Ford Martin
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Ford Martin is the son of NASCAR
crew chief Gil Martin
(Crew Chief for Kevin Harvick). He is also, and most notably, part of The Morning Drive on Sirius Satellite Radio
. He began his broadcasting career, and still serves as, the National Motorsports Correspondent for Tony Stewart Live, a Sirius Radio NASCAR show broadcast during NASCAR award week in Las Vegas, NV. Ford is an avid Tennessee Titans fan, has a terrier named Smoochy and enjoys fishing and go karts. He is a regular on raceday with his father and the 29 RCR team, where you can find him on the team pitbox. Ford is also the driver of the #2 in the Box Stock Division in the Mini Outlaw Racing Series. He races at Millbridge Speedway in Salisbury, NC where he competes against 10 to 12 drivers. He currently (as of July 20, 2011) has 4 wins, 2 2nd place finishes and 1 3rd place finishes where sits him at the top of the point standings.
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
crew chief Gil Martin
Gil Martin
Gil Martin is the NASCAR Sprint Cup crew chief for the #29 Budweiser/ Jimmy John's/ Rheem Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Impala driven by Kevin Harvick. He is the first Crew Chief to win in all three divisions of Cup, Nationwide, and Truck Series. He is married to wife Ronda and has one son,...
(Crew Chief for Kevin Harvick). He is also, and most notably, part of The Morning Drive on Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
. He began his broadcasting career, and still serves as, the National Motorsports Correspondent for Tony Stewart Live, a Sirius Radio NASCAR show broadcast during NASCAR award week in Las Vegas, NV. Ford is an avid Tennessee Titans fan, has a terrier named Smoochy and enjoys fishing and go karts. He is a regular on raceday with his father and the 29 RCR team, where you can find him on the team pitbox. Ford is also the driver of the #2 in the Box Stock Division in the Mini Outlaw Racing Series. He races at Millbridge Speedway in Salisbury, NC where he competes against 10 to 12 drivers. He currently (as of July 20, 2011) has 4 wins, 2 2nd place finishes and 1 3rd place finishes where sits him at the top of the point standings.