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If Martin sticks to plan, Smith has big shoes to fill

By Terry Blount
ESPN.com

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

If Mark Martin sticks to the script, Regan Smith is less than two weeks away from the toughest job in NASCAR. It's not every day that a Nextel Cup rookie could replace a guy who is on top of the standings. That's a realistic possibility for Smith. Martin has to listen to his least-favorite question only one more week. Will he stay in the car or will he get out? The last lap of Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is a career-changing moment for Martin. Or is it? His original 2007 sch ...

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