Mark Martin is one of NASCAR’s legendary names.
He has done virtually everything in the sport and won at all levels, while competing alongside and against fellow legends with the names Earnhardt, Petty, Allison, Waltrip and Jarrett.
When the Batesville, Arkansas, native is inducted into the Ozarks Area Racers Foundation Hall of Fame on Saturday night, it will be a local name that is on his mind.
The late Larry Phillips was instrumental in giving Martin his start in the sport and molding him into a champion.
“ ‘The Master,’ “ Martin said of Phillips.