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Body work: to remain competitive, today's driver must make sure he runs as well as his car. (NASCAR).
When the smoke from the fireworks cleared and the last of the play money and confetti had fallen, Mark Martin stood jubilantly in victory lane at Lowe's Motor Speedway, celebrating a long-awaited win.
That Martin had just broken a 73-race drought in stock car racing's most grueling event, the Coca-Cola 600, was entirely appropriate. Martin, a diminutive yet powerful racer from Batesville, Ark., handled track temperatures that approached 125 degrees when the green flag waved at 5:45 p.m.
If NASCAR has a marathon man--someone who can go the distance, no matter the conditions--it's Martin. His physical training regimen that makes him a pioneer and a zealot. ...