Mark Martin Advance
Lowe’s Motor Speedway, May 25-28
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Coca-Cola 600

Mark Martin
Team: No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Pat Tryson
Chassis: RK-314 Last ran at Texas, where it finished 11th.
Finished second in its other run this season at Atlanta.

Martin on racing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:
"I tell you what I love about Lowe's Motor Speedway. In my opinion, it's the greatest place to race in the world. I can remember the first time that I ever went there in 1981 and thinking 'wow' this is just like a small quarter-mile track somewhere, except it's huge, but you could race just like that. Every time I go there, the first thing I do after the first lap is radio the team and tell them how awesome that track is. We were competitive in the All-Star last week, so I'm more optimistic going into the 600 this week.

"It's just been great driving these cars that the AAA Team give me each week. We were competitive again last weekend in the All-Star and we've had great cars all year. Pat Tryson and the team have done an excellent job with the cars this year and we are looking forward to having an even better car for the 600 this weekend and hopefully we can stay out of the wrecks and hang around long enough to compete for the win down the stretch."

Crew Chief Pat Tryson on racing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:
"We ended up having a pretty good car at the All-Star before we got in the wreck there, so we are pretty excited about going back this weekend, hopefully with a better piece. There is still a lot to learn about the new surface and you have to be careful with the setup, but we ran pretty good in the race on Saturday, so we'll just have to build on that and hopefully we can be competitive for a win."

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