NASCAR Live - January 17, 2017

The following is a production of the motor racing network. The voice of NASCAR. Everybody but again the board. They're both good and they. Why are they the motor racing network presents. NASCAR live it's an honor when you look at this board never thought I'd. At the end of the ball in. In the hall of with the plant back to head out of the corner but it Clark the lead Darryl walker got a good start for the what I Barton is going to come for the start finish slide and win the 1998 running ball on Wednesday from the more. Racing network studios in Concord, North Carolina series your host Mike Bagley. Hello everybody welcome to a NASCAR hall of fame edition of NASCAR live Mike Bagley and the motor racing network through here we view. We get sent to induct five gentlemen into the NASCAR hall of fame coming up Friday night. Broadcast you'll hear right here on motor racing network the five men being inducted mark Martin's Rick Hendrick. Raymond parks Benny Parsons and Richard Childress on this week's show. A highlight each of these new members and we'll talk with Rick Hendrick will talk with Mark Martin and of course we'll talk with Richard Childress as well earlier today. I had a chance to talk with the executive director of the NASCAR hall of fame a gentleman that you here week in and week out on the motor racing network from pit side. Winston Kelley. Swapping out his MR and microphone for the students lion. Well get in the old NASCAR hall of fame buttoned up and ready to roll how to just ask him about how preparations were coming along for. Their biggest week of the year. We're in the process of unloading in. The new exhibits right now the five cars that are gonna go win with this year's inductees and all the artifacts and exhibits enough. Getting ready for the ceremony in the Dennis coming up this Friday so we're excited about are things going well. Scene where a lot of this has been made to Glory Road look at some of the fans expect when they go see the new and improved Glory Road coming up this week. Now we college gore wrote I con spur reason we wanted to get act on either drivers memories. Moments in racing cars that people are gonna remember. Ones that they hadn't seen before like Darrell Waltrip birth the 1964 Daytona 500. Winning car from Richard Eddie. Sam march double zero car we've bugged out my scanners truck from. The very first championship season so a lot of area tonic cars that people may not have seen in a very long time. You know we talk about the five men being inducted in the NASCAR all think I imagine you've got a kick out of watching their families responsibly on that they're about to get. That's the most funded this induction ceremony today is my favorite day of the year without question. And when a fight about that why is that it's because of watching the families that the competitors the drivers or whoever it is. They're top box shops it's what they he would. You know and and it's while it's a big deal to him I don't act like it's a big deal but watching the families whether. The inductees living or not you think about Fred Lorenzen Stanley they never saw embrace they didn't realize. What a big deal he applause you know they had seen. Yeah they had seen near the history of the state and realized what a big deal it it was so I'll look forward every year to see the family's reaction. Now once we get on Friday night with the induction is on Saturday critical day NASCAR fan appreciation day. Yeah we're gonna have about a 3035. Of the NASCAR's top stars you know including chase Elliot Martin Truex junior Kasey Kahne among those who will be there signing autographs doing Q&A sessions. We'll have a lot of other folks here from the industry of course in Marin and will be there yourself by Alex and several other so. And it's for it you know something the NASCAR puts on every year and we work with the moment. To appreciate what the fans do for our sport. I'm not gonna put on the spot right here but when the new NASCAR fan comes in that's never been there before like it will happen this weekend. What is something maybe what's one thing or two things that they need to check out that could may be really appealed to them and really catch their attention. Well you know this might sound like a cop out answer but one of the things we've learned is people look for different things. Sucked tucked sometimes hesitate to say what allies. Yeah I think from my hands on perspective the two things that are most popular. Or are pit crew challenge where you can actually compete against other an array simulator those two of the most popular from the exhibit standpoint. Depends on whether their historical or not you know I'm in most people. Like to see something that's relevant civilian they're from a particular area so they wanna see a driver. That's from that area or they wanna see a particular era. That you know I would have my first rice was in 1964 Daytona 500 so that car is special to me. So you might have some money that started following NASCAR. In a timeframe that was around Jeff Gordon so they wanna see that you know. Our moonshine still is always one of my favorite because it helps explain Madden it's a full size still the juniors still tells me Junior Johnson. It is operational. So there's so much deceive but those are some of my favorite. That's was to Kelly executive director of the NASCAR hall of fame in uptown Charlotte. When we return we'll highlight Benny Parsons and later we go face to face with Richard Childress. The Daytona 500. 