Did NASCAR Go Too Far With Dillon’s Penalty? Mark Martin Reacts

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In this episode of DJD Reloaded, NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin dives deep into the latest controversy surrounding Austin Dillon’s playoff penalty and the move that cost him his playoff eligibility at Richmond. Martin provides a seasoned perspective on why NASCAR’s decision was fair, yet acknowledges the tough position the sport finds itself in with such calls.
Join us as Mark Martin reflects on the evolution of NASCAR, discussing how the sport has shifted from pure racing to a focus on entertainment, and why this change has been both a blessing and a curse. He opens up about the need for a strong authority figure in NASCAR, the ongoing importance of safety, and the fine line between aggressive racing and crossing the line.
This is a must-watch for any NASCAR fan looking to understand the complexities and challenges facing the sport today.
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@philliplangley9302 27 дней назад

Mark Martin is one of best drivers to ever be in Nascar a true gentleman.

@tonybanke3560 27 дней назад

Yep, too nice of a guy. Every car he was in, he made it better including Hendrick!!!!!

@user-jt6qd8ri4l 27 дней назад

🤣 that's why he never won a championship

@frankiejenkins51 27 дней назад

Mark is the man and speaks it how it should be.

@frankiejenkins51 27 дней назад

@@user-jt6qd8ri4lhe wasn't in the best equipment being in a Ford in the 90s. 70s, 80s yea fords were fast until 86 but after that you wanted to win, it was in a chevy especially through the 90s.

@randyadair7527 27 дней назад

Mark Martin won races in the 6 car! He didn’t win some races because he raced clean unlike Dale Earnhardt. Mark didn’t bump them and make them wreck or get loose and get passed.

@boyfrmnewyork 27 дней назад

Greatest driver to never win a championship... Always a class act...

@tritontransport 26 дней назад

He even drove to victory lane before a race was even over also 🫤😂

@ILSRWY4 26 дней назад

He never was aggressive enough... he drove conservatively, cleanly, and fairly in a very cut-throat sport. Like you said a class act. The old saying.. nice guys finish last.

@mikenpsgmikenpsg1057 26 дней назад

And way better than a few who have

@tritontransport 26 дней назад

@@mikenpsgmikenpsg1057 and let’s not forget he does have 4 championships in ASA before deciding to go to nascar

@richardbartlett5167 26 дней назад

He didn't need to Mark was the Champions Champion ...He raced with Respect won in junk cars at times.Ran 500 laps at Bristol with no.power steering.

@blackoutthesunrock 27 дней назад

Everybody at DirtyMo…PLEASE sign Mark and get him a show. He’s so charismatic and interesting. I could listen to him talk all day.

@marklittle8805 27 дней назад

Mark doesn't want to be nailed down to anything.

@ypaulbrown 27 дней назад

I agree, get Mark on the show...

@MikePetett 27 дней назад

He would definitely not be interested

@jonkluver7912 27 дней назад

Mark is a free bird right now I hear. The young generation is to dense to learn to appreciate his wisdom.

@frankiejenkins51 27 дней назад

Mark enjoys his freedom. Skew that it be to much like having a job.😂

@greggkiest1069 27 дней назад

Thank God for the Mark Martin era. When i grew up Michigan International Speedway averaged 80,000 to 100,000 fans twice a year.

@tcmusic6429 26 дней назад

All sports have declined attendance for various factors. Grow up.

@MrSteveG58 25 дней назад

@@tcmusic6429Don’t be so hard on him, it does 😊cost too much,

@scottj04 24 дня назад

And some tracks removing grandstands helps too........

@Z17xMachine 6 дней назад

@@tcmusic6429 You grow up.

@tcmusic6429 6 дней назад

@@Z17xMachine I have and I am. I don’t make uneducated comments online, boomer.

@user-bt8vn3dj6o 27 дней назад

Mr. Martin's comments about the "green-white-checker" and the "double file restart" are spot on.

@tritontransport 26 дней назад

It’s his candid way of saying Brian France is an idiot 🫡

@vinewood8295 27 дней назад

The current format is one where a driver could literally win 30 of the first 35 races of the season & then get Hail Meloned or Stenhoused at Phoenix & lose the championship to a bum who was 32nd in points with a single win before the playoffs started. That is an absolute fail on NASCAR's part, they need to go back to season long Winston Cup era points with more points for poles and victories & laps led....

@rebelsoul5980 27 дней назад

Poles should not equal points. Bur yeah this system is a joke!

