The question that has been asked for most of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, "Where will Mark Martin race in 2012?", finally received an answer yesterday in a press conference at Texas Motor Speedway.
Mark Martin will replace David Reutimann in the Aaron's Dream Machine number 00 Toyota for a 25 race schedule in not only 2012, but 2013 as well. Reutimann was made aware of his release from Michael Waltrip Racing, following the Homestead race, earlier this week.
The sponsorship deal is for 30 races in both 2012 and 2013. Michael Waltrip will fill the seat for the five remaining races that are part of the deal. Waltrip will run all the restrictor plate races, except the Daytona 500 where Martin will race, and also the Sprint Cup event at Kentucky.
Michael Waltrip Racing plans to compete in the remaining races of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup with additional drivers, and sponsors.
Michael Waltrip continues to show what an impressive salesman he can be. At a time when other NASCAR teams are reducing the number of cars they plan on running, due to a lack of sponsorship, his team is not only expanding, but adding quality pieces.
With a stable of drivers that includes Mark Martin, Clint Bowyer, and New Jersey's own Martin Truex Jr., not to mention Waltrip himself, he has a group of drivers who have proven they know how to win on this level. The experience that Bowyer brings from Richard Childress Racing, and Martin from both Roush and Hendrick, should go a long way toward helping this organization take the next step towards becoming Chase contenders.
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