Truck Series point leader Mark Martin will sit out his first of 11 races in 2006, giving driving duties of the #6 Scotts Ford F-150 to David Ragan for the April 29 race at Gateway International Raceway. Ragan was initially to compete in 18 Truck Series events in 2006, driving the Scotts Ford when Martin was not entered. Roush Racing made the decision to field a third truck for Ragan beginning with the Atlanta race in March, in an effort to afford the 20-year old additional seat time in preparation for his driving duties in the #6 F-150. The #6 team currently leads both the driver and owner championship point standings, but will focus their efforts on the owners championship beginning with the event at Gateway. They enter the event with a 55 point lead over Bob Germain’s #9 team. (roushracing.com)(4-20-2006)
