Driver: Dan Martinson
Dan grew up riding dirt bikes at the family cabin in the North Woods of Wisconsin starting at an early age. After driving his father’s 1987 Ford Mustang GT for the first time at the age of 17, it was clear that he wanted to drive a race car. It would take many years to reach that goal. Things like graduating with a business degree from the University of Minnesota, getting married, having kids, starting a successful business…all took priority. Dan finally signed up for his first Skip Barber Racing School in 2009 and entered his first actual race in 2011 at the Autobahn Country Club driving a Mazda MX-5.
Since then, Dan has raced a number of different cars primarily in the Porsche Club of America, NASA, and SCCA. In 2016, he made his debut in the Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup series driving the 2016 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Car. www.mx-5cup.com
Racing History
2015 Pirelli World Challenge: GTS
2014 Porsche Club of America: E, GTC3, SP3
944 Cup Championship Series: SuperCup
2013 Porsche Club of America: E, GTB1
NASA Intercontinental Trophy Cup: GTP
Pirelli World Challenge, TC
2012 Porsche Club of America: E
2011 Skip Barber Mazda Speed Challenge
Race Cars Driven
2014 Ford Mustang Boss 302S
2005 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
2009 Porsche Cayman S
1989 Porsche 944 S2
1987 Porsche 911
2007 Pontiac Solstice
2007 Mazda Miata MX-5
Biography
Inventor, Entrepreneur, Business Owner, and Race Car Driver.
Married with three children…and Winnie the Dog.
Birthdate: May 10, 1969 – Residence: Medina, Minnesota – Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota – Height: 5’9 – Weight: 175lbs
Favorite Hobbies: skiing, wake surfing, biking, and spending time with his family.
Race Car
2016 Global Mazda MX-5 Cup
The Crew: Atlanta Motorsports Group
Full service race team serving professional & club racing series. We are the 2012 Pirelli World Challenge TC & 2009, 2010, 2011 Playboy MX-5 Cup Champions.