26 Facts About Justin Marks

Justin Marks was born on March 25,1981 and is an American racing driver, entrepreneur, and owner of Trackhouse Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Justin Marks last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing.

Justin Marks served as a road course ringer in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Cup Series.

Justin Marks's family moved to Menlo Park, California, when Marks was eight.

Justin Marks attended race school while in high school and in 1998 competed in his first race, in the street stock division at Altamont Raceway Park in Tracy, California.

Justin Marks withdrew from college 14 credits shy of completing his degree to focus on racing.

At 18, Justin Marks entered the SCCA Regional Racing Series, and later the Speed World Challenge Series.

In 2005 Justin Marks again raced in the Rolex Sports Car Series where he won 3 races with teammate Joey Hand.

In 2006, Justin Marks left road racing to pursue a career in NASCAR.

Justin Marks again impressed many with an eighth-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Justin Marks returned to the Camping World Truck Series for 2011, driving for Turn One Racing in the No 66 Chevrolet.

Justin Marks had little experience in the Generation 6 cars, having run the cars only once in a road course test at Virginia International Raceway.

On February 10, Justin Marks announced he would return to the Cup Series in 2015, driving the No 29 for RAB Racing in the Daytona 500, while running the No 29 in the Xfinity Series and the No 35 with Win-Tron Racing in the other Daytona races.

However, Justin Marks failed to qualify for the 500, and crashed out of both the Xfinity and Truck races, finishing last in the latter.

In 2016, Justin Marks expanded his Chip Ganassi Racing schedule in the Xfinity Series, driving the No 42 in several races starting at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Justin Marks led a race-high 43 laps in a race plagued by rain to claim his first NASCAR victory; he dedicated the win to former Ganassi driver Bryan Clauson, who had died earlier in the week in an accident.

In 2017, Justin Marks returned to the Xfinity Series driving the No 42 for Chip Ganassi Racing at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course finishing 9th and at Road America finishing 4th.

In 2018, Justin Marks ran the season opening Daytona 500 in the No 51 for Rick Ware Racing with support from Premium Motorsports.

Justin Marks brought the car home 12th, which was by far his best oval track finish in the Cup series.

Justin Marks later partnered with Premium Motorsports to drive the No 15 at Sonoma and the Charlotte Roval.

On June 20,2023, Kaulig Racing announced that Justin Marks would drive the No 10 Chevrolet in the inaugural Xfinity Series race on the Chicago Street Course.

On December 17,2009, Lakeville, Minnesota's Win-Tron Racing announced that Justin Marks would drive their No 32 Toyota in the 2010 ARCA Racing Series season.

Justin Marks' father, Michael, is a partner in the private equity firm Riverwood Capital, board member of GoPro and a minority owner in the Golden State Warriors.

Justin Marks served as an executive at Crocs and the interim CEO of Tesla Motors.

Justin Marks owned a World of Outlaws team, Larson Justin Marks Racing, with Kyle Larson before relinquishing his stake to Larson in 2018 to focus on sports car racing.

Justin Marks got his first win as a car owner on March 27,2022, with Chastain, winning at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.