While at Indianapolis a few weeks back, Martin lashed out against a barrage of media questions (most notably from Bob Pockrass, of SceneDaily.com, and David Newton, of ESPN.com) and seemed extremely angry at the speculation that had surrounded him for weeks.
He said, “I understand it will all be put to rest when they announce what Kasey is going to do and you should be focusing on that. What’s Kasey going to do? Because I’ve told you what I’m going to do.”
For Martin, the No. 5 team, and Martin’s loyal fans, this saga coming to an end may finally give everyone associated with the GoDaddy.com team a little break from the constant speculation surrounding the 51-year-old and his future plans.
The move for Kahne is also rumored to come with an announcement that Red Bull Racing will switch from Toyota to Hendrick powered Chevrolet engines. And if Brian Vickers can return from his blood clot issue, Kahne will take over for Scott Speed, according to the reports.
For Mark Martin and his team it is a sigh of relief, just as they begin an important five race stretch toward the Chase. Currently, Martin sits 10 points ahead of 13th place Clint Bowyer in the point standings, hanging precariously onto the final spot in NASCAR’s playoff style Chase for the championship.
And if he’s able to sit in front of those same media members this weekend and say, “I told you so,” no one would blame him. But Mark Martin has more class than that. And he’s been right all along about 2011.
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