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More options Jul 25, 7:26 am

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From: Clutch Cargo

Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:26:13 -0400

Local: Fri, Jul 25 2008 7:26 am

Subject: Re: Forced Retirement

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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:37:55 -0500, John McCoy <igop...@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

>"armpit" <armarmpit...@yahoo.com> wrote in
>news:A6adnRwQzMP_HhXVnZ2dnUVZ_sLinZ2d@giganews.com:

>> I don't understanfd why everyone wants to lump Mark Martin in with the
>> "over-the-hill" drivers. The guy is still competitive, and still
>> better than most of the guys out there now, regardless of age.

>He is the exception, tho.

>There's a few guys who kept their edge for a long time - Gant and
>Bobby Allison most notably, and Martin seems to fall in that group.

>But most drivers, even included some of the most successful, seem
>to have declined markedly when they get to that 48-49 point. Richard
>Petty and Darryl Waltrip being the most high-profile examples.

>John

MM should hang it up, should be told to hang it up. Exactly what has
he accomplished as a driver? I thought so, not much.

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