Mike Skinner started on the pole and stayed out front virtually all day at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, leading all but seven of 253 laps to win his third consecutive NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. Coming off victories at California and Atlanta, Skinner set a series record by leading 246 laps and won for the 22nd time in his career. He became only the second driver in the series to win twice on the small, tight oval at Martinsville.

Dale Jarrett criticized Matt Kenseth for being an unnecessarily rough driver after contact between the two last week at Bristol ended Jarrett's race after just 45 laps - and sent him tumbling out of the top 35 in owner points.

The sport was unfamiliar and so was the language. That didn't stop Richard Petty from having a good time at a hockey game. "It was a neat deal," he said. The stock car great attended a recent Montreal Canadiens game as the guest of team owner George Gillett Jr. While admittedly being interested in hearing what Gillett - or anyone else - has to say about a possible partnership, Petty made the most of the hockey experience.

Wood Brothers Racing didn't get any break from the tensions of qualifying for this weekend's Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, even though the famous team's shop used to be just a few miles from the track. Co-owner Len Wood and the rest of the team had to sweat out qualifying because of a rule that forces drivers not in the top 35 in owners points to race their way into the field. It can make for a harrowing experience for teams trying to move up from the bottom.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Richard Petty has a glorious past at Martinsville, but he's focused on the future.

With one COT race under their belts and a week to think over what went wrong at Bristol, drivers expect more beating and banging at Martinsville, and Steve Byrnes foresees a big day for Jeff Gordon or Jimmie Johnson.

Denny Hamlin was already feeling down on himself, his confidence waning in the face of a series of missed opportunities to win races.

ActiveReports Document @page{size: 8.5in 11in;margin-top:0.3in;margin-left:0.3in;margin-right:0.3in;margin-bottom:0.3in;} Starting Line Up by Row Martinsville Speedway Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 30, 2007 @ 05:10 PM Eastern 82.223 Speed Time 03:11:54 09/22/96 Date Driver Jeff Gordon  Track Race Record: GOODY'S COOL ORANGE 500 1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Chevrolet 19.911 95.103 Row 1: 2 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 19.942 94.955 3 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 19.964 94.851 Row 2: 4 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Snack Cakes Ford 20.012 94.623 5 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 20.025 94.562 Row 3: 6 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 20.028 94.548 7 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 20.035 94.515 Row 4: 8 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 20.042 94.482 9 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 20.058 94.406 Row 5: 10 70 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation/Haas CNC Chevrolet 20.064 94.378 11 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet 20.073 94.336 Row 6: 12 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 20.077 94.317 13 36 Jeremy Mayfield 360 OTC Toyota 20.097 94.223 Row 7: 14 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet 20.104 94.190 15 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 20.107 94.176 Row 8: 16 38 David Gilliland M & M's Ford 20.131 94.064 17 88 Ricky Rudd Snickers Ford 20.138 94.031 Row 9: 18 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 20.139 94.027 19 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 20.145 93.999 Row 10: 20 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 20.154 93.957 21 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 20.154 93.957 Row 11: 22 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 20.169 93.887 23 42 Juan Pablo Montoya # Texaco/Havoline Dodge 20.175 93.859 Row 12: 24 12 Ryan Newman alltel Dodge 20.182 93.826 25 7 Robby Gordon  Ford 20.191 93.784 Row 13: 26 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 20.192 93.780 27 6 David Ragan # AAA Ford 20.198 93.752 Row 14: 28 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 20.221 93.645 29 40 David Stremme Coors Light Dodge 20.230 93.604 Row 15: 30 13 Joe Nemechek Ginn Resorts/CertainTeed Chevrolet 20.237 93.571 31 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 20.243 93.543 Row 16: 32 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 20.253 93.497 33 17 Matt Kenseth USG Sheetrock/DeWalt Ford 20.256 93.483 Row 17: 34 16 Greg Biffle Jackson Hewitt Ford 20.270 93.419 35 25 Casey Mears National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet 20.271 93.414 Row 18: 36 01 Regan Smith U.S. Army Chevrolet 20.286 93.345 37 14 Sterling Marlin Panasonic Plasma HDTV Chevrolet 20.303 93.267 Row 19: 38 44 Dale Jarrett UPS Toyota 20.310 93.235 39 49 Mike Bliss OBOVO.com Dodge 20.313 93.221 Row 20: 40 84 AJ Allmendinger # Red Bull Toyota 20.321 93.184 41 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 20.352 93.042 Row 21: 42 45 Kyle Petty MarathonAmericanSpiritMotorOil Dodge Owner Points     43 00 David Reutimann # Domino's Toyota 20.366 92.978 Row 22: Did Not Qualify: # 55 Michael Waltrip; # 15 Paul Menard ; # 78 Kenny Wallace; # 37 Kevin Lepage; # 83 Brian Vickers; # 4 Ward Burton.  Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed