Mark Martin ran the paint scheme that Trevor Bayne will have on his No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion this weekend at Darlington Raceway from 1996-1997 and was able to win four races at Sonoma, Talladega, Michigan and Dover in 1997. This is the second season that Bayne has been able to honor Roush Fenway's long-time driver, last season Bayne ran Martin's 1998-1999 scheme with the Flying A paint scheme.
What makes this car even more special was in 1996, Martin went on a long losing streak and ended it in this paint scheme with back to back wins at Sonoma and then set the record for the fastest ever race at Talladega Superspeedway in a caution free event.
"It's an honor anytime you are mentioned alongside Mark Martin, " Bayne said back in April when the paint scheme was released. "He obviously contributed a lot to Roush Fenway and this organization, so to carry a paint scheme that he ran for the second year in a row is really cool. Our team has been working really hard and running well this season, so I'm hopeful that we can make Mark proud."
Mark Martin will be one of the Hall of Fame drivers on hand for the event, which for the second year is back for Labor Day weekend. Earlier this year Martin was voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame by members of the committee and fans.
"It's going to be really cool to see that car on the track again at Darlington," Martin said. "It's always been one of my favorite paint schemes and we had a lot of good times taking that car to victory lane and leading a lot of laps during that time. I look at it as a tribute to all the guys that put the hard work in on those cars and gave us the opportunity to go out and compete each week."
Here is the original car that Martin drove to victory lane 4 times.
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