Daytona International Speedway, Jun. 29-Jul. 1
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Pepsi 400, Jul. 1

Mark Martin
Team: No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Pat Tryson
Chassis: RK-284 Last ran in Feb. Daytona 500, where it led 18 laps and finished 12th.

Martin on racing at Daytona International Speedway:
"We haven't had a lot of luck at Daytona. It's actually been pretty rough on us over the years. We've had some really fast cars there in recent years, but we've gotten caught up in some accidents and we've had some other stuff go on that wasn't necessarily in your control. Everyone knows that I'm not a huge fan of restrictor-place racing in general, but we have had some good cars. Hopefully we can build on that, go there and stay out of trouble and bring home a descent finish, before we head to Chicago where we'll be doing a little more of what we like to do.

"We didn't have the best car at Sonoma, but the team just dug down and worked hard and we were really able to dodge a bullet there. We came out with a solid finish and we actually gained a spot in the points on a day when it could have been much worse for us. I think that says a lot about the determination of this team. Now we'll turn our attention to Daytona and hope that we are lucky enough to finish the race and stay out of the wrecks."

Crew Chief Pat Tryson on racing at Daytona International Speedway:
"We've actually had pretty good cars at Daytona the last few years. We are taking the same car that we ran there in February when we were really strong and Mark was able to drive to the front of the field and lead the race. We had a mishap in the pits that cost us on the finish, but we were pretty strong there and hopefully we'll be able to pick back up where we left off. If we can stay out of trouble then we should be pretty competitive this on Saturday.”

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