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This portion of NASCAR live is brought to you by glass breaks when it's time to replace your brakes get proven tough to last the official breaks. Up NASCAR sold only at AutoZone get in the zone. AutoZone. Coming up next will feature Benny Parsons this is NASCAR live on the motor racing network the voice of NASCAR. NASCAR live now back to Mike back. Thanks for joining us on this week's NASCAR live this week we are celebrating the next five inductees into the NASCAR hall of fame. You can hear this broadcast by the way Friday night 8 PM eastern time right here. On motor racing network starting us off. The legendary Betty Parsons. That iPod but a little bit records they wrap up if you knew you were going to die tomorrow. What would you wish. At the Daytona 500 Richard Petty help any part whipped a right to Benny Parsons. It was simple not to let people forget him with a tear in her time in the smile on her face as many as winner Terry Parsons struggled to put words together. I know when giving me that he wasn't going to make it his biggest fear wasn't going to be forgotten. And I think this cements that you'll never be forgotten now and I think its final where she gave me a list of ten things to do and as of today Alton are done. And his team broadcaster. One of the finest the sport's never seen where. Privileged to have in our Booth here today. The former grand national champion from a elevate North Carolina Benny Parsons who will be starting in the field position too far in these. Napa 500 video welcome to our broadcast but like you very much committed to this is something unusual this of them looking forward to reveal. A fabulous we'll millions winner of the 1973. Winston cup championship here I come out of the corner Parsons uses up a lot racetrack apex body off the wall and Benny Parsons put his hand out the window. Takes the checkered flag and really tallied 21 wins and 283. Top tens. In the 526. Races he ran in NASCAR's top series. Cindy Parsons spinach kale Yarborough doubt Obama only speculate how we'll live with Parsons and brought kale Roddick second maker puts a little while to go around you cannot do that part to win the Gabriel 400. He was well liked given the nickname the professor. Daddy always put a smile on everyone's face and the reason why is because see here they. It was important to him that the people like ten doesn't like genuinely liked everybody in return I think he would be he would be very pleased to have thankful. And knowing that at this that this honor was bestowed upon. His little brother Phil Parsons. Described Benny as an every man race. I just think that he was sees you he's Workman like you know wasn't flashy. You know didn't necessarily. You know go on you lead a tunnel laps. Brought Brothers Betty Parsons up front right. I'm Denny joins the NASCAR circuit full time in 1970. Got his first win of the South Boston speedway in 1971. Then just two years later Parsons won the 1973. NASCAR Winston cup championship with only one that wins. This flag is displayed at the winner with a group up exploiting number one. Along the betting market. In 1975. Parsons won the biggest race of his life the Daytona 500. No one has ever gone a bit far back toward the Daytona 500 letting the government here is you're camping and how they've gone up batting park bit. Part of the video eagle at audible failed one but Daytona 500 why do you why do you say banning dog victory like that. But I want everybody Broadcom a love for World Cup. I haven't been about the they've got to come here more often bent right and you're right. In 1980 Parsons won another of NASCAR's crown jewels. The world 600 at Charlotte. Out of the corner Betty Parsons leads Dell walkabout of the start for the slot and he could win on the 21 annual world 600 that he. Parsons was named one of NASCAR's fifty greatest drivers in 1998. Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace was enshrined into the hall in 2013. And it came as a surprise to him and BP wasn't inducted before him. I really honesty and they got a feeling they'll win that that quick I did I mean obviously could not Benny Parsons. I'm Betty is on my monologue he is a topic driver that I thought it's so much in our sport that. He would depth Cleveland before Wright did. Parsons accomplish so much and a short time on this earth. The age of 65 and 2007. But it left this world due to complications with lung cancer. A tremendous broadcaster. An incredible race car driver and even better friend. BP was a boy whose influence and impact on this board will not ever be forgotten. As he's forever enshrined in NASCAR's hall of fame. So many people at the Daytona. Ask me what does it feel like the Winnebago all right and I decide I try to rise up and down