s illustrious driving career: 539 consecutive Cup starts, a combined 79 career wins (34 in Cup, a series record 45 in Busch and one in trucks) and finishes in the top-10 over 56 percent of the time during his nearly 17-season tenure with the Roush organization.
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"Mark put Roush Racing on the map," Roush said.
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Martin was also one of the key players in helping put NASCAR on the road to becoming what it is today: the second-most popular spectator sport in the country.
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"Mark is leaving a heritage t