http://nascar.com?eref=/rss/drivers/mmartin NASCAR.COM is the official league site for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. This is where fans find up-to-the-minute NASCAR news, expert opinions, point standings, schedules, driver and team information as well as real-time race telemetry and live team communications. en-us © 2009 NASCAR, Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:15:56 EDT 10 http://nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/06/19/preview.infineon.mmartin/index.html?eref=/rss/drivers/mmartin http://nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/06/19/preview.infineon.mmartin/index.html?eref=/rss/drivers/mmartin Two weeks ago, the Cup Series race at Pocono was decided on fuel mileage. So was last week's race at Michigan. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:14:54 EDT http://nascar.com/2009/news/opinion/06/18/retro.racing.maumann.sonoma.mmartin/index.html?eref=/rss/drivers/mmartin http://nascar.com/2009/news/opinion/06/18/retro.racing.maumann.sonoma.mmartin/index.html?eref=/rss/drivers/mmartin Mark Martin's surprising victory at Michigan just before the first of the two road courses on the Sprint Cup schedule reminded me of a similar situation in 1995. Martin had just come off a rare win at Talladega when the series headed for Sonoma and the Save Mart Supermarkets 300. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:22:25 EDT http://nascar.com/2009/news/opinion/06/17/inside.line.dcaraviello.mmartin.things.going.right/index.html?eref=/rss/drivers/mmartin http://nascar.com/2009/news/opinion/06/17/inside.line.dcaraviello.mmartin.things.going.right/index.html?eref=/rss/drivers/mmartin It was the kind of race Mark Martin used to lose. Even the driver himself will admit, fuel mileage gambles haven't historically played to his strengths. He's won maybe two events that way, lost maybe 10 times as many. One of those defeats came at Michigan International Speedway, where he led 141 laps in 1993 but ran out of gas and finished sixth. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:09:19 EDT http://nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/06/14/post.race.cup.michigan.mmartin.wins/index.html?eref=/rss/drivers/mmartin http://nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/06/14/post.race.cup.michigan.mmartin.wins/index.html?eref=/rss/drivers/mmartin Typical Michigan, but with an extra measure of suspense -- the guy who wasn't trying to win the race had a victory fall into his lap. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:56:54 EDT http://nascar.com/2009/news/opinion/06/14/inside.line.dcaraviello.fuel.mileage.success.mmartin.jjohnson.gbiffle/index.html?eref=/rss/drivers/mmartin http://nascar.com/2009/news/opinion/06/14/inside.line.dcaraviello.fuel.mileage.success.mmartin.jjohnson.gbiffle/index.html?eref=/rss/drivers/mmartin It was such a bizarre sight that, at first, it didn't even register. Here was Jimmie Johnson's race car, the silver and blue vehicle that had dominated so much of Sunday's event at Michigan International Speedway, approaching the start-finish line for the next-to-last time and suddenly traveling -- backward? Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:54:50 EDT