the poem goes after. I sit by the general flow and mounds stream. In dreams in this and almost always beautiful greens. We looked up and rushed the white perfect around inside. Visualize the face of god for loan me and I. As I look today at those Philly crowds. You hear the sound of water run and we're stones toward values. Which sounds like good little ball so tonight. Achievements for late night battles on the war. I feel in my life a lot of bad things happiness and joy and fulfillment. Rewarded him so there are many ways. I think you'll let me use shoes. Victory remembered all. Wouldn't. In Newton man I miss Benny Parsons as I know. All of you do as well across NASCAR nation coming out we're gonna feature Richard Childress as NASCAR live continues. If you have a question or comment about NASCAR motor racing network hasn't there right weren't born yet it's the famine forum hotline. Can you be content toward gift this year and I wanted and now convert when it relates to race press. I'll lend them 844. Or ask him our hand and that's 84 floor floor. Ask him Mario aren't they haven't found. 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So your point into the hall of fame and I know you're excited about it I've heard you talk about that before. But when you started this whole crazy thing all those years ago did you ever imagine that he has all exist in the power in the middle of downtown Charlotte the hall of famers here. The sport has gone from whom did you ever imagine we beat at this point. Not really you think back at 96 and then in Talladega and it worked out that it's one of the rights. And to be here today started that note when the dollar tax impairment exit and field condemn him surely like he has enough. Pretty amazing this forward in this red from. He's been a lot of peaks and valleys threatens to. Great stories where you talked about break you go to Talladega that you mentioned but I've never heard you tell the story tell folks who are familiar with it. How that happened because you really want your big break right. Yeah it was when the bigs right she's no remnant you get her heart among those things right right I just I've been fortunate to. To be able to take. Advantage of it and in 69 and they get this Wednesday boycotted the speech. Bill France senior rebrand the grand American rice today were they gave us money to come in. That we ran the race and Sunday. And that gave us some extra money come in close personal problem if we're after in a win back balls land that first shop so. It was a big break and I got really no difference. In that time I think folks have today have a hard time understanding count was guys drove their own car so the track him. Did everything almost by the seat of their pants and Alex you know become corporation shoe shops all around. When when you look back at those times. What lessons do you take from those that help you get to where you are now. Yeah I think. Learning how to race and budget. Which we do you deem him very very little movement of racism and made things happen and and not have a lot of wasting your business and have people who ran it that simple keys spread yourself people that had some same ambitions and goals was to do in life. In your job. Talk a little bit about your career behind the wheel. I'm sure that help you translate your drivers and in terms of in your business started getting your teens started going that direction you wanted to go but behind the wheel yourself when when was your your hide your best moment when you did you feel the most culpable racing and we. I felt kind of live and time again. Hand real and I never started her face about it thankful today all the big boards are gonna have a problem is going to be much chance to win. And I didn't have to win all that we had some really good runs in 1974 were finished fourth in the points. Had some really good run today and I seen. The money start coming in back when the hospitals in the years and a high Justin's all of this money started coming in that kept going back. Run the top ten top fifteen. What had this much and is ahead our team to came along and 81. But they'll in the car in the recesses. Speaking at they'll tell me about the first time you met him what you think. You know I met him a couple of times ran track this vote but in we ran a race ever met from last. And kill and I I was racing for the win at several polls and had a really good car that day. It was an invitation. Was all the cup cars back here and what we called grand national. Kill my win in the last corner. Now aren't coming back into the night and it went in Christ they'll finish second and came over a minute chance that or an hour. Moved in since some ratio we will leave. Do you beat. Oh yeah he's one everything's that's. The relationship that you just started I mean it was. It was in fits and starts at first and then once she really got one together and solidified it was like a rocket taken off. Tell me about the early part of that relationship and and and getting the ball rolling. Cloudy though and they'll. For years before he started Bryson. Went back in the early seventies like I said after a one race weekend