@russellroth5718 27 дней назад

The current format is all about entertainment, not racing. The stages have made it so much about fuel mileage and not necessarily about the best car and driver in the race. Also, as you mentioned, the points format makes it so someone who gets hot for one or two races at the end can win a championship over some really good cars and drivers who ran good all season long. Oh yeah, and the green white checkered is just stupid, but it keeps the casual fan entertained. The best car in the race this week was Austin Dillon and he should have won under caution, avoiding all the BS at the end.

@user-bl6ne3hc6n 27 дней назад

Yep, this happened in NHRA years back, won a bunch of races, redid the points for the playoffs and lost,

@travharrell1713 27 дней назад

Don't you have to be in the top 30 even with a win to be in playoffs?

@toddmanger7194 26 дней назад

To add to your comment with some winning 30 races in a season. Us nascar fans should be grateful we don’t have a max verstappen in our sport.

@jamesturner5427 27 дней назад

Greatness in an interview. Thank you Mr. Martin YOU ARE AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN A TRUE NASCAR CHAMPION!

@andrewcammer2535 27 дней назад

Man, I love Mark Martin - he tells it like it is.

@cheriebailey2327 27 дней назад

Mark is absolutely right. It's the format. Change the format.

@tritontransport 27 дней назад

Nascar made this format of checkers or wreckers and now want penalize people for it 🥴. Look at that bonsai move chastain did lat Martinsville . He was like F it it’s try this absurd idea or not advance in the playoffs

@jeremywills1914 27 дней назад

@@tritontransport Difference is that he was on his own and didn't wreck others to advance himself. His move was cool... but too cool according to Nascar.

@OrganizedMess0025 26 дней назад

More like end the format. End the chase/playoffs its been bs since it came in.

@grantmourning189 26 дней назад

How about 2 wins and your in, BOOM. Then it is most likely coming down to points. A one restricter plate win or crash two guys at finish to win does not deserve playoffs.

@OrganizedMess0025 26 дней назад

No. Having win and you’re in at all is why these drivers race like morons to begin with. Make it points based with a couple wild card entries like the final chase format before the playoff style format came in if you’re gonna keep any sort of chase/playoff system which I’d rather not see anymore.

@sltoole3 27 дней назад

Mark Martin makes a lot of sense here. Spot on. Good insight.

@benaffect23 27 дней назад

I've freaking loved Mark since I was a small little kid.

@mcloviinz 27 дней назад

Hard not to love MM. Guy was as classy as they came and could still win races and compete with the best of em. A legend

@Buellsox 26 дней назад

Grew up in an era where honor, respect, & dignity were everything and that was paramount……enough said! Long Live the O.G. #6 that was and will forever be Mark Martin.

@kevinsnow1704 27 дней назад

The best non champion ever. Mark Martin was and is a classy guy. Dude even had the balls to run Viagra car. No 6 forever

@meljohnson5579 27 дней назад

So love it when Mark Martin talks NASCAR.

@HoofHearted801 27 дней назад

Mark Martin is absolutely correct. Given the playoff format, the restart lineup that eliminates earned advantage for leader, the infusion of huge amounts of cash, the increase of beaurocracy with controls and the loss of brand identity intended to make car specifications and teams 'the same' while reducing incentives and stifling their ability to compete, what is now nascar may not be any improvement at all. I stopped watching or supporting the Cup Series several years ago when guys in suits dictated what, how and where racers were to race in order to broaden the fan base in order to have a better quarter in the board room. Super tracks and big money hasn't help make nascar cup racing any easier or more enjoyable for fans, teams, OEMs or sponsors.

@ericrichardson5995 26 дней назад

Richard Petty said it best, NASCAR used to be a race, now it’s a show.

@wysetech2000 26 дней назад

He's more senile than Trump is these days.

@mikefeltner4216 26 дней назад

Trump 24!!!! @@wysetech2000

@Stevonoles1 27 дней назад

It is basically a $2,000,000 fine, is it not? That is roughly the difference between the 30s and the top 16 according to Denny.

@captaincreator7657 27 дней назад

Even though I was an Earnhardt and Gordon fan, I really wish Mark would have won a Cup championship.. he was a true gentleman racer.. was always outwitting his opponents in Cup and Busch.. absolutely dominated the Busch series and sure he taught etiquette to a lot of Busch series drivers along the way.

@hanklhayes 27 дней назад

An Earnhardt & Gordon fan???

@captaincreator7657 26 дней назад

@@hanklhayes Yup.. I was and always will be a hardcore Earnhardt fan.. My wife was a Gordon fan right from the start and he eventually won me over.. there were so many great drivers through the 80s and 90s.

@hanklhayes 26 дней назад

@@captaincreator7657 interesting! Those men put on a tremendous show. I love hearing Jeff talk about what a father figure Dale was to him.

