Mark Martin Advance
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Aug. 4 - 6
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Aug. 6

Mark Martin
Team: No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Pat Tryson
Chassis: RK-381 New car, tested Indy last month.

Martin on racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
"I really enjoy racing at Indy and we have had some good runs there over the years. Indianapolis is a race track with a lot of history and we would really love to go there and win this weekend. We had a pretty good test there a couple of weeks ago and we are happy with the car that we are bringing back. We've run well at Indy the past few years, so hopefully we'll be able to build on that and run to a strong finish there this weekend.

'We've gave up some points the last few weeks, so it would be nice to come out and have a solid finish and put a little more breathing room between us and 11th place as we head into the final stretch run before the cut-off point after 26 races. The team has shown a great deal of improvement over the past few weeks, especially on pit road. Now we just have to make sure our cars are running fast on a consistent basis and we should be okay down this stretch run."

Crew Chief Pat Tryson on racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
"We really liked what we had in the test there a few weeks ago and it has been one of our strongest tracks the last few years. We had a good run there a year ago and we were really fast there two years ago. Mark definitely knows how to get around at Indy, so hopefully we can put the right car and setup under him that will give him the opportunity he needs to go out and win that thing. I know that a win at the Brickyard would mean a lot to him and everyone on this race team."

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