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Mast to be grand marshal at Martinsville
March 19, 2003
1:55 PM EST (1855 GMT)
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Martinsville Speedway has always been one of Rick Mast's favorite tracks, a home track of sorts for the Virginia native.
On Saturday, April 12, Mast will make a special trip to Martinsville Speedway, the first visit to any race track in almost a year for the former Winston Cup driver.
Mast won't be in a driver's suit though. Instead he will be the Grand Marshal for the Advance Auto Parts 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.
Mast officially retired from racing during the winter after being diagnosed with chronic carbon monoxide poisoning, but he stopped racing late last spring after symptoms of the ailment became severe.
"I think it's fitting that Martinsville is the first place I show back up," said the 45-year-old Mast. "That's the track where I had a lot of my early success in the sport.
"It's the track that I always thought of as my home track."
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March 19, 2003
1:55 PM EST (1855 GMT)
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Martinsville Speedway has always been one of Rick Mast's favorite tracks, a home track of sorts for the Virginia native.
On Saturday, April 12, Mast will make a special trip to Martinsville Speedway, the first visit to any race track in almost a year for the former Winston Cup driver.
Mast won't be in a driver's suit though. Instead he will be the Grand Marshal for the Advance Auto Parts 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.
Mast officially retired from racing during the winter after being diagnosed with chronic carbon monoxide poisoning, but he stopped racing late last spring after symptoms of the ailment became severe.
"I think it's fitting that Martinsville is the first place I show back up," said the 45-year-old Mast. "That's the track where I had a lot of my early success in the sport.
"It's the track that I always thought of as my home track."
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