Justin Marks (born on March 25, 1981 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #32 Construct Corps Toyota for Win-Tron Racing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series.
Early years[]
Despite being raised in northern California, Justin was born in St. Louis. With his grandfather he watched local Midwest racers such as Dick Trickle, Ken Schrader, and the Wallace brothers battle on Midwest dirt. At 14, his father bought tickets to see the 1995 Indianapolis 500, a race which Jacques Villeneuve won. It was during this race that Justin decided to pursue a life in motorsports. Justin competed in his first race in 1998 in the street stock division at Altamont Raceway Park in Tracy, California.
Sports Car Racing[]
At 18, Justin entered the SCCA Regional Racing Series, and later the Speed World Challenge Series. With success in the SCCA, Justin moved to the Rolex Sports Car Series GT Class in 2004 where he met good friend Joey Hand. Switching between the GT class and the World Challenge, Justin raced up four wins, eight podiums, and thirteen top tens between the two series. In 2005 Justin again raced in the Rolex Sports Car Series where he won 3 races with teammate Joey Hand. At the same time, Justin teamed with Bill Auberlen in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge for Turner Motorsport, finishing 3rd in points with 5 poles and 5 wins in 9 starts.
NASCAR[]
In 2006, Justin left road racing to pursue a career in NASCAR. In 2006, Justin raced for RAB Racing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, driving their #65. Although he did not pick up any wins in his two years there, Justin turned many heads with his driving ability. In 2007 he was picked up by Germain Racing of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series to drive their #03 truck. Justin again impressed many with an eighth place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This cemented his future as the driver of the #9 Crocs/Construct Corps Toyota for 2008, running for Rookie of the Year.
In 2008, Justin raced in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and the ARCA RE/MAX Series for a number of teams. He won the pole position for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway as well as the ARCA RE/MAX Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway.
Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series Return[]
Justin returned to the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series for the 2009 season driving the TRG #67 No Fear/Construct Corps Porsche with teammate Andy Lally. The team began the season with an impressive victory in the GT class at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.
ARCA RE/MAX Series[]
On December 17th, 2009, Lakeville, Minnesota's Win-Tron Racing announced that Justin would drive their number 32 Toyota in the 2010 ARCA RE/MAX Series.