Four More & Bill Romanowski

By: Dennis Terry

Martinsville did not deliver the type of finish that we were counting on after all of our problems in Charlotte. 

Once again, we managed to get tangled up in another crash at the start of the race and after scoring three top ten finishes in a row we were again fighting to just salvage a decent finish.

The guys did an excellent job changing radiators and getting Martin back out on the track, but by that point we were so many laps down that we were just cruising for points.

Dale Jr. also had his share of trouble while racing Kasey Kahne late in the race.  One small mistake on his part now puts those guys in a situation where they have to have a strong top five finish at Atlanta to keep any championship hopes alive.

On a positive note, it was one of the best short track races of the season from my point of view.  Martinsville is usually one of those boring short tracks where I lounge around behind the pit box drinking the driver's Gatorade and guarding the ice cream sandwiches, but this race was actually fun to watch.

To add to the racing excitement Oakland Raider super-star Bill Romanowski was hanging out in our pits wearing a Duran-Duran T-shirt and a Rocky and Bullwinkle sun visor! 

He spent most of the race eating hotdogs and picking on the 21 car jackman for his Star Trek sunglasses.  Well, I'm not sure if it was the real Romanowski, but definitly his twin brother!

So, only four more races in 2006 and I'm still very optimistic that we can get back into our streak of top ten finishes or at least end our streak of first lap crashes. 

DT