Mark Martin Advance
New Hampshire International Speedway, Sep. 15-17
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Sylvania 300, Sep. 17
Fast Facts
Mark Martin won the first Cup pole at New Hampshire in July of 1993.
Martin has never won at Loudon, but he has finished second on three occasions.
Martin finished inside the top 10 in 10 of his first 12 and 11 of his first 13 races at Loudon.
Martin has finished inside the top 10 in his last two races at Loudon, including a fourth in the spring.
Martin last took the lead in the Cup point standings at Loudon in Sept. of 2002.
Martin has led 395 laps at New Hampshire.
Martin is one of just three drivers to have qualified for the Chase in each of its first three seasons.
Mark Martin
Team: No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Pat Tryson
Chassis: RK-221 Finished fifth last week at Richmond and fourth at Loudon in July.
It posted a dominating performance early this year at Phoenix.
It is the car Martin used to win the All-Star Challenge with in 2005.
Martin on racing at New Hampshire International Speedway:
"Loudon can be a tough track. It's really hard to pass there and if your car isn't handling well it can make for a really bad day. We've struggled there in the past, but we had a really good run there in the spring and we ran pretty good there last year, so we are hoping that we can expand on that and move into the Chase with a solid finish and hopefully putting the right foot forward.
"We are excited about moving into the Chase and I'm excited that we made it. The team really stepped up to the plate last weekend at Richmond and I can't tell you how proud I am of Pat Tryson and these guys on the AAA team. When the pressure was really on, they came through and we were able to go out and do exactly what we had to do. Nobody on this team gives up and I plan to go out and have a lot of fun in these last 10 races, and we are confident that we can surprise some people and put it all together and make a run for this championship."
Crew Chief Pat Tryson on racing at New Hampshire International Speedway:
"First of all we are excited about being in the Chase and we are excited about going to Loudon and getting started on our run at the Championship. We are taking the same car to Loudon that we used last week at Richmond and that we used the first race at Loudon where we finished top five, so our plan is to build on that success and hopefully we can go in and come out of there with a solid finish and advance our spot in the point standings."
