Oct 9, 2026 · 1 hr 52 min · 19 segments
Mark Martin, born in Batesville, AK and a NASCAR Hall of Famer. Mark's talent and endless work ethic skyrocketed his racing career, that began in 1974, and in only seven years led to a five race…
Colin ReffnerHostlink rear suspension to be similar to what I've been running and I wanted the front geometry to be similar to what I've been running so that I could get used to this rack and pinion and this coil over shock program and of course the car was an offset car you know straight rail so it was going to be heavy left so I'd been you know fighting the left side weight I'd been wanting to get heavier heavier And they hadn't come with a rule yet.
And it wasn't long by the end of the year that that's when they came with the left side weight rule.
1980 that first year um and it it had 62 and like bob straight had a dylan car and the difference between laying under it with a grinder for hours and hours and hours and burning yourself to death his car had 59 and a half 59 percent left side weight mine had 62.
And we got ready to go to Winchester and I would do anybody's car set up for a hundred bucks.
I gave my setups to everybody, you know, that everybody that had a Dillon car got the setup I was running.
And how was, you know, how was that feeling to now you're having people come and buy something that you engineered and designed and now you're getting paid to set stuff up for, you know, guys you're beating and, you know, they're trying to contend with you.
You know, I viewed the setup thing not as much pride as it was, you know, the money.
link rear suspension to be similar to what I've been running and I wanted the front geometry to be similar to what I've been running so that I could get used to this rack and pinion and this coil over shock program and of course the car was an offset car you know straight rail so it was going to be heavy left so I'd been you know fighting the left side weight I'd been wanting to get heavier heavier And they hadn't come with a rule yet.
And it wasn't long by the end of the year that that's when they came with the left side weight rule.
1980 that first year um and it it had 62 and like bob straight had a dylan car and the difference between laying under it with a grinder for hours and hours and hours and burning yourself to death his car had 59 and a half 59 percent left side weight mine had 62.
And we got ready to go to Winchester and I would do anybody's car set up for a hundred bucks.
I gave my setups to everybody, you know, that everybody that had a Dillon car got the setup I was running.
And how was, you know, how was that feeling to now you're having people come and buy something that you engineered and designed and now you're getting paid to set stuff up for, you know, guys you're beating and, you know, they're trying to contend with you.
You know, I viewed the setup thing not as much pride as it was, you know, the money.
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