@wysetech2000 26 дней назад

@@captaincreator7657 Lots of injuries and deaths as well.

@markpitcher5213 25 дней назад

The reason Mark never won a championship was because he stayed true to his beliefs and raced cleanly. Love MM

@michaeldye5257 27 дней назад

Make Winston Cup Points System Great Again!!!!!!!

@stephenullman4534 27 дней назад

I've been saying this for the last 5 years. You're right on.

@Firelight210 27 дней назад

Would you want a boring year or a exciting year?

@aaronb4936 27 дней назад

@@stephenullman4534I’ve been saying it for 20… it hasn’t done any good unfortunately

@aaronb4936 27 дней назад

@@Firelight210you think a guy like Austin Dillon was going to bring excitement to the playoffs? That’s dumb

@Firelight210 27 дней назад

@@aaronb4936 no, but why worry when he will be knocked out out of the first round.

@andyharman3022 27 дней назад

I'm proud that Mark agrees with me on Green-White-Checker finishes. I've hated them from the beginning.

@wysetech2000 26 дней назад

People also hated races ending under the caution as well.

@andyharman3022 26 дней назад

@@wysetech2000 I've been watching NASCAR since 1975 and didn't mind if a race ended under caution. It was a low percentage of races.

@JJA1987 25 дней назад

Races must end under Green Flag Conditions period

@jetblak1111 27 дней назад

MARK MARTIN!!! Great interview and great guy.

@jesuschristislord6790 27 дней назад

"I was watching the race by myself and I laughed" Exactly. Unfortuantely, Nascar is a joke now. Its funny, silly, unrealistic. Its literally becoming wrestling on wheels. If Nascar wants a good product (it doesnt, it just wants "excitement") get rid of the playoffs, get rid of overtime, put horsepower back in the cars. Get rid of four car team powerhouses and alliances. Nascar is nothing like it was in 2003. And thats not a good thing.

@outfield1988 27 дней назад

Mark is a top notch man.

@briantaylor6562 26 дней назад

NASCAR is no longer a sport. You're right, only entertainment.

@TheTruePhatso 25 дней назад

And mostly nothing but a joke...NASCAN'T is going to turn itself into the WWE of asphalt...which it's almost there now...

@jayworkman2308 27 дней назад

The problem is the inconsistency of nascar. So many people have won after wrecking/moving people but this time gets a penalty.

@charliehall6213 27 дней назад

To much government in lascar now.

@toddmanger7194 26 дней назад

Last Sunday was clearly over the top. It’s apples to oranges trying to compare any type of bump and run to what happened Sunday night.

@DizzyIzzy-ze6hh 26 дней назад

@@toddmanger7194clear off top why did it take till Wednesday

@PaintballBoomer 26 дней назад

I can't understand why so many people don't see the difference between this move and previous ones. He came in like a missile into the last turn, and then wrecked a 2nd car after. It was 2 obvious violations.

@xiaolee979 26 дней назад

@@PaintballBoomer Because if Nascar doesn't enforce this stuff immediately it's an invisible line.

@biffisgreat 27 дней назад

Marks great.

@STC987 27 дней назад

As usual, Mark Martin’s take is spot on.

@c.a.mcgregor6973 26 дней назад

Martin is 100% correct. It grew to popularity because it was an awesome sport. Today, it’s entertainment. And now we have crap. Part of this is my opinion, lol.

@TheTruePhatso 25 дней назад

Well, I would bet that's the opinion of 99% of the old fans too...like me and my Dad...my Dad took me to Michigan International Speedway back in 1969 on a Saturday to the first race qualifying and that was something special...they had practice and then qualifying and those big ol cars were pushing so much air when they went by when you would stand by the front stretch fence...the cars would actually try and pull you onto the catch fence by the air they were sucking up behind them...I still have a picture of Richard Petty kneeling by the door of his number 43...I was seven years old when I took that picture...and in fact, my Dad just asked me last night about that picture and said he found it in a frame at his home...my Dad is now 87 years old and I thank God each and every day for me still having my Dad and my Mom, she's 84...

@denniswilliams2385 27 дней назад

Great interview, good to see Mark again!

@moparedtn 27 дней назад

Honestly, I'd have been disappointed if Mark had said he approved of Dillon's clubheaded moves. Mr. Martin was the epitomy of hard *but fair* competitor - dude has class running through his veins.

@toddbob55 23 дня назад

Mopars? hahaha JUUUUNK

@Perk_SportYourCards 27 дней назад

The man with iron fist is the official who got Logano to stop

@DizzyIzzy-ze6hh 26 дней назад

But did logano stop 😂

@wzpu3283 26 дней назад

Matt Kenseth?

