Mark Martin wins Daytona Craftsman Truck pole

When Mark Martin announced his retirement from Nextel Cup, he said he planned to drive in the Craftsman Truck series mostly for fun. Though Jack Roush convinced Martin to drive in Nextel Cup for 2006, Craftsman Truck series competitors got an idea what things will be like when Martin runs full time in 2007. He won the pole in the #6 Scott's Miracle-Gro Ford. Martin plans to run 7 Craftsman Truck races this year with David Ragan driving the rest of the schedule. Bill Lester in the #22 Checkers Toyota will join Martin in the front row. For those who don't know, Lester is currently the only black driver in NASCAR. He tends to qualify well but doesn't do well in the race. I hope that can change for him. Last year's champ Ted Musgrave in the #9 ASE Toyota qualified 17th. The race will be on SPEED tonight at 8PM.