Hal Martin

Hal Martin
Hal Martin
Nationality	American
Born	Hal Martin; December 29, 1985 (age 38); Galliano, Louisiana
ARCA Racing Series career
Debut season	2009
Former teams	Cunningham Motorsports, Mark Gibson Racing, Venturini Motorsports
Starts	12
Wins	0
Poles	0
Best finish	48th in 2011
Finished last season	48th (2011)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
	17 races run over 3 years
2014 position	60th
Best finish	35th (2013)
First race	2012 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas)
Last race	2014 U.S. Cellular 250 (Iowa)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
	1 race run over 1 year
Best finish	94th (2009)
First race	2009 MemphisTravel.com 200 (Memphis)
	Last updated on: June 15, 2020.

Hal Martin (born December 29, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has competed in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the Truck Series, and the ARCA Racing Series.

He earned the nickname The Ragin' Cajun due to being from Louisiana.^[1]

Racing career

Early career

Martin began his racing career when he was 15 years old, racing 80cc and 125cc shifter karts, racing around the Gulf Coast of the United States and winning the 2004 Louisiana State 80cc Shifter Kart Championship. He then went to several driving schools to improve his driving skills as he prepared to move up to full-bodied stock cars, including the Buck Baker Racing School and Andy Hillenburg's Fast Track High Performance Driving School in Rockingham, North Carolina.^[1]

In 2007, Martin won the Mobile International Speedway Track Championship in the Pro Late Model Division and was crowned the 2007 Louisiana State Champion by Late Model Digest. He would follow that up with two more wins the following season while competing on various short tracks around the Gulf of Mexico, followed by running some ASA Late Model Series races in 2009 and 2010.^[1]

In 2009, Martin graduated from the University of New Orleans with a degree in mechanical engineering.^[2]

ARCA and NASCAR

Following his completion of Hillenburg's driving school, Martin was approved to compete in the ARCA Racing Series. He made his series debut at Mansfield Motorsports Park, finishing in 11th place. He would follow that up in his next race two months later with a 3rd-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway, his best finish to date. While he was competing on various short tracks around the Gulf Coast, Martin was gaining valuable experience on some of the biggest tracks in the country while competing in ARCA, including Daytona, Talladega, and Pocono. In 11 career ARCA starts between 2009 and 2011, Martin has a best starting and finishing position of 3rd place, while also tallying 3 top ten finishes.^[3]

Martin made his lone Camping World Truck Series start in 2009 at Memphis International Raceway. Driving the No. 48 for Andy Hillenburg's Fast Track Racing Enterprises team, Martin finished 26th in the 36-truck field, competing in just over half the laps of the 200-lap race before retiring from the event due to overheating.

Martin made his Nationwide Series debut at Kansas Speedway in 2012, driving the No. 44 car for TriStar Motorsports. His debut ended 24 laps from the finish when he got together with Scott Lagasse Jr. and caused both drivers to hit the wall and crash out of the race, crediting him with a 25th-place finish. He would compete in two more races that season in preparation for a full-time effort in 2013, this time driving the No. 19 car for TriStar Motorsports at Texas and Homestead, finishing in 30th place on both occasions.

After running three races towards the end of 2012, Martin drove full-time for TriStar Motorsports in 2013 competing for Nationwide Rookie of the Year honors, where he was once again paired with veteran crew chief John Quinn.^[4] Martin's competition for Rookie of the Year included Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson of Dale Earnhardt, 2012 K&N Pro Series East champion Kyle Larson and former Formula One driver Nelson Piquet Jr.

Team owner career

On July 28, 2015, Martin and his former teammate at TriStar, Eric McClure, formed Martin-McClure Racing, a K&N Pro Series East team which fielded the No. 39 car^[5]^[6] for three years. In the team's final season, 2017, they also bought the No. 13 team of Hunter Baize from HScott Motorsports after that team shut down, and it became a second car for MMR.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	NNSC	Pts	Ref
2012	TriStar Motorsports	44	Toyota	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN 25				65th	47	^[7]
2012		19																																TEX 30	PHO	HOM 30	65th	47	^[7]
2013		44		DAY 28	PHO 23	LVS 24	BRI 31	CAL 24	TEX 38	RCH 24	TAL 34	DAR 29	CLT 23	DOV	IOW	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	LEX	BRI	ATL	RCH 30	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN 35	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM	35th	186	^[8]
2014		44		DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	DAR	RCH	TAL	IOW 26	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW 28	GLN	MOH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM	60th	34	^[9]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	NCWTC	Pts	Ref
2009	Fast Track Racing Enterprises	48	Chevy	DAY	FON	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	MCH	MIL	MEM 26	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	CHI	IOW	GAT	LOU	LVS	MAR	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM	94th	85	^[10]

