NASCAR JACKETS

He is NASCAR's resident purveyor of gloom and doom, a perennial bridesmaid whose silver lining always turns out to be gray. Mark Martin imparts optimism about as sparingly as misers part with $100 bills. Which is why it was so strange to see him in the interview room last month at Pocono Raceway, boldly telling anyone who would listen that he fully intended to win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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