Marty Houston made his debut seven races into the 1999 Craftsman Truck Series season, replacing Lonnie Rush in the famed No 75 Spears Motorsports Chevy.
14 Facts About Marty Houston
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Marty Houston's worst position in 2000 was a pair of 25th-place runs, and finished 12th in points.
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Marty Houston was noticed by Armando Fitz and got a new ride in the Busch Series for 2001, leaving the No 75.
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Marty Houston did eventually make one more start in 2003, but that was clouded in controversy.
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Marty Houston came down and slammed Brendan Gaughan, who was leading the points standings going into the race and who could've been overtaken by Houston's teammate Ted Musgrave for the championship.
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The wreck cost Gaughan the series championship and many Gaughan fans felt that Marty Houston had intentionally wrecked Gaughan, though the team emphatically denied it.
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Gaughan himself was not happy about the wreck, specifically criticizing the fact that Marty Houston was in the race and that Ultra Motorsports had fielded so many trucks in the race.
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Marty Houston, while driving for Spears Motorsports in 2000, agreed to drive the No 82 Channellock Chevy in the late stages of the season for Felix Sabates.
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Marty Houston made his series debut at Rockingham, qualifying in 36th and finished 28th.
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Marty Houston had a 32nd at Phoenix, and a 14th-place finish at Homestead.
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Marty Houston started off with an eventual career-best finish of 13th at Daytona.
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In 16 starts, the rookie Marty Houston did not finish five times.
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Marty Houston had been steadily improving though, as 2001 hit mid-season, but Fitz was not satisfied and Marty Houston was released from the team in favor of Ron Hornaday.
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In 2002, Marty Houston had been working on the No 2 Ultra Motorsports Dodge for three years as tire changer.