Hal Martin was born on December 29,1985 and is an American professional stock car racing driver who has competed in what is the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the Truck Series, and the ARCA Racing Series.
13 Facts About Hal Martin
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Hal Martin earned the nickname "the Ragin' Cajun" due to being from Louisiana.
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Hal Martin then went to several driving schools to improve his driving skills as he prepared to move up to full-bodied stock cars, including the Buck Baker Racing School and Andy Hillenburg's Fast Track High Performance Driving School in Rockingham, North Carolina.
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In 2007, Hal Martin won the Mobile International Speedway Track Championship in the Pro Late Model Division and was crowned the 2007 Louisiana State Champion by Late Model Digest.
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Hal Martin would follow that up with two more wins the following season while competing on various short tracks around the Gulf of Mexico, followed by running some ASA Late Model Series races in 2009 and 2010.
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In 2009, Hal Martin graduated from the University of New Orleans with a degree in mechanical engineering.
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Hal Martin made his series debut at Mansfield Motorsports Park, finishing in 11th place.
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Hal Martin would follow that up in his next race two months later with a 3rd-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway, his best finish to date.
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In 11 career ARCA starts between 2009 and 2011, Hal Martin has a best starting and finishing position of 3rd place, while tallying 3 top ten finishes.
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Hal Martin made his lone Camping World Truck Series start in 2009 at Memphis International Raceway.
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Hal Martin made his Nationwide Series debut at Kansas Speedway in 2012, driving the No 44 car for TriStar Motorsports.
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Hal Martin's debut ended 24 laps from the finish when he got together with Scott Lagasse Jr.
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Hal Martin would compete in two more races that season in preparation for a full-time effort in 2013, this time driving the No 19 car for TriStar Motorsports at Texas and Homestead, finishing in 30th place on both occasions.