talking to each other again and hunt club in South Carolina. And 81. When he came in reminiscing and licensees and one draft for. You can improve his crisis and we even got closer than we might attack someday we'll get back yet. Opportunity came along and nineteen night Tina. Eighty hold. And got back yet but Ricky rip hip sip. The tone for our company who won races once told him that really jump started his career and our career. And so we got back together in eighty forward. This episode the streak like Alex. Do you remember the first time you've kind of got hooked on racing are really interested in racing what what profit that. Yeah I was just if he had. Probably 89 years so Luna. One of only grey stone stadium and west and selling peanuts and popcorn. And when they had the right side sit there and watch it my heroes and Billy and Bobby Myers and Curtis Turner and would always got a race in the media. Oh modify adds back in the day and I said man I ever get the opportunity writes whenever it came. They started man and a dollar claiming division. Apple you know when the dollar for its employment taxi in that they point about sport best investment ever made in. Started racing that I had a dream of of being able to get the Daytona race something good race with a Dick Wilson's. I've dreamed Inco were worse than this if they can dig in your record that. The same kind of competitiveness as an owner that you felt when you're a driver or is it is it. Kind of different yeah I mean I've always been competitive and everything I've ever done. And I just try to make sure that I give a hundred seen anything out there. And if I do they have none of them it may not always kind of be a win or whatever but as always you know. It's you gave Richard bills that so you can. Me a little book about today how gratifying is it. From all the stories that you told about helping started to now be where you are and see your grandchildren moving up through the ranks and and an Austin bill would you couple years already now it own your own your own team. Yeah I mean it's it's both of whom started out racing when they were thirteen and fifteen I guess you've probably got a late start it in today's world. But yet it puts a lot of Brad. In the whole family secede in western race. And that debuted also won a couple of championships. Taiwan is championship the north and for one than ever and laces that year's open and you know they they both have head did their job in the courtroom more proud of these great young again and understand this we'll have you respect. For our fans and for the sport that that they did it. That's Richard Childress in this week's NASCAR live face to face interview coming up next. Will feature one of the pioneers of NASCAR with Raymond parks and later Rick Hendrick joins us. Victory junction was generation driver Adam Kennedy's dream he worked toward building a camp for children with ceilings now. Conditions to concentrate on and now they're mr. Aziz. When he died tragically his family and friends around NASCAR made sure that dream came true. Today victory junction music camp the provides a life changing experiences. Of children dealing with the disabilities and all I know. I'll books serve more chilled by visiting victory junction. Dot war. Motor racing network has always been your source for motor sports coverage when you couldn't be at the draft now or never miss another minute about breathtaking coverage. We beat them are now available on your iPhone or android device this free app delivers all the latest news. Locates nearby Timorese stationed. Stream your favorite book Brad and if you're hopeful live Sprint Cup practice and qualifying action searched him already in the App Store or on Google play. It's the motor racing network at your fingertips and it's available for free right now. Coming up next we'll learn about NASCAR's first ever championship car owner Raymond Clark's. This is NASCAR live on the motor racing network the voice of NASCAR. NASCAR line now back to Mike Bagley. It's so great having a lot of us here on this NASCAR hall of fame edition of NASCAR live our next inductees that will spotlight. Is Raymond parks. One of NASCAR's instrumental founding members was businessman and car owner Raymond parks parks was born in DOS until Georgia on June 5 1914. He left home at the age of fourteen and started running moonshine. In 1936. A lot cut output parks and he served nine months of a one year sentence in federal prison. Hall of fame media member Tom Higgins new Raymond parks and his reputation fusion. Elmo and I knew where men here's allegedly team for you know. I'm Shannon you know. Georgia and never to return worker Raymond Clark served in World War II. And fought in the battle of the bulge in Belgium when he returned to the states he started a race team with red boat. It was in 1947 when parks join bill France senior to streamline hotel in Daytona Beach, Florida. To form NASCAR former driver Kyle Petty says without Raymond parks contributions NASCAR would have fizzled out in the early years. If you go back in time and are able to to talk to some of the people that are still around them part of the