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Mark Armijo, Senior Correspondent

Mark Armijo is a veteran, award-winning sports journalist who worked for The Arizona Republic from 1980-2007 and covered motorsports for more than 20 years. Mark and his wife, Kellie, live in Gilbert, Arizona.

Articles by Mark Armijo

Force Still Pleading Fifth On Taking Indy Dive
Sunday, 24 Jan, 2010 – 18:12 | 3 Comments
Force Still Pleading Fifth On Taking Indy Dive

By Mark Armijo | Senior Correspondent
RacinToday.com
Chandler, Ariz. – Like Dale Earnhardt Jr., NHRA Funny Car star John Force learned last season that racing waits for no one.
Earnhardt, who is stock car racing’s most popular driver, failed to win a race.
Ditto Force, drag racing’s most popular driver who also didn’t reach victory lane for the first [...]

Still-Hot Hamlin says Keselowski Refuses To Man-Up
Friday, 9 Oct, 2009 – 6:21 | 27 Comments
Still-Hot Hamlin says Keselowski Refuses To Man-Up

By Mark Armijo | Senior Correspondent
RacinToday.com
By the time Denny Hamlin got to Phoenix on Wednesday he still hadn’t forgiven Brad Keselowski for their on-track skirmish nearly two weeks ago in a NASCAR Nationwide race at Dover, Del.
Hadn’t put it on the back-burner, hadn’t swept it under the rug, hadn’t even bothered to shrug his shoulders [...]