Racing; Timing Is Everything to Martin

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On just about every topic, Mark Martin tends to have a perspective slightly askew of everyone else's, and the Nextel All- Star Challenge is no exception.

Conventional wisdom says the $1 million to win, no-points NASCAR special event Saturday night is a whole different animal from the Coca-Cola 600 eight days later at Lowe's Motor Speedway outside Charlotte. The first is a sprint, the second a marathon, and they should be approached in distinct manners.

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Racing; Timing Is Everything to Martin

Some of that is true, says Martin, the defending champion. With no points on the line, it makes a lot more sense for a driver to risk, say, sixth place to try to win than it would be in a points race.

But as for the distance . . .

"I drive these t...

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