sport at that time and knew what his. His financial contribution to the sport as leadership contribution to the sport bringing cars to the racetrack for drivers at that point in time to be able to make them feel. And be overrun the races. The sport that grow the sport basically become stagnant guys in the first three year Raymond parks was NASCAR's first winning car owner in 1949. When Red Byron won in the inaugural season. In the next five years seems like Curtis Turner thought he flock and others drove cars owned by parks NASCAR champion Ned Jarrett remembers Raymond parks as a classy guy. And he brought that. Class to the sport was a businessman. That looked auto racing and he put a lot of resources into the sport through. Helped to bring it to the public and a little different ways than maybe a lot of people back in those days because Ford didn't really have a a revered image and those are good days and he was a class guy. Raymond parks passed away in 2010. At the age of 96. He was the last living member of the group of men that attended that historic meeting at the streamline hotel in 1947. The motor racing net. Or salutes 2017. NASCAR hall of fame inductees Raymond parks. A well deserved honor for one of our founding members of NASCAR coming up next Rick Hendrick what Jonas. 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Rick Hedrick joins us next this is NASCAR live on the motor racing network the voice of NASCAR. This is NASCAR live now back to Mike back. We welcome you back he's NASCAR live we continue along talking. We have some gentlemen that are about to be inducted into the NASCAR hall of fame and one of those gentlemen is Rick Hendrick the owner of Hendrick motor sports and he joins us on NASCAR live. Rick welcome back to the show how Loria. Doing fantastic not as good as you though because you're about to engage it's at the pretty cool Friday night at the NASCAR hall of fame. When you found out that you are going to be inducted what was your immediate reaction when you got the nod from your peers in this sport that. They're gonna put you into such an elite place. It was extremely humbling I mean now. Hard to believe you know use. You know you'd think about it yet nominated some years a lot of years and but this huge you know there's so many worthy people. That should be an alternate. And you lopped. And when it happens cities thank my hand. This is so special. Unbelievable. That you dreamed about it and it. In this sport and didn't think he'd ever ran our race or. Let alone a championship and ER. Get ready going call science. The common experience committee. Well it's amazing you've got 245. Wins in the cup series 23 in the expend these series 26. In the camping wrote truck series and twelve titles to your credit. What is one of the moments are a couple of the moments that are the most proudest of since you BA came in the sport back in the mid eighties. Well I. You know get there there's a lot. But with an eight per trades you'll always remember. Mark Russell could that happen a lot. We had. When that right wouldn't be here. Very important that. That the jet both analytical and then write it in response to conclude on closes doors. I candidate heading in hill and that was. Unbelievable video. Winning his first championship. I'm sitting in New York back in about mainly you're gonna have sayers. And you just want. I'd let you know NASCAR championship. Have been motion that. That we into side. And then at stake when Rick he wandered off road truck race in Kansas. In my life. The singer sign. When that race is a motion our emotions. Something that he thought about. From the fact you could talk. And then so I'll voters are the most memorable debate. When you look back on the titles you say the first one came in 1995. Was that. Easy for you that year I mean what what what was the most difficult challenge on that and and when did you know. That you're about to become a NASCAR what was then Winston cup series championship winning car owner. Where you're. You know and if you do it and when you're locked in India he start thinking about you start thinking about what you have to do and you know eat it it's a total of Marky you're back in those days it they it's if you had a bit portly. And you went into that last Friday in Atlanta. You need okay it would finish 38 we got. Would finish you know whatever we can do it you know way you are. I remember I can't remember what king occasion it was but we decided that. It clean and windshield. Right which pack the car. Somebody else slipped. I support our sleep it and it. Ellen yeah mom. Two. And we had a 382 pit stop. We have a little breather and I hear that. It so up. The bottle and there are not mean I can remember. Years at least we finished. Remove don't finish first and second and third. Purpose secondly. Leo there's pressure. Between the teams for their work together. And then. You know. Course group in all of homosexual. All of the nerve wracking. All problem. You never get it out to blend in so it happens when not a problem. Caught it early last year when it. You. Just you laugh together and literally Lafayette and he had to win. Or be edited out