@curtisburgdrof8618 27 дней назад

Mark Martin should Winston cup champ twice

@brettwhitesides7595 27 дней назад

Spot on! Thanks Mark, great to see ya.

@donaldsink8115 26 дней назад

I'm no fan of Logono (sp) but in the video Dillon had plenty of room and opportunity to set up the pass underneath him. Instead he just plows into the rear of him in the turn creating the spin. Then he hits the next car too. That one looks more like an honest racing action than the other since it appeared they were going after the same spot.

@erniebrown2703 27 дней назад

Nascar put themselves in that position. Win at all costs for a playoff spot. Than penalize you if you do. Bul***t

@EdJennings69 27 дней назад

My all time favorite driver second only to Davey Allison. Maybe tied. Truex drives similar to mark.

@davidpaul6615 27 дней назад

MM has always been a champ 👍👍10/10

@leejohnson7293 26 дней назад

The Legend! Mark Martin from Markansas!

@brycecrousore1985 27 дней назад

"The 'Chase' and the playoffs and everything else is really going to grow our sport and make it 3 times as exciting!" Asscar has told us year after collapsing year. (btw, with a tiny 2.2M viewers this weekend to watch all this 'excitement,' WWE Smackdown last Friday had more viewers than Richmond.)

@marknoble5495 27 дней назад

All that needed to change was an adjustment to the points structure. Give a bigger bonus for winning and only give points to the top 20 finishers. Nothing was wrong with the racing before the chase. What got boring was Bristol when everyone in the top 10 just rode around to make the playoffs instead of racing anyone. I haven’t watched a race or followed the sport in many years. If they removed the playoffs, green white checkered, stages, etc, I would probably come back.

@Firelight210 27 дней назад

That's cable for ya, that's why Nascar will go streaming next year. If you can't fork up 5 dollars then your the problem

@KimiWallrus 27 дней назад

Maybe the Gen8 car will fix it. A Prius on 22's with a wing? Remember when they fixed everything with a wing and a car that wouldn't turn?

@dennissciame 27 дней назад

When they go streaming next year I'm out don't have it on my service

@Firelight210 27 дней назад

@@dennissciame dude, it's cheap compared to cable. It's not were Nascar should be rn. The highest form of motersports, lol

@ForgedCalamity 27 дней назад

NASCAR’s lack of rule book is the reason they were in this hard decision to make. I have no sympathy for them.

@charlesrussell6201 27 дней назад

They have a Rule Book. It's the lack of enforcing the Rule Book.

@reginaldhall6871 27 дней назад

Exactly my thinking. Nascar is always changing the rules in an attempt to 'catch up' with the times.

@KimiWallrus 27 дней назад

They need to make a rule against wrecking more than one car per corner 😅

@KimiWallrus 27 дней назад

@@reginaldhall6871Never has their been tech or "officiation" that was half as smart as the pdm's!

@BlueRidgeKat1 27 дней назад

They make the rules as they go.

@vinewood8295 27 дней назад

Ultimately, 2004 when this whole playoff Chase for the Championship format started is the real culprit here but for the sake of argument yes Dillon had the race won & then got Stenhoused. I woulda done what he did that is bumping Joey BUT then he got Denny as well & as Mark & Dale said THAT is what got him into trouble along with the spotter's motivational words. Best thing they can do now is try to win their way in within these next few races, just dig deep as a team. They can do it, the had the best car Sunday hands down, just bring it back & do it again...

@truckercowboyed2638 27 дней назад

No the chase was still the same format and points as Winston cup..the playoff format is the culprit

@billjoat 26 дней назад

I can't say I was ever a Mark Martin fan. He never came up on my NASCAR thoughts. But he is a true legend. I respect him for his accomplishments. And I do love him for one thing: I love to hear him talk!! He explains things so well in a voice that is easy on my ears. I hope he continues to love NASCAR in his retirement!!

@garyhodges8173 27 дней назад

My problem is that NASCAR’s line is as clear and straight as the Mississippi river !! What line?!?!👎🏻👎🏻

@matthewcady477 26 дней назад

The line is very clear. You can move a guy to win.. but you can't wreck 2 on the the last lap, and you can't right hook anybody, ever. Why are people acting like Dillons move was something we've seen before ?

@cac90277 27 дней назад

Miss you Mark

@timferguson8654 27 дней назад

Yes the green white checker must go

@wysetech2000 26 дней назад

And when they start losing fans because of the races ending under the yellow flag, where will you be?

@JollyRogerRacing000 25 дней назад

@@wysetech2000I’ll take yellow finishes over gwc anytime.

