Can Mark Martin really win?
He may be 50, but Martin remains as competitive now as he was a decade ago. He’s never won a Daytona 500, and while he once made no secret of his disdain for Daytona International Speedway, he’s changed his tune, acknowledging that he’d love to add a 500 victory to his resume. 3. What about Joey Logano? The 18-year-old known as Sliced Bread looked like a bull in a china shop early in the week, knocking into everything and everyone around him. He’d wrecked out of the Bud Shootout, hit the wall in practice and had a tough time keeping his car steered straight. Then, on Thursday, he came home fourth in his Gatorade Duel. What seemed like a lock a few days ago – that Logano wouldn’t see the checkered flag on Sunday – isn’t so definitive anymore. 4. Will tires be an issue? Tire talk is pretty boring, except when Tony Stewart is involved. In the final practice on Saturday, Ryan Newman had a rear tire blow. That sent him into a spin and directly in the path of his teammate and boss, Stewart,
