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 Recap — FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks
There’s a saying in racing: the last lap is the only lap that counts.
Tony Stewart lived by that saying Sunday, leading only the last 3 laps of the 400 lap FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway en route to his first victory of the season...
Sprint Cup Recap — Bojangles’ Southern 500
Matt Kenseth scored his 3rd win of 2013 in the Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway Saturday night after passing his teammate, Kyle Busch, with under 15 laps to go.
Kenseth was seen as a long shot since he was without his usual crew chief Jason Ratcliff, but replacement Wally Brown made two late-race calls on adjustments that helped the #20 car improve and overtake Kyle Busch’s #18 for th
Sprint Cup Recap — Aaron’s 499
The David vs. Goliath metaphor is one we use a lot in sports, but when trying to describe the final results of this week’s Sprint Cup Series race, nothing else seems appropriate.
David Ragan won the seven-hour, rain-delayed, Aaron’s 499 Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway after a green-white-checkered dash to the finish...
Sprint Cup Recap — Toyota Owners 400
Kevin Harvick stole victory from the jaws of defeat at Richmond Saturday night, emerging from the carnage of a green-white-checkered finish to take home his first win of 2013.
Harvick seemed to be running out of time in the Toyota Owners 400, stuck chasing after Juan Pablo Montoya as the laps ticked down inside 10 to go...
Sprint Cup Recap — STP Gas Booster 500
Jimmie Johnson dominated at Martinsville Sunday, winning the STP Gas Booster 500.
In fact, Jimmie Johnson dominated the entire race weekend.
He was the fastest car in the first practice. He set the track record and won the pole in qualifying...
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.