NASCAR Legend Revealed He Threw Away His Trophies In Resurfaced Interview

NASCAR legend Mark Martin revealed he threw away all his early career trophies due to the challenges of moving frequently.
NASCAR Legend Revealed He Threw Away His Trophies In Resurfaced Interview

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Legendary NASCAR driver Mark Martin previously revealed that he discarded all his pre-NASCAR trophies. In discussion with Jeff Gluck back in 2013, Martin shared how he threw away these mementoes due to the practicalities of his lifestyle during his early career.

Martin's roots trace back to Batesville, Arkansas, where he was born in 1959. His racing career began on the dirt tracks of Arkansas before moving to asphalt racing.

He competed in the American Speed Association and quickly gained recognition, battling against drivers such as Dick Trickle and Bobby Allison.

Martin snagged four ASA championships and became the 1977 ASA National Tour Rookie of the Year.

Mark Martin speaks to the media following his induction to the NASCAR Hall of Fame at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 20, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NASCAR legend revealed he threw away... Mark Martin speaks to the media following his induction to the NASCAR Hall of Fame at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 20, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NASCAR legend revealed he threw away all of his trophies in resurfaced interview. Getty Images/Mike Comer

Despite this early success, Martin was consistently on the move, which contributed to his eventual decision to part with his pre-NASCAR trophies. He explained at the time, as quoted by Sportskeeda:

"I threw my trophies in the dumpster. All of them.

"I got married and we moved seven times in the first five years. I'm going to guess by the third or fourth move, I threw them all in the dumpster because they were already broken and beat up - and where was I supposed to put them? We were living in apartments, you know?"

Martin's NASCAR Cup Series journey includes 40 wins, placing him 17th in all-time Cup Series victories, and a staggering 61 second-place finishes. He was often in contention for the championship, finishing second five times.

The former driver recently appeared on the Garage Guy Chase YouTube channel and recounted an unusual story when he encountered a UFO. He explained, as previously reported by Newsweek Sports:

"We were coming home, just me and my pilot in my jet.

"We were coming back from one of the northeast races. Either Loudon or, couldn't be Pocono. I don't know if it was Loudon or if it was Dover, or where it was. We were coming home, it was late though, that's the thing I don't understand, but it was dark. Dark, dark.

"We fly at 45,000 feet but going over Jacksonville going home to Daytona where I lived, you know, they would bring you down to 18,000 feet or so."

He added:

"So, it's black. Everything except the lights in Daytona, Orlando, and you know, Miami.

"You can see the lights down at Miami even. And I see a light that is solid white light, looks solid light that's not flashing, and that could only be like a landing light is the only thing that would make sense would be a spotlight looking light like that, and it would have to be far away because I couldn't see the green and red wing tip lights.

"So, I keep it in my eye, I keep checking up there and checking up there and it gets closer and closer, I didn't say anything to Jason I'm just flying along.

"Finally, I just start, I fixate on it. Plane's on autopilot ... and so I'm fixated on it and it gets closer and closer and closer and then it gets like, oh my God, we're going to hit that!

"And I grabbed the yolk and kicked it off autopilot and was getting ready to jerk the plane to the right and Jason was like, 'What?' and I said, 'Look!' And when he looked, he pulled out a camera, he had a camera on him, and he pulled out a camera and put it up there in the windshield and tried to take a picture because he saw it!

"We both saw this and almost, we thought we were going to hit it. Then it starts pulling away, gradually pulling away, slowly pulling away."



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