Kenny Martin (born August 20, 1960 in
Broadview Heights, Ohio
Broadview Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and a suburb in the Greater Cleveland area. The city's population was 19,936 at the 2020 census.
History
Early history
Native Americans once occupied the land that is now ...
) is a
racing driver who drove
ARCA"ARCA Racing Series Results (Charlotte Motor Speedway)"
''Racing Reference''. Retrieved 2015-7-19. and NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and ...
. He is better known by finishing 5th in his debut in the Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of th ...
at the inaugural Daytona 250 which was filled by a number of trucks out of the race, driving the #98 truck. He only made six more starts since, and would finish 9th at Memphis Motorsports Park
Memphis International Raceway (formerly known as Memphis Motorsports Park) was an auto racing park located near the Loosahatchie River in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, just approximately ten miles south of Millington, and a few miles ...
. That was Martin's last start in NASCAR until trying to attempt to make the race at Dover, where he did not make the field. Since then, he has not made a NASCAR start or ARCA as well. He is not related to NASCAR Sprint Cup
The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, ...
driver Mark Martin
Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959) is a retired American stock car racing driver. He has the second most wins all time in what is now the Xfinity Series with 49. He scored 40 Cup Series wins. He finished second in the NASCAR Cup Series s ...
.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
References
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1960 births
Living people
People from Broadview Heights, Ohio
NASCAR drivers
ARCA Menards Series drivers
Racing drivers from Ohio
Sportspeople from Cuyahoga County, Ohio