Logan Martin

Co-Owner of a small family owned Collision Repair chain in southwest Missouri. Love dirt track racing, big family guy.

[Logan Martin @Martin36m]

@shawngorham In auto claims bodily injury claims now account for like 51% of the costs to settle ALL auto claims. Think about that, cost of collision repair, paying out on total losses, rental cars, etc. all things that go into settling a claim and bodily injury makes up over 50%.

[Logan Martin @Martin36m]

@JeremyPayne186 is that dude… I will die on the hill he is one of the most underrated talents in all of dirt racing.

[Logan Martin @Martin36m]

Erika Kirk announcing that she forgives her husbands killer has to be one of the loudest proclamations of faith I have ever seen. To watch your husband die a public death, as martyr, and to turn around and forgive the person responsible is something only possible through Christ and a tremendous amount of faith. God bless this country.

[Logan Martin @Martin36m]

What a beautiful read this is.

[JD Vance @JDVance]

A while ago, probably in 2017, I appeared on Tucker Carlson's Fox show to talk about God knows what. Afterwards a name I barely knew sent me a DM on twitter and told me I did a great job. It was Charlie Kirk, and that moment of kindness began a friendship that lasted until today.

Charlie was fascinated by ideas and always willing to learn and change his mind. Like me, he was skeptical of Donald Trump in 2016. Like me, he came to see President Trump as the only figure capable of moving American politics away from the globalism that had dominated for our entire lives. When others were right, he learned from them. When he was right--as he usually was--he was generous. With Charlie, the attitude was never, "I told you so." But: "welcome."

Charlie was one of the first people I called when I thought about running for senate in early 2021. I was interested but skeptical there was a pathway. We talked through everything, from the strategy to the fundraising to the grassroots of the movement he knew so well. He introduced me to some of the people who would run my campaign and also to Donald Trump Jr. "Like his dad, he's misunderstood. He's extremely smart, and very much on our wavelength." Don took a call from me because Charlie asked him too.

Long before I ever committed (even in my mind) to running, Charlie had me speak to his donors at a TPUSA event. He walked me around the room and introduced me. He gave me honest feedback on my remarks. He had no reason to do this, no expectation that I'd go anywhere. I was polling, at that point, well below 5 percent. He did it because we were friends, and because he was a good man.

When I became the VP nominee--something Charlie advocated for both in public and private--Charlie was there for me. I was so glad to be part of the president's team, but candidly surprised by the effect it had on our family. Our kids, especially our oldest, struggled with the attention and the constant presence of the protective detail. I felt this acute sense of guilt, that I had conscripted my kids into this life without getting their permission. And Charlie was constantly calling and texting, checking on our family and offering guidance and prayers. Some of our most successful events were organized not by the campaign, but by TPUSA. He wasn't just a thinker, he was a doer, turning big ideas into bigger events with thousands of activists. And after every event, he would give me a big hug, tell me he was praying for me, and ask me what he could do. "You focus on Wisconsin," he'd tell me. "Arizona is in the bag." And it was.

Charlie genuinely believed in and loved Jesus Christ. He had a profound faith. We used to argue about Catholicism and Protestantism and who was right about minor doctrinal questions. Because he loved God, he wanted to understand him.

Someone else pointed out that Charlie died doing what he loved: discussing ideas. He would go into these hostile crowds and answer their questions. If it was a friendly crowd, and a progressive asked a question to jeers from the audience, he'd encourage his fans to calm down and let everyone speak. He exemplified a foundational virtue of our Republic: the willingness to speak openly and debate ideas.

Charlie had an uncanny ability to know when to push the envelope and when to be more conventional. I've seen people attack him for years for being wrong on this or that issue publicly, never realizing that privately he was working to broaden the scope of acceptable debate.

He was a great family man. I was talking to President Trump in the Oval Office today, and he said, "I know he was a very good friend of yours." I nodded silently, and President Trump observed that Charlie really loved his family. The president was right. Charlie was so proud of Erika and the two kids. He was so happy to be a father. And he felt such gratitude for having found a woman of God with whom he could build a family.

