Justin Marks
Marks at the2018 Daytona 500
Born	(1981-03-25)March 25, 1981 (age 43) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Awards	West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2025)
NASCARCup Series career
6 races run over 4 years
2018 position	52nd
Best finish	46th (2013)
First race	2013Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Last race	2018Bank of America Roval 400 (Charlotte Roval)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCARXfinity Series career
36 races run over 10 years
2023 position	70th
Best finish	23rd (2016)
First race	2008NAPA Auto Parts 200 (Montreal)
Last race	2023The Loop 121 (Chicago)
First win	2016Mid-Ohio Challenge (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 7 0
NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career
39 races run over 7 years
2022 position	72nd
Best finish	23rd (2008,2011)
First race	2007Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 (Atlanta)
Last race	2022O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 4 2
Statistics current as of July 1, 2023.

Justin Marks (born March 25, 1981) is an American racing driver, entrepreneur, and owner ofTrackhouse Racing in theNASCAR Cup Series. He last competed part-time in theNASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10Chevrolet Camaro forKaulig Racing.

Marks has competed insports car andstock car racing, competing in theARCA Racing Series andNASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He also served as aroad course ringer in theNASCAR Xfinity Series and Cup Series.

Marks was born inSt. Louis, Missouri. During his youth, he went with his grandfather (who lived inIowa), to see local Midwest racers such asDick Trickle,Ken Schrader, and the Wallace brothers battle on dirt tracks.^[1] His family moved toMenlo Park, California, when Marks was eight.^[2] Marks attended race school while in high school and in 1998 competed in his first race, in the street stock division atAltamont Raceway Park in Tracy, California. At the same time as his racing career was beginning, he was attendingCalifornia State University with the intention of obtaining a degree insports marketing. Marks withdrew from college 14 credits shy of completing his degree to focus on racing.^[3]

At 18, Marks entered theSCCA Regional Racing Series, and later theSpeed World Challenge Series. With success in the SCCA, Marks moved to theRolex Sports Car Series GT Class in 2004 where he met good friendJoey Hand. Switching between the GT class and the World Challenge, Marks racked up four wins, eight podiums, and thirteen top tens between the two series. In 2005 Marks again raced in the Rolex Sports Car Series where he won 3 races with teammate Joey Hand. At the same time, Marks teamed withBill Auberlen in theContinental Tire Sports Car Challenge forTurner Motorsport, finishing 3rd in points with 5 poles and 5 wins in 9 starts.

In 2006, Marks left road racing to pursue a career inNASCAR. In 2006, Marks raced forRAB Racing in theARCA RE/MAX Series, driving their No. 65. Although he did not pick up any wins in his two years there, Marks turned many heads with his driving ability. In 2007 he was picked up byGermain Racing of theCraftsman Truck Series to drive their No. 03 truck. Marks again impressed many with an eighth-place finish atHomestead-Miami Speedway. This cemented his future as the driver of the No. 9Crocs/Construct Corps Toyota for 2008, running for Rookie of the Year.

In 2008, Marks raced in the Truck Series, theNationwide Series, and theARCA RE/MAX Series for a number of teams. He won the pole position for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race atTexas Motor Speedway as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series season opener atDaytona International Speedway. Marks returned to the Camping World Truck Series for 2011, driving forTurn One Racing in the No. 66 Chevrolet.

In 2013, Marks made hisSprint Cup Series debut atSonoma Raceway in the2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350, driving the No. 7 ofTommy Baldwin Racing, substituting forDave Blaney. Marks had little experience in theGeneration 6 cars, having run the cars only once in a road course test atVirginia International Raceway.^[4]

The following year, Marks was signed byTurner Scott Motorsports to run the No. 31 in the Nationwide Series atRoad America andMid-Ohio Sports Car Course.^[5]

On February 10, Marks announced he would return to the Cup Series in 2015, driving the No. 29 forRAB Racing in theDaytona 500, while also running the No. 29 in the Xfinity Series and the No. 35 withWin-Tron Racing in the other Daytona races.^[6] However, Marks failed to qualify for the 500, and crashed out of both the Xfinity and Truck races, finishing last in the latter. In June, he joinedFront Row Motorsports for theToyota/Save Mart 350.^[7]

In the summer of 2015, Marks ran the road course races at Road America and Mid-Ohio in the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet forChip Ganassi Racing, owned byHarry Scott, Jr.

