Goodbye Bristol, hello Martinsville

Regan Smith was still lamenting his pit road mistake that led to a 25th-place finish in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Smith, driving the No. 01 Chevrolet for Ginn Racing that Mark Martin put first in the Cup standings after the first four races, was happy he finished the race, his first Cup race at Bristol, but he wanted to finish better.
Martin called Smith afte the race and told him not to get too down. Finishing a race at Bristol is an accomplishment for any driver, especially a rookie driver.
"One thing about Mark -- when he tells you something he doesn't do any sugarcoating," Smith said. "And when he said he was excited for me for finishing the race at Bristol and called it a big accomplishment, that really made me feel good. I told him about the pit road mistake and he told me to shake it off and not to let it get me down. After that call I had a little extra bounce in my step."
Smith will be back in the No. 01 Chevrolet for Sunday's Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. He said heading into the Bristol race there were plenty of distractions. It was the first race Martin decided to skip, part of his partial Cup schedule he decided to run with Ginn Racing.
"Now that we got that race out of the way and did a decent job I feel more relaxed about this weekend," Smith said. "I feel we have the potential of having a pretty good performance. It's exciting to get right back into the Army Chevy."