of that. Two win championships. They're all natural. It's. Hard to win. I thought that I used to go to new York and watched Richard Childress they learn or get that championship every year are harder than now. You know get that first one was. An unbelievable feeling and very black political us. Been able to enjoy this sport. And make so many good people and brands that. And in watching you all over the years. Chatting with Rick Hendrick here on NASCAR live about to be inducted into the NASCAR hall of fame. Rick you've had this uncanny ability to to develop. Not only guys that work in the shop folks that work in the office but race car drivers as well you've been very successful about harvesting talent when you. Your drivers to drive for you. What are a couple of things that you really looked for in a driver. Or. You saw all and say well it may be that way now but with some nurturing it could be a certain way in the future and that'll be beneficial. The operation what are some of those criteria that you use when you are picking up drivers. Well you know when you have multi car teams. Through you or get someone a little bit. That'll contribute and you know that they got to get along will let you don't have a ball. Also in our sport she got at you know that that person that can handle himself. And then deal was all but the most important ingredient and now he's in tropical later rest of that but now. When you see it liked. You know Jeff Gordon when he's out there and drowning them you know but Busch Series are over the years you know it is usually hit like a Eliot. We see someone like Jimmie Johnson. And you say what it got down all the tools he's such clean cut line is. Good friends with yet so different about our. And I get excited about that you know. I get excited about growing like Steve what are not. You know. Allen got a lesson that look at the shop and then outline about leader's. Order you know egregious. It can be it. You build it the Ukraine app like rainy Norton and Barry bill regret foundation. That you bring people along and they grow and mature into houses. It was the along ball. That brought to the GDP art experience so us. And go on it and I hit supermarket senate it super excited about a way to embarrass her. You know the chase Elliott and the young dad. And I believe could have got quite terrifying in yet but now. It and I tomorrow. Mr. rage we appreciate what you've done for the sport we appreciate that the time you make for us here motor racing network we all stand here and a Moran a salute you and I congratulate you on this on this Altima achievement. They're still obviously a lot more work to be done from you but. I'm glad that that the industry's gonna take time Paul's and reflect any knowledge the contributions that you made and we congratulate joint going into the NASCAR hall of fame. Well thank the fans thank you. To support it and now. I love the sport and loved everybody so. Really appreciated. That's Rick Hendrick. 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Visit Ameren dot com for an affiliate listed your local area. Mark Martin will join us next this is NASCAR live on the motor racing network the voice of NASCAR. This is NASCAR line. When it comes to NASCAR drivers it would be hard to find one more tenacious and determined than Mark Martin. As a teenager Morgan started his career racing on the dirt tracks of his home state of Arkansas. In 1977. He moved to the ASA division. Where he won rookie of the year and followed it up with three straight championships in 19781979. And 1980. In 1981. Mark Martin made the move to NASCAR's top division as a driver and co owner with bud reader. That year mark made five starts earning two poles one top five and two top tens to this day he claims that that first year was his greatest accomplishment. You know I think I got could never that was living in racing in the end did not invent many feel that cup car you know and and make it special and make it fast enough. They sit on the pole and third Racine theatre. So that's an interesting story itself and really proud. In 1982. Martin competed full time. But failed to have the consistency they were expecting. After leading just four laps and having twelve DN AFs on the season. Martin was forced to sell off the team that was a hard pill to swallow for someone that had succeeded in just about everything in his short career. I did not know failure and I wasn't afraid of I thought back control. But this and went up bomb that failed so miserably in eighty to it and that was done. For the next couple of years Mark Martin jumped from team to team. And when he couldn't secure ride for 1984 he went back to the ASA division where he won his fourth championship in 1986. In 1988. Jack Roush and Mark Martin teamed up. In just their second year together Martin got his first career cup series win at the North Carolina motor speedway. Our hard drives up high out of turn the report comes out of the corner and every person in this grandstand is cheering your body comes down he will win the AC Delco 500 it has been a long hard road for Mark Martin. One year later Mark Martin narrowly missed winning the