Mark finished eighth in Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout
after picking up four positions in the final three laps. It was Martin’s 20th consecutive
start and 21st overall in the all-star event, which also marked his debut with the No. 8
on his U.S. Army Chevrolet.
“We had a really good horse out there tonight,” said Martin. “We had a lot of
power with the Earnhardt/Childress engine package and were able to do some things on
the track. I know it was only an eighth-place finish, but it was a lot stronger run
than that."
“We actually had a top-two or top-three car,” said No. 8 crew chief Tony Gibson.
“Mark did a great job. We can’t wait to come back next week and see what we can do in a
longer race, which suits Mark's style.”
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