Editing Mark Martin (section)

=== 1987 ===
Martin's success from the previous three seasons landed him a full-time ride driving for Bruce Lawmaster in the [[Busch Series]]. The season started strong as he posted two wins, three poles, nine Top 10's, and was 4th in the standings after 15 races. After just one DNF in the first 15 races, Martin had seven DNFs in the final 12 races, including six due to mechanical failure and four blown engines. Despite finishing in the Top 10 in the other five races, the team's failure to finish toward the end dropped Martin from 4th to 8th-place in the final standings.

Although the late-season collapse ended Martin's chance at winning the championship, the success he had in 1987 caught the eye of Jack Roush, who chose Martin to drive for him in the [[Winston Cup Series]] for 1988.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19880108&id=LnkeAAAAIBAJ&pg=7182,5035849|title=Martin drives back to Winston Cup circuit|last=Jaynes|first=Roger|date=January 8, 1988|work=[[The Milwaukee Journal]]|page=4C|access-date=2013-08-29|location=Milwaukee, WI}}</ref> He finished 1987 with three wins, six poles, 13 Top 10's, and an 8th-place finish in the points standings.