{"id":114603,"date":"2025-08-03T03:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T03:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/114603\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T03:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T03:19:09","slug":"mark-martin-rips-cw-broadcast-during-nascar-xfinity-race-at-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/114603\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Martin rips CW broadcast during NASCAR Xfinity race at Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we are all watching the NASCAR<\/a> Xfinity Series at Iowa Speedway, so is Mark Martin, and he has a few thoughts. As Martin makes his case for a full-season championship format, he\u2019s taking his crusade to the second-tier series. <\/p>\n

Mark Martin had a ton of success in the Xfinity Series back when it was the Busch Series. He cares about NASCAR racing, all of it, not just Cup Series racing. <\/p>\n

While watching the race on The CW, Martin posted a criticism on his X\/Twitter. This old-school racer just isn\u2019t going to change. <\/p>\n

\u201cEvery other sentence on today\u2019s broadcast has been Playoff and championship. Damn cover the race a little bit. We are watching a race too,\u201d Martin posted<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Every other sentence on today\u2019s broadcast has been Playoff and championship. Damn cover the race a little bit. We are watching a race too.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mark Martin (@markmartin) August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mark Martin very obviously wants things to be done like they used to be. However, those days are long gone and they likely are not coming back. Still, you can\u2019t knock the guy for speaking his mind about something he truly believes in. <\/p>\n

During his career, Martin was no stranger to racing in the second series in NASCAR. He accumulated 49 wins in the Xfinity Series. His first race was back in 1982, and his last race came in 2012 in that series. A true test of his longevity and excellence. <\/p>\n

Of course, Martin\u2019s Cup Series career is what is really impressive. Five times a runner-up in the championship, including under the Chase format. So, he has the experience to support his opinions about NASCAR. <\/p>\n

Mark Martin pushing for season-long points format<\/p>\n

As NASCAR attempts to tweak the championship format, it has created a committee to bounce ideas around and come up with an ideal solution. There are current drivers, former drivers, media members, industry members, and more involved.<\/p>\n

Jeff Gluck of\u00a0The Athletic<\/a>\u00a0is on the committee. He spoke about the Mark Martin situation on\u00a0The Teardown\u00a0after the Brickyard 400<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason they asked Mark Martin to be on the committee in the first place is because they knew that he is in favor of full season points. \u2026 So, I got to be on the committee,\u201d Gluck said. \u201cThere\u2019s been two meetings so far, and then there\u2019s been some emails and all that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark Martin has been fighting the good fight on his end. However, it doesn\u2019t appear likely that his efforts will be successful. Gluck explained later on in the podcast, after his co-host Jordan Bianchi brought up what the TV partner, NBC, wants.<\/p>\n