▁" hard " ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁dream , ▁yet ▁" e asy " ▁to ▁make ▁finan cially . ▁He ▁also ▁did ▁not ▁rule ▁out ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁X fin ity ▁Series ▁but ▁the ▁return ▁did ▁not ▁seem ▁likely ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁closure . ▁Mart ins ▁later ▁dis closed ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁approached ▁Ford ▁Performance ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁partner ▁team ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁manufact urer ▁turned ▁the ▁team ▁down . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Sto ck ▁car ▁racing ▁Category : American ▁auto ▁racing ▁teams ▁Category : N ASC AR ▁teams <0x0A> </s> ▁Valent ine ▁Stock ▁( J une ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁– ▁ 1 9 2 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Ontario ▁merchant ▁and ▁political ▁figure . ▁He ▁represented ▁Per th ▁South ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Ontario ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁member . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁East ▁Z or ra ▁Township , ▁Oxford ▁County , ▁Canada ▁West , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Con rad ▁Stock , ▁a ▁German ▁imm igr ant . ▁After ▁suffering ▁an ▁injury ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁family ▁farm , ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁teacher ' s ▁certificate ▁and ▁taught ▁school ▁in ▁East ▁Z or ra ▁and ▁T av ist ock . ▁He ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁business ▁in ▁T av ist ock ▁and ▁later , ▁with ▁a ▁partner , ▁formed ▁a ▁company ▁s elling