR Cup series field at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This car also coincidentally won the very first race at this track in 98. Mark has not been on a racetrack in this capacity since he retired. He sits down with us to reflect on his experience after the race and has some profound things to say. If you liked this video you will love the other videos we have done with Mark! Click this link to see it! Mark Martin Shows Us His Museum    • Mark Martin Shows Us His Personal Racing M...   Mark Martin's Hometown History Tour    • Mark Martin's Hometown History Tour! Origi...   Merch Link: https://stapletonautoworks.com Fan Mail Address! 208 Overhill Dr Mooresville NC 28117