Third-place finish in All Star Challenge has Martin feeling good

Mark Martin added to his legend by finishing third in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series All Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
It has him feeling good about the Coca-Cola 600. But he's been around long enough to know there are a bunch of other teams that are feeling good too.
"We feel great. We also know that there are 15 cars that can really get it done and showed a lot of speed," said Martin, driver of the No. 01 Chevrolet for Ginn Racing. "Then there is another four or five that will show speed next week that didn't this week. There is really a lot of good cars."
Kevin Harvick won the All Star Challenge. Jimmie Johnson was second. That probably means the cars for Richard Childress Racing and Hendrick Motorsports will all be strong for the Coca-Cola 600. Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth, both Cup race winners this year, had their problems and did not finish up front in the All Star Challenge.
"You look at the guys that finished up front here, they will be strong, but they aren't the only ones and if I were a writer they aren't the only ones I would be talking about," Martin said. "I would be talking about the awesome race we are going to see next Saturday night."