@BlacktoothPodcastClips 26 дней назад

Mark is a gem. One of my favorite drivers. I could listen to him talk all day long

@DuffyF56 27 дней назад

NASCAR has evolved to a gimmicky IROC series with NASCAR picking the winners and losers.

@David-Indy 27 дней назад

Mark Martin was always my "guy"- I could listen to him all day talking about racing. His museum in Batesville is a fun place to stop and spend a few hours reading his old journals.

@kevinschmid238 27 дней назад

I think mark is the all around greatest driver, If you don't just base it on wins and championships and add in professionalism, how clean he raced everyone and everything else he was and accomplished he is the GOAT imo

@lawnmanmartinfan7909 26 дней назад

Mine too

@OddBall1958 26 дней назад

Total respect for Martin. He's one of the fairest drivers that have ever been in the racing world. I don't remember Martin ever doing anything like what Dillon did.

@bertpulaski2492 27 дней назад

Mark Martin was my favorite driver for decades because of his driving style. Could he have won a championship or more races if he drove like Denny or Joey? I believe so but at what cost? Tell me a single driver that’s more respected in the garage than Mark Martin. Now for his points of view. I agree with roughly 90% of his opinions. The only part I don’t is that Joey’s fine was steep at $50,000. Due to his reckless actions/attitude on pit road, I firmly believe it should’ve been $250,000. Is that steep? Yes. Will that set a real example of individual conduct and safety standards on pit road? Yes. I also believe he should be on probation for his conduct. No one on pit road made Austin Dillon take you out and you want to show your ass over something someone that’s not even there did? By the way Joey, how many drivers have you turned in the exact same scenario?

@roadrunner4847 27 дней назад

Never like that

@bobmoretti4893 27 дней назад

Here's a thought: wives and kids should stay the hell off pit road until all the cars are parked. ...and Logano is my biggest enemy, but the fine was too steep.

@bertpulaski2492 27 дней назад

@@bobmoretti4893oh I 100% agree with the non-crew members on pit road until all cars are in the pits and shut down.

@wysetech2000 26 дней назад

I think you are just letting the hate out.

@bertpulaski2492 26 дней назад

@@wysetech2000seeing as I’m on a pit crew for a my buddies team, no hate. If a driver hate an attitude like this in the pits and accidentally hit any of our crew, he’s getting drug out really quickly.

@dev...5150 27 дней назад

That was great... excellent job young man... Mark is/was my favorite driver throughout his career and he'll always give you his honest opinion without any sugar on it... Always love catching his take on whatever happens around the NASCAR circuit... thanks for the upload...

@garyjohnson5694 27 дней назад

I stopped watching the whole season of NASCAR when Mark Martin left. I loved to watch him every week. 5:16

@everetthall2987 25 дней назад

Same

@johnniemoore2228 26 дней назад

I was at Rockingham ( on a COLD day ) when M Martin won his first cup race,. When Sir Martin speaks I listen. Thanks for coming on the show. Folks where in a WWE environment, unfortunately I also remember when you won at Richmond w the intake deal ( which personally I thought was wrong what Nascar did and Im an long time D Sr fan saying this ) If I was you I would still bee pissed about that. You deserved that championship that was takin away from you.. It really would be nice to see you in a Xfinity race at some point.. Joey and Denny NO Ice Cream for a MONTH !!!

@davebryant8050 27 дней назад

Are we going to go back and take wins and championships away from Earnhardt for doing the same thing? I didn't think so. This is why the stands are empty now.

@wysetech2000 26 дней назад

Stands are empty and nobody watches a race on TV. Who are they racing for, the SKY??

@tonya4157 26 дней назад

Mark Martin will always be my favorite driver. And this is why. 1990 should have been yours.

@AndyFromBeaverton 27 дней назад

AD deserved 10 playoff bonus points for his move taking out the 2 biggest babies in the sport.

@greggkiest1069 27 дней назад

100%

@rhower3698 19 дней назад

This is exactly why Mark Martin is a legend and I've always been a fan of him ever since the 80's! If Mark is telling you something, you better be listening...miss watching the old school guys racing

@MikeSmith-is1yy 27 дней назад

Mark Martin, Respect.

@bluecollarcook 26 дней назад

I love hearing people like Mark Martin give their opinions about current events in NASCAR.

@nickwilliamson5119 27 дней назад

Andrew you are such a pro bro. Great interview with such a legend.

@wnhtynhatc1306 26 дней назад

It is fascinating to watch Mark tell stories and give his point of view. He is absolutely the most legendary non-champion in Nascar history.