championship by 26 points to Taylor. And I think about that many championship now it was only my third try at. I thought it was well. I was 31 years old and we we started raptors in 88 and eighty that we were third point second going into the last race and blew up it was there. The next year. We scored more points at a healthy at that it was gonna. Soon so I never really sweated it through the ninety's and then what was that 2000 Astaro. In coming inside I laughed because it wanted it's a battle out to take the fun. And I wish I hadn't done. Amazingly. Mark never won a cup series championship but did manage to finish runner up in the standings five times. Mark Martin finished his 31 year career in 2013. With forty wins 271 top fives and 453. Top tens. The motor racing network salutes 2017. NASCAR hall of fame inductees Mark Martin and. With a naval base still Arkansas all Mark Martin is about to be inducted into the NASCAR hall of fame when he joins us on NASCAR live right now Marc welcome back to the show how Loria. Thank you Adam just plant had an eleven black. You've had a lot of time to think about this when he found out that you're going in and now you're almost about to be inducted. What what are some of the memories you've had over the course of the last few months when you when you think back of on your career your NASCAR. You know it burning. That the great question it's funny what I'd do you think about I think about. The early days then in you know how much I wanted and you know. Things just weren't quite in my grasping. How bad I want to draft writer in these race cars. In 198082. And and you know. Some similar mid pack backpacks cards. In and I couldn't get rat you know. I think about the people that helped me epic about Jack Roush. They were happy meal. A lot. In Jack Steve Robbins. And you know building that Rauch. Organization. And you know felt like it was miserable at that time but I look back on it and it was damn that was good terms. It was an and you helped create something special over their Roush Fenway. When we look back at their success is your name is at the top of that list you really contributed a lot to the development of Roush Fenway racing and and help. And help build that into. A powerhouse where did you first meet Jack Roush when did you first learn of him and meet him in person. I'm Mickey at home in 84. You know I heard about in even when I was a kid would get in wrapped drag racing. But I'm needing an 84 and K he functioning Chicago. And and he was winning with an up road racing league crown a debt term. In eight mile an 87 hit tell me excellent you know he had already hired by Jack it. Beginning that process says. Setting up a race shop in giving things order did what not bear little racing fees of eighty evidence. It can only get wrapped exit target. Nanny never called any act of Italians and eight never not yeah they're just not aware of those. I greens like everything else that being black happens there were a lot of bad that kind of step foot on back in the day and never did work out and then. I would one day Jack. Jack bid call. Any city wanted to talk about. Is NASCAR program or me to come to Detroit. And talked to him so I went up there. He certainly duty engine. Engine shop and sit down and a little tiny opposite views. It is Indian shop was elaborate and it is not that was very modest cut at. And that we could barely tell me what these planes were. What is founding. What it commit was going to be. How he was gonna do. Beijing and and Annie EEC did that he would he would like to meet a driver's car. And we stood up and shook hands and I got a little bit I'm not exaggerate. I felt funny I got a little busy little light hit it. From it I guess it was just the adrenaline or something. And I never ask. You know if he would pay me or not good geographic car real I've added Tony Matt draft. And we let him. It was two months and months later when our contract thing I never ask or what what it paid her even if it I. I just wanted to chance to grab a car. And and it sounded to me like it's gonna do it right and I was a big trillion. As Stephen Neal. And I thought he wouldn't say in a mine and I wanted to work with somebody who believed in the because in in 1983. I work with a couple couple crew chief sit did not. And and it used you know it didn't work. So. There's nothing more miserable. Than being a teenager. And eleven incorporated are not Lebanese. Or. Gravity divided race car the crew chief don't believe in those who do worst thing back and think. Wow that's amazing work coming up what mark mark including your telephone calls with him next on NASCAR live. 