Mark Martin on What NASCAR Got Wrong and Building Better Cars | Racers Unchained

NASCAR icon Mark Martin joins Paul Tracy on Racers Unchained for a wide-ranging, brutally honest conversation about racing, confidence, aging, and the evolution of the sport.

With 40 Cup wins, 49 Xfinity wins, five IROC championships, and inductions into both the NASCAR Hall of Fame and Motorsports Hall of Fame, Mark reflects on what truly made him competitive—not raw aggression, but building a better race car.

Mark opens up about:
Why he knew it was time to walk away from driving
Getting back behind the wheel at Laguna Seca years after retirement
How processing speed and confidence define elite drivers
His deep involvement in car setup during his years at Roush Racing
The shift from “eyeball engineering” to simulation-driven racing
What he believes NASCAR got wrong with the Next Gen car
Why closer fields don’t always mean better racing
The importance of cars looking right to fans

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