@ykdavid 27 дней назад

Mark says "it takes balls" because back in the day Austin would have had many guys trying to put him in the hospital after driving like that. Everything is soft today and everything gets a fine so guys like Austin can do dumb stuff and hide behind nascar.

@robertmann7277 27 дней назад

Oh, I'm sure he's going to develop a crick in his neck cuz he's going to have to be mirror driving the rest of the season, Johnny Morris- you should really reconsider your sponsorship options with the #3 car

@jimmieroan9881 27 дней назад

more like joey would not have made it out of the pits with out being hurt, he ran his 4000 lb car at women holding babies. i'm ashamed that mark or any of you think its okay for a psycho like joey to get away with that. dillon didn't do anything other drivers do in almost every race.

@peepopoo4387 27 дней назад

@@jimmieroan9881 Yep, that's what's weird here. Dillon has the right to do something very, very dark to someone messing with his family like that.

@douglaskaye1395 26 дней назад

Baby on board generation

@SaabJitsu 26 дней назад

Back in the day, every driver made the kind of moves AD made. He needed to get out of the car and say " I didn't mean to turn him, just rattle his cage". Rusty dumped guys. Darrell dumped guys. Jimmy Spencer. Terry Labonte. Jeff Gordon. They all made these moves. These participation trophy drivers today would never survive racing with the guys from the 70s through the 90s never ever

@jamesdivers8420 23 дня назад

"Joey pushed Jeff; Dillon Crashed Joey" POV!!!

@outfield1988 27 дней назад

Wallace slamming Alex at Chicago was ridiculous.

@jeromepoleszak1111 26 дней назад

I have the utmost respect for, Mark Martin. I agree with some of what he says, however I will disagree with a few points. First, I can't believe Hall of Famer , Mark Martin felt bad for NASCAR having to make a decision. Really? Second, every local short track in America has double wide restarts. Double wide restarts might be the only reason local short track stock car racing is still going on today. Car count has dropped so much at every level of stockcar racing is at a a miserable low since the late 90's. You have to keep it exciting for the fans. Third, all racecar drivers throw temper tantrums. It's when and how they tantrum is the area of concern. I will finish with, there was s still a "Win or Wreck" mentality that is pervasive in racing.

@zzz6valvoline 27 дней назад

Mark doesn't do the bump and run to keep his competitors safe. Joey bombed the corner and broke Denny's back and then laughed about it. Lifelong Mark Martin fan. Number 1 in my book.

@marklittle8805 27 дней назад

I love him and I know he would never drive through a guy to win. But he was never in a system where "win and you are in" was a thing either.

@zzz6valvoline 27 дней назад

@@marklittle8805 Regardless of the system, the lives of the drivers comes first.

@roadrunner4847 27 дней назад

Payback is a bitter pill

@wysetech2000 26 дней назад

The impact against the wall broke his back. Joey didn't break his back.

@zzz6valvoline 26 дней назад

@@wysetech2000 And he got into the wall because Joey had no intention of making the corner. He doesn't care about other's safety.

@n7276m1 26 дней назад

I agree 100% with Mark. I wish someone like Mark was running things.

@coyote8198 27 дней назад

You know how Denny floored it on the shoulder drriving agressive that didn't get fined too.

@rainiernqc 26 дней назад

"We were a sport" - this says everything

@northcountry1436 27 дней назад

Mark Martin never had to win like that...Legend ❤ Also it wasnt that long ago Austin plowed the #10 car to win Datona...

@MaryMaynard88 27 дней назад

Dale Jr. Mark Martin needs a podcast so we can hear more from him.

@mikecharlton5608 27 дней назад

Dillon should get a medal for putting on a show

@ypaulbrown 27 дней назад

well, it sure added to the show.........

@ChuckSchickx 26 дней назад

@@mikecharlton5608 yeah, a sh*t show

@jamesferron5388 26 дней назад

I would not change anything, Dillon move was brilliant. He got screwed because he was a thirty place vanilla driver. The penalty doesn’t happen to a more popular driver . Proof? It never has and this kinda action has happened a kazillion times before.

@charlesrussell6201 27 дней назад

Why is it difficult? NASCAR has a Rule Book. All they have to do is enforce it.

@wysetech2000 26 дней назад

Apparently they did.

@briantaylor6562 26 дней назад

Earnhardt was better for NASCAR than any driver in history, that's how he got away with it Mark!! You know that. NASCAR has always been entertainment.

@tritontransport 26 дней назад

He got away with it because he was good friends with Bill France Jr. smart on Dales part to befriend the guy in charge 🫡.

@Jangocat 27 дней назад

Nascar was way better when Mark Martin raced. Playoffs in motorsports is a joke, the current product is garbage. They aren't anywhere near "stock" cars anymore either.

