Justin Marks from Rocklin, CA took advantage of a break in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule to marry long time girlfriend Erin Peppers from Auburn, GA. Fellow NorCal driver Joey Hand from Sacramento, who recently returned from competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans attended the wedding and tweeted that it was an awesome ceremony. The following is the press release from Justin’s race team.
Concord, N.C. (June 21, 2011) – Justin Marks and fiancée Erin Peppers spent the off weekend by becoming husband and wife.
The couple were married on Saturday, June 18th at Lake Lanier Islands Resort in Buford, GA, surrounded by 200 of their closest family and friends. The reception followed in the grand ballroom at the 1,100-acre resort.
Surprise guests included Justin’s close friends, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Michael McDowell and Andy Lally who flew in from the Cup race in Michigan, and good friend Mark Morton, who is a Grammy nominated metal guitarist, that flew in from a concert in Montreal.
While on the alter, Morton surprised the couple by playing a song he had written for the pair, then he gave them the guitar he played as a memento.
The couple is currently honeymooning in Anguilla.
Justin and Erin met in the fall of 2006 in Salem, Ind.
Erin is originally from Auburn, Ga. and works at KartSport North America.
– Turn One Racing Press Release
Justin Marks from Rocklin, California won the Keystone Light pole for this evening’s 12th Annual Lucas Oil 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Dover International Speedway, which is also called “The Monster Mile”. It is his second career pole in the series.
In this, the 6th race of 25 for the year in the Truck series, Justin broke up the ongoing Kevin Harvick – Kyle Busch battle. With a lap of 156.924 mph around the one mile concrete oval track, he knocked Harvick off the pole and put the No. 66 GoPro Chevrolet Silverado truck in the top spot.
Justin was interviewed on SPEED before he qualified and afterwards jokingly credited the interview for helping him go fast and win the pole.
Justin had this to say about the famous track in Delaware: “Dover is one of my favorite racetracks on the schedule. It requires a nice combination of technical ability and courage to go fast. It’s also fun to go to tracks such as this because they are so unique and don’t fit the mold of more traditional short tracks or intermediate “cookie-cutter” facilities.”
For more info on Justin Marks and the Go Pro Chevrolet truck please visit: www.turn1racing.com or the Official GoPro® Store.
To keep up on Justin’s race results, visit the Justin Marks driver page at www.race-reference.info.
