Oh no, according to Sporting News writer Lee Spencer, Mark Martin is considering pulling another George Foreman (Michael Jordan).
For those who thought Mark Martin was cutting back, think again. He was expected to run a limited schedule in 2007, but that could change if he is in points contention entering the Bristol race in March. Martin expects his Chevrolet to be competitive when his team arrives at Daytona. He says Ginn Racing G.M. Jay Frye will give him the flexibility to race as much as he wants. -- Lee Spencer
Sterling Marlin fans are a little upset about this, maybe because they don't want to play second fiddle to a lot of hype about whether or not Martin will run another full season. Martin left Rousch Racing at the end of last season and will drive the 01 Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Ginn Racing next season. It was originally announced that Mark would drive 20 races with David Regan driving the other 16. Joe Nemechek will drive the number 13 next year for Ginn Racing. Sterling Marlin drives the 14 for Ginn.
KYSterlingfan is not too happy.
KYSterlingFan
Age: 29
Location: Jackson,KY Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:05 pm
Oh for the love of pete...
How many more years are we going to have to put up with him retiring...then deciding not to retire...
This is getting old...
If you are going to retire...retire like Rusty did..Don't drag it out...
However, rhendryx believes a competitive Mark Martin could lead to a competitive Sterling Marlin.
rhendryx
Age: 52
Location: Cigar City Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:04 am Here is your local resident contrarian, again!
I hope Mark Martin races the entire year. If he is doing well, I believe that will translate into better performance for a certain other driver that a lot of us around here like. And a certain other driver who all of us respect who qualified well. It may help with sponsorship dollars, too.
I can understand why some people may take issue with the way he is resisting retirement, but Ginn Racing may be better off with him on the track. And whats good for Ginn racing, is good for me as a fan of Sterling Marlin.
Not to mention, the word retirement is going to be creeping into Sterling's vocabularly more and more in the next year or two and I'm wishing for anything possible that might help him have something decent to drive.
Yeah, I didn't much like that "Jack couldn't find anybody to drive the car and begged me to come back" line last year so I do not like these on again off again retirements. Be sure you are ready to retire before you announce it. Pull a Ricky Rudd and you can come back again with no egg on your face like he will do when he takes over the 88 ride at Yates racing next season and converts the number back to 28, while retaining sponsorship from M&M/Mars. Pull a Terry Labonte and slowly walk away, then announce your done when you know in your heart you are done. Kind of hate to be hard on Mark since he is almost family, but that's how it looks to me.
p.s. What ever happened to helping Matt with his career?
p.s.s. What happened to moving back to Batesville?
i think mark finally has people that want to support him and his goals . i think if he is in the points then he should stay with it and go on to win the champoinship .
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And a certain other driver who all of us respect who qualified well. It may help with sponsorship dollars, too. 
