Tommy Joe Martins is a former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver & a weekly racer at the historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. A graduate of the University of Mississippi, he's been a sports columnist for The Daily Mississippian, a radio host & a life-long NASCAR fan.
Tommy Joe Martins
Sprint Cup Recap — Brickyard 400
Ryan Newman has won the Daytona 500, but Sunday the Indiana native kissed the bricks at his home track, winning the Samuel Deeds 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
A late race pit blunder by Jimmie Johnson’s crew cost the #48 a chance at another Brickyard title and opened the door for Newman, who held off Johnson during the closing laps to score the victory...
Sprint Cup Recap — Camping World RV Sales 301
Sprint Cup part-timer Brian Vickers scored his third career victory in the Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, breaking a nearly four year winless drought by holding off Kyle Busch and Jeff Burton during a green-white-checkered finish...
Sprint Cup Recap — Quicken Loans 400
In a role reversal from last week’s race in Pocono, Greg Biffle held off a late charge from Jimmie Johnson to take home the victory Sunday at the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
But, he got a little help.
Johnson started 10th on the race’s final restart, and had been reeling Biffle in throughout that final run...
Sprint Cup Recap — Party in the Poconos 400
After a heartbreaking penalty last week robbed him of a win in Dover, Jimmie Johnson got his vengeance Sunday by winning the Party in the Poconos 400.
Or did he?
“It doesn’t make up for much,” Johnson said. “But, we know we’re a great race team...
Sprint Cup 2013 Preview: Martinsville
Denny Hamlin had a rough off week during the Easter holidays.
After battling for the win with newfound rival Joey Logano during the last lap at Auto Club Speedway, contact sent the #11 car crashing into the inside wall. Hamlin was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a compression fracture in his back.
Sprint Cup 2013 — Auto Club 400 Preview
Sprint Cup teams have to make a number of adjustments this week as they head back to the west coast for the first and only race at Auto Club Speedway this season.
They’re making their second cross-country trip in 3 weeks time, which is certainly no fun for the folks driving the haulers...
Food City 500 Recap – Kahne Is A Contender
Contenders emerge early in the NASCAR season. Make no doubt about it, Kasey Kahne is a contender.
After finishing second last week at Las Vegas, when it seemed as though he had the fastest car on the track, Kahne was able to avenge his runner up finish with a victory in Tennessee...
Sprint Cup 2013 — Food City 500 Preview
In all sports, I love conflict. I especially love it in NASCAR. And no place is prone to cause more conflict than Bristol Motor Speedway.
I’ve been there. The atmosphere is unbelievable. It’s rare in this new NASCAR world full of mile-and-a-half tracks where most fans can only see portions of the racetrack that a spectator can get a full, unabridged view of a speedway...
Kobalt 400 Recap 2013: Kenseth Prevails For Third Win
I think NASCAR is getting exactly what they wanted.
Sprint Cup Preview: Las Vegas
Who’s going to get lucky in Vegas? If you want Lady Luck to smile on your car, they’ve got to be willing to roll the dice with a late race gamble, but even then, they might just crap out. One thing is for sure: if you want to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, you’ve got to go all-in...
Subway Fresh Fit 500 Results: Edwards Makes a Statement
This wasn’t just a win for Carl Edwards. This was a statement.
Sprint Cup Preview: Subway Fresh Fit 500
Daytona is a magical place. During the final laps of the Daytona 500, we completely forget about the first 490 miles. And during this season’s Great American Race, the first 490 were pretty easy to forget.