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Marc Davis: NASCAR Driver and
Chancellor
Owner at Age 19
FROM pAgE 1
again. Many students, faculty and
alumni believe Martin will lead the
university in a new direction.
Martin began his tenure as chancellor
on June 8th as previous chancellor
Stanley F. Battle stepped down
officially on June 7th. Martin had
meetings with faculty and lunch with
students convincing them he is ready
to lead A&T. Martin emphasized
the things he deems important like
continuing “to provide support to
Hampton Roads Messenger publisher
Angela Jones greets N.C. A & T
our students for course offerings,
Chancellor Dr. Harold Martin, Sr. during advisement and support services to
a reception in his honor.
our students to ensure they remain
up for the job in 1999 and did not academically successful on this
re-apply when the job was open campus,” Martin said.
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change of command ceremony
19-year-old Marc Davis
BY dwight Moore, ii Fastkids/Fastrucks Series driven by 17-
year-old Jessica Green. In 2006 he won
After having a birthday on June 23rd, six limited late model races for JGR at
Marc Davis is not your typical 19- Hickory Motor Speedway. His victory at
year-old. At an age when most kids the track was the track’s second victory
are graduating from high school and by an African American. He made his
getting ready to go to college or make major league NASCAR debut late in
the next move in their lives, Davis is 2008, driving the #81 Randy Moss
already winning money doing the thing Motorsports Chevrolet at Gateway
he loves most, racing. Despite only International Raceway in the Craftsman
being 19 years old and being a rookie Truck Series. He would finish 16th.
on the Nationwide series, Davis has Davis made his debut in the Nationwide
over 12 years of racing experience. series this past March in the Scotts Turf
He began racing professionally at the Builder 300. He started and finished
age of 13 where he drove the Belnavis 27th and was able to complete 293 of
Racing-Roush Racing Ford F-150 300 laps. Since then he has competed
Outgoing Commander Captain: Lawrence E. Henderson, Jr.;
Fastkids truck and limited late model in three races, the latest being the
Incoming Commander: Captain Seong S. pak.
stock cars. Federated Auto Parts 300 on June 6th
where he started 38th and finished 25th.
Davis comes from a family with a
He has complied 307 points through
history of success in motorsports.
four races so far in the series.
As a child Davis would learn of his
father’s, Harry Davis, success in racing Davis is NASCAR’s only African
F-1 boats and also his older brother’s American owner/driver and has stated
success racing BMX bikes, which is that he does not want his race being the
where Marc began racing. He began story. “But the big picture is Marc Davis
racing BMX bikes at the age of six were the NASCAR driver not Marc Davis
he helped add to the family’s growing the diversity driver. “It’s not a black
collection of motorsports hardware. NASCAR or a white NASCAR, it’s just
NASCAR” the driver said in a previous
At the age of 8 he switched from
interview. However, that has not stop
bikes to cars and began racing quarter
problems from occurring regarding his
midget cars. They are cars that are
race. On June 11th Nationwide Series
approximately one quarter (1/4) the size
crew chief Bryan Berry was suspended
CpT pak (right) accepts guidon LTC Bunner presents CpT
of full size midget race cars or speedcars.
indefinitely by NASCAR for the use
from Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Henderson with Army
He then spent some time racing junior
of a racial slur at Davis during a race
S. Bunner (left). Commendation Medal.
dragsters as a drag racer in the National
in Nashville. Berry, the crew chief of Photos courtesy of the US Army
Hot Rod Association (NHRA). By the
rookie driver Brendan Gaughan, is
age of 10 he had moved on and started
alleged to have made “an inappropriate
racing legends cars. While racing the
comment” after Davis collided with
legends cars in 2003, Davis captured
Gaughan on pit road as Davis entered
Hungry for
the National Championship in the Dirt
the garage area for repairs.
Young Lion Division and the Road Pizza, Pasta
Course Young Lion Division, becoming
Davis is currently a member of former
the only driver to ever win 2 national
Redskins coach Joe Gibbs racing
or Subs?
championships in the same season.
team as a developmental driver. Davis
He would later add the 2005 National
can be seen driving #10 WHUR 96.3
Auto Sport Association Mid-Atlantic
Toyota Camry for Braun Racing in
road course championship in the Super
the NASCAR Nationwide Series and
Faheed’s Taste of New York
Unlimited Division.
will be racing again on July 18th in the
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In 2005 at only 15 years old,
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and 25th in the Kroger 250. The Word
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