Charlie Kirk was a true friend. The kind of guy you could say something to and know it would always stay with him. I am on more than a few group chats with Charlie and people he introduced me to over the years. We celebrate weddings and babies, bust each other's chops, and mourn the loss of loved ones. We talk about politics and policy and sports and life. These group chats include people at the very highest level of our government. They trusted him, loved him, and knew he'd always have their backs. And because he was a true friend ,you could instinctively trust the people Charlie introduced you to. So much of the success we've had in this administration traces directly to Charlie's ability to organize and convene. He didn't just help us win in 2024, he helped us staff the entire government.

I was in a meeting in the West Wing when those group chats started lighting up with people telling Charlie they were praying for him. And that's how I learned the news that my friend had been shot. I prayed a lot over the next hour, as first good news and then bad trickled in.

God didn't answer those prayers, and that's OK. He had other plans. And now that Charlie is in heaven, I'll ask him to talk to big man directly on behalf of his family, his friends, and the country he loved so dearly.

You ran a good race, my friend.

We've got it from here.

[Dave Ramsey @DaveRamsey]

Mourning the loss of our friend today, Charlie Kirk.

[Joshua Kushner @JoshuaKushner]

the goal of life is to be excited to go to work and excited to go home

[Logan Martin @Martin36m]

Big news for the world of dirt track racing!

[Jeff Gluck @jeff_gluck]

Interesting news from the inbox: FS1 is going to air a High Limit sprint car race -- the Joker's Jackpot ($100k to win) at Eldora Speedway on July 17. The broadcast will be produced by FloSports and will also be simulcast on FloRacing.

[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

What Elon Musk is doing is genuinely heroic.

He will win no friends in politics and will be ostracised by the current administration. But he is totally right.

We (the entire Western world) simply cannot go on pretending our way of life is sustainable.

Historically, countries build up surpluses in peace time and then go into debt to fight wars. We are going into more and more debt during peace time.

Clever economists will tell you this is sustainable. It is not. And someone has to do something about it.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 BREAKING: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just went OFF about no DOGE cuts being voted on by Congress.

"DOGE fought the swamp, and so far, the swamp has won."

"DON'T tell me it can't be done."

"@ElonMusk went into this DOGE effort - he was getting LAMPOONED...firebombing his tesla dealerships, media smearing him relentlessly..."

"We have a Republican congress and to this day, we're at the end of May, past Memorial Day, and not one CENT in DOGE cuts have been implemented by the Congress!"

"That's one of the reasons why we need a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. That's another reason why we need term limits for members of Congress."

[Logan Martin @Martin36m]

@ThonuesJason1 Yes decided back in the early spring this was going to be my last season. Going to focus on growing our family business. Had a great run, I’ll still be around the track from time to time.

[Logan Martin @Martin36m]

@OMG_ITZ_JAKEE @PaydonShook @ScottieMc33 Having 10 cars on a regional tour is a great following. National tours only have 12-13. The point fund gets weak past 3-4th on most regional tours gets weak making it hard to justify. 8-10 cars is a great following

[Logan Martin @Martin36m]

@behindwheel22 Got close! Thanks for the support!

[Logan Martin @Martin36m]

Every time I schedule a red eye flight I think it’s a great idea, every time it comes to actually get on the red eye flight, I tell myself to never to another one again.

[Logan Martin @Martin36m]

@zman_pr Race manipulation needs to be called live during the race. If they would of called it live then it would of never have forced Bell/Toyota to do what they did. I know it’s a judgement call and going to be hard to police but this was obvious.

[Logan Martin @Martin36m]

@jeff_gluck Chevy’s we’re the first to manipulate the race. If the Chevy’s would of raced normally they would have passed Byron and Bell/Toyota deal would of never happened.

[Zach Molzer @molzer]

Love your life. It is hard at times, but everyone is so blessed.

Don’t take it for granted.

[DIRTcar Summer Nationals @SummerNationals]

Last year’s Summer Nationals winner at @SGFRaceway has arrived.

@Martin36m earned his first career #HellTour victory here when he led all 30 laps.

Can he make it back-to-back trips to Victory Lane with the Summer Nationals at Springfield?

[Logan Martin @Martin36m]

Our family owns 3 collision repair stores in Missouri. We are seeing average repair orders get into the $5-6,000 range. Large driving factor I feel is due to the ADAS currently on vehicles, not uncommon to see $1,000-$2,000 for calibrations on one claim. Flip side is claim count was down 9% in March which I feel can largely be contributed to the safety systems currently on these vehicles.