@HeyItsEmilyLove 26 дней назад

Dagnab it I love me some Mark Martin. I feel lucky to have been able to watch him race while growing up. When I run iRacing, he’s who I want to be like. Talented, respectable and puts down good times without being dirty. We need more Mark Martins in the world

@JesusNonEnviromental 27 дней назад

Austin Dillon won that race. He didn't win the caution restart. He clearly beat both Hamlin and Logano on the track and both got a chance to steal it back with a fluke Caution.

@marklittle8805 27 дней назад

Get rid of the GWC and the right car 99% of the time wins the race. It just isn't spectacular. Put in the GWC and half the time the right car who dominated all day doesn't win because of the inevitable wreck fest

@LAZERBEAMBAND 27 дней назад

Joey and Denny have lost a dozen races between them the same way Austin was about to. The difference is Joey and Denny have never maliciously taken out another driver to win

@bmc1717 27 дней назад

But he got flat out driven on that last restart.

@petehans8087 27 дней назад

Fluke? I just hope the Stenhouse incident received as much scrutiny as Dillons. The timing was just a bit too perfect. Not a Dillon fan, by the way. They hollowed the race and trophy with that move.

@JesusNonEnviromental 27 дней назад

@@bmc1717 Actually, if you look closer, Riddick was pushing and Denny didn't push Dillon.

@markcavaluzzi3920 24 дня назад

Mark Martin is 110 % right on his perception of the state of Nascar. He gave the best analysis and how it was created. It sounds like he could be the type of person given the authority that could benefit the sport of nascar. In my opinion he was a champion every year he raced.

@patheticcircus3774 26 дней назад

Also the line Dillon stepped over he didn’t know where the line is because it changes from day to day or race to race

@wysetech2000 26 дней назад

It does not!

@kencarlson-yv2rs 25 дней назад

Thank you Mark Martin, you are the man, too bad the whole world didn't continue with the respect, and dignity you showed us

@ChuckSchickx 26 дней назад

NASCAR is having to deal with the monster it created. For me, wrecking 2 other drivers intentionally is an immediate DQ. Period. Unsafe and unacceptable.

@DerrickRG 26 дней назад

Go watch F1.

@AlexTossing 26 дней назад

Rubbing is racing don’t be so soft

@shaneshurter6287 26 дней назад

Always great to have Mark's perspective.... A great racer, and ambassador to the sport!

@reginaldhall6871 27 дней назад

Nascar shouldve had a rule in place beforehand. Too many times in its history Nascar has made knee jerk decisions just because they werent prepaired for what had happened. But how do you kick a driver out when Kyle Busch ran 1/2 of a season, but was allowed into the Playoff & eventually winning that Championship?

@truckercowboyed2638 27 дней назад

He's not kicked out you make no sense learn English please

@CarverFamily 27 дней назад

@@truckercowboyed2638got kicked out of the playoffs

@wysetech2000 26 дней назад

NASCAR does have a rule and they enforced it.

@reginaldhall6871 26 дней назад

@wysetech2000 something tells me if Chase Elliot or another fan favorite did the same that they wouldn't have recieved the same penalty

@wysetech2000 26 дней назад

@@reginaldhall6871 Well, Chase Elliot got suspended from one race last year for doing something stupid.

@mrvstop9267 26 дней назад

Mark is the best perspective on this....!!! He loves this sport more than anyone who ever lived!!!

@jimkress5929 27 дней назад

why does nobody ever talk about the wreck with 2 to go...Austin clearly was going to be the winner of the race before that happened....Ricky Stenhouse has a grief with RCR, why don't people look into that wreck?? out of the blue with 2 to go wreck now that's a problem.. Look into that

@aaronb4936 27 дней назад

Because what happened with 2 to go was part of racing. Saying “he was gonna win” could be said about hundreds of drivers and occasions throughout history. Totally meaningless

@truckingmoney485 27 дней назад

Yeah nothing to look into just racing

@joshuafraley2030 27 дней назад

I completely agree with you on that. Stenhouse wrecked for no reason at all.

@jimkress5929 27 дней назад

@@aaronb4936 I understand that... but in any race there always seems to be that crash with 5 to go, 3 to go or whatever it is..maybe we should look into that.. it sure seems like some of these lower tier teams could get a few bonus points from these bigger teams to cause a wreck or hit the wall late in the race to reset the final few laps.. and when I mean bonus points I mean car stuff..ie engines a mechanic, some body shop help or even a few bucks..come on we all can't be that naive, that there isn't some form this is happening...Remember water bottles flying out of cars to get a yellow..

