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Justin Marks (born on March 25, 1981 in Rocklin, California
Rocklin, California

Rocklin is a city in Placer County, California, California. It is a primarily residential community located north of Sacramento, California. It shares borders with Roseville, California, Loomis, California, and Lincoln, California....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 race car driver. He currently drives the #67 Construct Corps Porsche
Porsche

Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families....
 for TRG
TRG

TRG may refer to:* Tactical Response Group, a generic name for tactical police units in Australia* Western Australia Police Tactical Response Group, Western Australia's arm of the Australian Government's National Anti-Terrorism Plan...
 in the Rolex Sports Car Series
Rolex Sports Car Series

The Rolex Sports Car Series is the premiere series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. It is a North American-based sports car racing series that was founded in 2000 under the name Grand American Road Racing Championship to replace the failed United States Road Racing Championship....
.

ite being native to norther California, Justin was raised in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri, located near the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River. St....
. With his father he watched local Midwest racers such as Dick Trickle
Dick Trickle

Richard "Dick" Trickle is a retired American auto racing. He raced for decades around the Short track motor racing of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way....
, Ken Schrader
Ken Schrader

Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel....
, and the Wallace brothers battle on Midwest dirt. At 14, his father bought tickets to see the 1995 Indianapolis 500
1995 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1995 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 28, 1995....
, a race which Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques Villeneuve

Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, National Order of Quebec is a Canadian automobile racing driver. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle ....
 won.






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Justin Marks (born on March 25, 1981 in Rocklin, California
Rocklin, California

Rocklin is a city in Placer County, California, California. It is a primarily residential community located north of Sacramento, California. It shares borders with Roseville, California, Loomis, California, and Lincoln, California....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 race car driver. He currently drives the #67 Construct Corps Porsche
Porsche

Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families....
 for TRG
TRG

TRG may refer to:* Tactical Response Group, a generic name for tactical police units in Australia* Western Australia Police Tactical Response Group, Western Australia's arm of the Australian Government's National Anti-Terrorism Plan...
 in the Rolex Sports Car Series
Rolex Sports Car Series

The Rolex Sports Car Series is the premiere series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. It is a North American-based sports car racing series that was founded in 2000 under the name Grand American Road Racing Championship to replace the failed United States Road Racing Championship....
.

Early years

Despite being native to norther California, Justin was raised in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri, located near the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River. St....
. With his father he watched local Midwest racers such as Dick Trickle
Dick Trickle

Richard "Dick" Trickle is a retired American auto racing. He raced for decades around the Short track motor racing of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way....
, Ken Schrader
Ken Schrader

Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel....
, and the Wallace brothers battle on Midwest dirt. At 14, his father bought tickets to see the 1995 Indianapolis 500
1995 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1995 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 28, 1995....
, a race which Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques Villeneuve

Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve, National Order of Quebec is a Canadian automobile racing driver. He is the son of Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, and is the namesake of his uncle ....
 won. During that time, Justin's father had success in the technology business, with Justin's racing career going abroad to locales such as the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland

The Gold Coast is a city and Local Government Areas of Australia in the South East Queensland corner of Queensland, Australia. It is the second most populous city in the state and the List of cities in Australia by population in the country....
 and Singapore
Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands....
.

SCCA

At 18, Justin entered the SCCA Regional Racing Series, and later the Speed World Challenge
SPEED World Challenge

The Speed World Challenge is an United States auto racing series that is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America. It consists of two classes: touring car racing and grand tourer....
 Series. With success in the SCCA, Justin moved to the Rolex Sports Car Series
Rolex Sports Car Series

The Rolex Sports Car Series is the premiere series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. It is a North American-based sports car racing series that was founded in 2000 under the name Grand American Road Racing Championship to replace the failed United States Road Racing Championship....
 GT Class where he met good friend Joey Hand. Switching between the GT class and the World Challenge, Justin raced up four wins, eight podiums, and thirteen top tens between the two series.

NASCAR

In 2006, Justin left road racing to pursue a career in NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
. In 2006, Justin raced for RAB Racing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series
ARCA RE/MAX Series

The series races on tracks as varied as small ovals and as large as Daytona International Speedway during the Daytona Speedweeks. It is one of the last major oval track circuits to still compete on dirt tracks....
, driving their #65. Although he did not pick up any wins in his two years there, Justin turned many heads with his driving ability. In 2007 he was picked up by Germain Racing
Germain Racing

Germain Racing is a full time NASCAR Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series team. It is owned by the Germain brothers, Bob, Stephen, and Richard....
 of the NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks and is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the Nationwide Series and the top level Sprint Cup....
 to drive their #03 truck. Justin again impressed many with an eighth place finish at Texas. This cemented his future as the driver of the #9 Crocs
Crocs

Crocs Inc. is a shoe manufacturer founded by entrepreneur George B. Boedecker., Jr to produce and distribute a plastic Clog originally acquired from a Canadian company....
/Construct Corps Toyota for 2008, running for Rookie of the Year.

Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series


Justin returned to the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series for the 2009 season driving the TRG #67 No Fear/Construct Corps Porsche with teammate Andy Lally. The team began the season with an impressive victory in the GT class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

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