In 2016, Marks expanded hisChip Ganassi Racing schedule in the Xfinity Series, driving the No. 42 in several races starting atLas Vegas Motor Speedway.^[8] At theMid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Marks led a race-high 43 laps in a race plagued by rain to claim his first NASCAR victory; he dedicated the win to former Ganassi driverBryan Clauson, who had died earlier in the week in an accident.^[9]

In 2017, Marks returned to the Xfinity Series driving the No. 42 forChip Ganassi Racing at theMid-Ohio Sports Car Course finishing 9th and atRoad America finishing 4th. On October 15, Marks joinedTommy Baldwin Racing's No. 7 for his return to the Cup Series atTalladega Superspeedway. It was his first non road course start in the Monster Energy series. However he finished last after getting into an incident.^[10]

In 2018, Marks ran the season opening Daytona 500 in the No. 51 forRick Ware Racing with support fromPremium Motorsports.^[11] He brought the car home 12th, which was by far his best oval track finish in the Cup series. He later partnered with Premium Motorsports to drive the No. 15 at Sonoma and the Charlotte Roval.^[12]

In 2022, he returned to NASCAR, competing in the No. 41Chevrolet forNiece Motorsports at Mid Ohio.^[13]

On June 20, 2023,Kaulig Racing announced that Marks would drive the No. 10Chevrolet in the inauguralXfinity Series race on theChicago Street Course.^[14]

Marks returned to the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series for the 2009 season driving the TRG No. 67 No Fear/Construct Corps Porsche with teammateAndy Lally. The team began the season with an impressive victory in the GT class at the Rolex24 Hours of Daytona.

On December 17, 2009,Lakeville, Minnesota'sWin-Tron Racing announced that Marks would drive their No. 32 Toyota in the2010 ARCA Racing Series season.

Marks' father, Michael, is a partner in the private equity firm Riverwood Capital, board member ofGoPro and a minority owner in theGolden State Warriors.^[15] He also served as an executive atCrocs and the interim CEO ofTesla Motors.^[16][15]

Marks andMichael McDowell operate a karting facility called the Trackhouse Motorplex, located 30 miles north ofCharlotte, North Carolina. The facility opened in October 2012, and was inspired by another karting track located inParma,Italy.^[4]

In 2015,HScott Motorsports owner Harry Scott Jr. took control of TSM'sK&N Pro Series East team, and partnered with Marks to field four cars under the banner HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks forScott Heckert,William Byron,J. J. Haley,Dalton Sargeant,^[17] andRico Abreu.^[18] Marks also owned aWorld of Outlaws team,Larson Marks Racing, withKyle Larson before relinquishing his stake to Larson in 2018 to focus on sports car racing.^[19]

In August 2020, Marks partnered with former NASCAR executiveTy Norris to createTrackhouse Racing, a Cup Series team that debuted in 2021. The team operates on acause marketing strategy that includes aSTEM education program for minority populations in the United States.^[20][21]

On June 30, 2021, Trackhouse announced their purchase of theNASCAR operations of Chip Ganassi Racing, with its two charters for the No. 1 and the No. 42 teams, therefore announcing the team will be two cars in 2022.^[22] A driver, sponsors, and number would be announced later.^[23] It was later announced that the 1 car would turn to Trackhouse withRoss Chastain driving it. Marks got his first win as a car owner on March 27, 2022, with Chastain, winning at theCircuit of the Americas inAustin, Texas.

On January 9, 2023, a consortium consisting of Trackhouse,DEJ Management,Jeff Burton Autosports, Inc., andKevin Harvick Incorporated purchased theCARS Tour.^[24][25]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)

(key) * – Most laps led.¹ – Heat 1 winner.² – Heat 2 winner.

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