Mark Martin
Richmond International Raceway, May 5-6
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Crown Royal 400

Mark Martin
Team: No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Pat Tryson
Chassis: RK-221 Finished 13th at Phoenix two weeks ago after leading early
Finished 13th at Richmond last fall despite losing a lap early with a flat tire
Ran seven times in 2005, boasting four top-fives and a win at the All-Star race in May.

Martin on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
"Richmond has been a good track for us through the years. We've had a lot of good runs there and although we have been off a bit the last few times, we had a great test there a few weeks ago and we really like the car that we are taking this weekend. I've always liked racing there and we are pretty optimistic going into the race this weekend. The car was just incredible at Phoenix, so hopefully we'll be able to hook it up again and put Talladega behind us with another strong run.

"Now that we have Talladega behind us the strong point of our schedule is coming up and we are very excited about Richmond, Darlington, Charlotte, Pocono and Dover. We couldn't ask for a better string of race tracks moving forward and I'm excited about going there with this race team and seeing what we can do."

Crew Chief Pat Tryson on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
"We are taking the same car that we ran a Phoenix and it was one of the fastest cars there that we've had in a long time. We were fast at the Richmond test, so we have a lot to be optimistic about going into the weekend. Hopefully we'll be able to go there and compete for the win."

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