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	ARSC	Pts	Ref
2009	Cunningham Motorsports	4	Dodge	DAY	SLM	CAR	TAL	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	MFD 11	IOW	KEN	BLN	POC	ISF	CHI 3	TOL	DSF	NJE	SLM	KAN 9	CAR	53rd	575	^[11]
2010	Mark Gibson Racing	17	Dodge	DAY 35																					56th	410	^[12]
	Mark Gibson Racing	59	Dodge		PBE 11	SLM	TEX
	Venturini Motorsports	35	Toyota					TAL 10	TOL	POC	MCH	IOW	MFD	POC	BLN	NJE	ISF	CHI 15	DSF	TOL	SLM	KAN	CAR
2011	Venturini Motorsports	55	Toyota	DAY 30	TAL 28	SLM	TOL	NJE	CHI 12	POC 30	MCH 30	WIN	BLN	IOW	IRP	POC	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	KAN	TOL			48th	505	^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hal Martin". HalMartin.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
^ "Hal Martin Takes Louisiana to NASCAR Country". Archived from the original on 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
^ "Hal Martin's ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
^ "Louisiana Native "Ragin' Cajun" Hal Martin Announces NASCAR Nationwide Series Commitment for 2012-2013". Catchfence. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
^ "MCCLURE, MARTIN FORM K&N PRO SERIES TEAM". NASCAR. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
^ "Austin Cindric Joins Martin-McClure Racing". Catchfence. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
^ "Hal Martin – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "Hal Martin – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "Hal Martin – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "Hal Martin – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "Hal Martin – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "Hal Martin – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^ "Hal Martin – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

External links

Official website
Hal Martin driver statistics at Racing-Reference

[MartinBio-1] "Hal Martin". HalMartin.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2012-12-07.

[2] "Hal Martin Takes Louisiana to NASCAR Country". Archived from the original on 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2012-12-30.

[ARCA-3] "Hal Martin's ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2012-12-07.

[Catchfence-4] "Louisiana Native "Ragin' Cajun" Hal Martin Announces NASCAR Nationwide Series Commitment for 2012-2013". Catchfence. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-12-07.

[5] "MCCLURE, MARTIN FORM K&N PRO SERIES TEAM". NASCAR. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

[6] "Austin Cindric Joins Martin-McClure Racing". Catchfence. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

[7] "Hal Martin – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[8] "Hal Martin – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[9] "Hal Martin – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[10] "Hal Martin – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[11] "Hal Martin – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[12] "Hal Martin – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

[13] "Hal Martin – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

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Years active	1989–2019
Personnel	Bryan Smith
Former drivers	Loy Allen Jr. Dakoda Armstrong Tony Ave Stanton Barrett Mike Bliss Gary Bradberry Mike Chase Ross Chastain Cale Conley Carlos Contreras Chris Cook Matt DiBenedetto Tomy Drissi Ron Esau Matt Frahm Benny Gordon Jeff Green Chad Hackenbracht Bobby Hamilton Kevin Hamlin Paulie Harraka Jason Keller Will Kimmel Blake Koch Scott Lagasse Jr. Corey LaJoie Jason Leffler Kevin Lepage Charles Lewandoski Tayler Malsam Hal Martin Eric McClure Michael McDowell Chase Miller Phil Parsons Antonio Pérez Alex Popow Tony Raines Angela Ruch Greg Sacks Hermie Sadler Reed Sorenson David Starr Brad Teague Dick Trickle Mike Wallace Cole Whitt Josh Wise J. J. Yeley Tyler Young
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Years active	1997–2017
Personnel	Briggs Cunningham III Kenny Scherer Mark Gibson Eddie Hartman
Former drivers	Nur Ali Justin Allgaier Tim Andrews Dakoda Armstrong Trevor Bayne Kevin Belmont Roger Blackstock Ryan Blaney Brady Boswell Anderson Bowen Alex Bowman Todd Bowsher Marc Brenner Chase Briscoe Scott Bross Rob Bunker Austin Cameron Jeff Caudell Austin Cindric Bryan Clauson Michel Disdier Jonathan Eilen Grant Enfinger Korbin Forrister A. J. Foyt IV Dario Franchitti Brandon Gdovic Mark Gibson Michael Guerity Drew Herring Tom Hessert III Ronnie Hornaday Blake Jones Chris Jones Frank Kimmel Frankie Kimmel Will Kimmel Parker Kligerman Justin Labonte Scott Lagasse Jr. Shane Lee Joey Licata Patrick Long Ryan Lynch Ty Majeski Tayler Malsam Hal Martin Ryan Mathews Shannon McIntosh Chase Miller Marc Mitchell Juan Pablo Montoya Ray Mooi Donny Morelock Michael Phelps Tyler Reddick Greg Sarff Dalton Sargeant Ken Schrader Austin Wayne Self Todd Shafer Myatt Snider Justin South Bob Strait Kevin Swindell Kevin Thomas Jr. Brandon Thompson Chrissy Wallace Steve Wallace Clayton Weatherman Kyle Weatherman Ken Weaver Josh Williams
ARCA Racing Series Championships	2016 (Briscoe)
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