Mark Martin

Mark Martin began his 30th season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2012, but it marked his first season driving the No. 55 Aarons Dream Machine Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing.

Under the guidance of crew chief Rodney Childers, Martin and the No. 55 team look like theyve been working together for years. The combination has already produced several poles and a near victory at Pocono.

The future hall of famer will race in 25 Sprint Cup events each of the next two seasons. In 2012, he shares the Aarons Dream Machine with two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip and Brian Vickers.

Their Toyota carries the number. 55 honoring Charlie Loudermilks founding of Aarons in 1955. Martin will drive the primarily white and blue paint scheme whose colors will reverse when Waltrip races. RK Motors serves as the sponsor in Vickers six races.

Martin expects to not only continue his high level of performance on the track, but to play a key role off the track. Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer are both prime contenders for berths in the 2012 Chase for the Sprint Cup and Martin hopes to be a resource for both young drivers.

The reason is simple: no matter what he drives, Martin wins.

The Arkansas native owns 40 Sprint Cup and 49 Nationwide victories (second on all-time list) and is a seven-time winner in the Camping World Truck Series. He won 13 races and five championships in 12 years of IROC competition and owns four American Speed Association titles. Only Waltrip and Martin, with nearly 1,600 combined Sprint Cup starts, have won races in four different decades in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide or Camping World Truck Series.