@joshuafraley2030 27 дней назад

@@aaronb4936he was clearly going to win. Stenhouse was racing with no one for nothing to gain, and crashed him and another car. If that doesn't happen Dillion wins if he doesn't have a flat tire. He was fastest car the entire day and was still that with 3 to go. If they are going to look into this one and investigate this wreck then they should investigate that one that is the wreck that caused the green white checker and made all of this happen

@ScoutPL 26 дней назад

I was thinking exactly that when they were lining up, remembering how the old double file restarts were, with the lap down guys on one side and the lead lap guys on the other side.

@workroomcreationsbyjamie 27 дней назад

"Nascar deemed that he stepped over the line. He [Austin] didn't know that when he made the move . . ." Mark Martin says it best. -- The race was a snooze up until the end of the race. My husband was watching the Astros game and I was playing a game on my phone. The end made the whole race worth it! Late caution, we've seen it a thousand times. I love the shootout format. Austin had the car - no question. My opinion would be completely different had Austin been racing to the end against clean racers. HE WAS NOT!!! Denny and Joey have done the same over and over, getting to the finish line. Because they are the cool kids, it's brushed off. They (and others) did what they had to do to get the win. Nascar made this decision based on social media and popularity. Denny and Joey got a dose of karma, Nascar. Let the boys race!!! I hope that the appeal takes the above quote into consideration. Mark is a smart guy. Thanks for reading.

@joshuafraley2030 27 дней назад

@@workroomcreationsbyjamie damn good point boss

@jsmr451 27 дней назад

Snooze fest? If you need to watch so called 'professional' drivers deliberately taking out other drivers to win, maybe motorsports aint for you.

@charlesrussell6201 27 дней назад

NO Joey and Hamlin have NOT done the same thing that Dillon did. The two have used the "chrome bumper", the "bump and run". Two actions that move the car being bumped up the track but not into the wall. But they never did it in the middle of a turn; either at the entrance or the exit of the turn.

@williamheaton3254 27 дней назад

@@charlesrussell6201maybe you should put down the meth pipe and get your eyes checked because they have both done that deliberately over the years. Hell Denny did it enough that he was able to afford his own team.

@matzrat5006 27 дней назад

@@williamheaton3254 They didn't wipe out two cars at the finish line to win.

@LionAndALamb 26 дней назад

Thank you for doing this interview and getting it posted so fast. Mark Martin's point of view on anything about stock car racing will always be must watch content.

@brook-mn7zc 27 дней назад

Earnhardt Sr. Wrecked people all time to win, one of the dirtiest drivers ever

@speedfreak8200 27 дней назад

And hurt plenty of them with no soft walls or HANS device.... gee I was just trying to Rattle his Cage a Little

@marklittle8805 27 дней назад

Towards the end he barely did anything like that. And regardless of what he did, he had to deal with the aftermath. These guys do it now and they are rewarded for it in ways Sr never was

@brook-mn7zc 27 дней назад

@marklittle8805 how was he rewarded went for the win they got it keep the trophy but you didn't win, and you can't advance to the playoffs, 'cause you crossed the invisible line, WOW, please explain

@DerrickRG 26 дней назад

Lol, shut up

@connorritchie973 27 дней назад

That race that Austin Dillon won at Richmond recently reminded me of the 2004 Winn Dixie 250 when Michael Waltrip and Jason Leffler got together and when Jason Leffler but Dale Jr in the wall when Mike Wallace won the Race.

@billtmarchi4320 27 дней назад

If you want to think about it, if nascar didnt start the finishing under a green flag and the "green white checker" austin would have wonnthe race under a yellow/checker flag

@deere7227 27 дней назад

Austin had best car all race. Shame to loose in last two lap fake race

@justinbell3640 26 дней назад

Bless yer integrity and honesty, Mark Martin. I was in the Chevy camp back in the nineites But you were the ford thay kept us on our toes

@siraulu1 26 дней назад

NASCAR did this to themselves with the way they run the series. The format they've created and by design has caused all of these controversies.

@dburton7929 25 дней назад

Mark nailed it. The format of NASCAR racing invites this sort of behavior.

@MB-zj3er 27 дней назад

I hope Dillon wins at Michigan and gets his ticket.

@jonathonpoloski917 26 дней назад

Got a picture of him up in the flag tower at Talladega this year, we were sitting right behind the finish line and we just so happened to catch him glancing in our direction. The moment that was captivated, all those fans recognizing a true respectful driver like that. It was amazing.

@twc621 27 дней назад

I hate Austin's move and think it was disgraceful but nowhere near as disgraceful as the precedents NASCAR has established with their terrible formats designed exactly for this.