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Andrew in Iowa you are up and ready to talk to mark hello. On. Awesome on the island huge billion. He. Would you ever consider coming back in Alaska but not the drug beat boot. Andrea thank you for good copy it and thank you for the question. I won't say I won't rule that out. But as of right now. You know I don't feel like I'm a natural. I don't feel comfortable in. Any particular row. It would require the correct role for needed I was comfortable in. I'm not interested Ian eight. On the busiest retired guy in the world. And I'm not it should get a job. Unless it's something that's really really firm and for me trying to be in the boot could be a broadcaster would be our workbook that not a net. Douglas in Arizona welcome to NASCAR live year old Mark Martin. Hey mark. I away that they can take the year rate being careers the biggest mistake. The big hit any of my racing career woods. I did not. Immersed myself but not in NASCAR racing. Before I make my first it can't add it. I had never been in the garage. Of a NASCAR race when I showed up for my first. NASCAR race were rappers are enact qualified it and it looked like it was going to be pretty easy in the third star. Are well I don't know toe. And the port are finished third. And in the fifth start at ten on the pole again. And finish seventh and it looked like it was going to be easy so I waited in full time the cup racing. In it was a lot more difficult to run a full schedule. That it was ginger shrimp operation. When you were ready and prepared and IDs did not have the backing. To be able to sustain. Back kind of performance so it round up rented me broke our financially. And bankrupt. Sort of brought. Mentally and an emotionally. And I had to start our career all over Ian had to go back. What continent struck her career all over into that was the biggest mistake was not known what I was trying to get into. Douglas thanks for the call couple more things for free go mark you have 49 winds of what was then the NASCAR Busch Series and and you helped define an era in nets' series. What's your fondest memory of your days in the NASCAR Busch Series. You know it it the eight the early years it the 1987. Which was going year ran a full schedule. And racing with Tommy Ellis and Tommy Houston and Jack Ingram. Every week and and and guys like bad running over and just you know and in Larry Pearson. And being a part of that family at that. That was an amazing series. At the and we get a lottery is that we're not conjunction with. And you know I think a lot about that as a real special armed but he. And you know we were fortunate to win win a lot of racism. I'm really fortunate. Other question for me. You are one of the first drivers I ever Saul. That would pull over let someone pass in the car was closing in on you Hewitt pulled to the inside let that car pass. And then you would you engage in the fight at a later time in the race. And for a lot of race car drivers now we don't see a lot of that why did you first start doing that. And when did you first start doing. Well I you gave rate. I started and had an ASA. I raced against really hard charger my giddy. And he would bear leapt. You know we usually are qualifying and he barely passed the in Rafa. And hide and eventually come creeping back you know it when it came time to cry. Outrage of pride and I didn't wanna fight about it when it didn't matter. And I always need a race at 300 mile race or 300 lap race under whatever it was. What is whoever was able to get to the finish line in the shortest period Arab overall. Woods. You know. What the winner so it didn't matter what you needed the first part of the race the middle part of the race what mattered is. Here Carolyn went to knock out pandered to turn all of it and after the last panel pit stop you in. Positioned and ready to Muster your bearish strongest. Solved. You know when it really counted. It and that was the date we have EU had to. Nurture equipment and that is basically had to nurture tires. In the and I just nursed everything. So that we and it came time to drop the hammer. And everything. At night you know at my. Fingertips. Napping was diminished everything was as strong advocate be that break the tires the the body were petroleum that is being here everything was. Impact in rating ghetto. What raced. You know I want a patriot achieved in the eight inning on an eighty and I was. 1920 and 21. Show I learn port predicting early in those championship propelled me in the match. Car they were very important. At that time so you know I figured out you know early on. It it was about. Drop in the hammer at the end and if you great side by side used terms to the leader or whoever be it. So it was much quicker to just let them when you buy back and it really accurate read it and when your 32. And you know rake it change a lot he would do that anymore. Record I'm certainly well. Mark we appreciate you being so generous with your time weak against salute you and congratulate you on your career accomplishments. A lot of our highlight reels are punctuated with. Descriptions of the moves you made on the racetrack we we thank you for that we congratulate you and again thanks for spending time with a zero NASCAR live. However it manually entered in next week if you are. And I were worried are you know the never give us call. Her a thank you mark. That is asking all of favor Mark Martin this is all the time we had motor racing network we'll have coverage of the NASCAR hall of fame induction ceremony. This Friday night beginning at 8 PM eastern time. Our thanks to Mark Martin. 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