Martin adds three races to part-time Cup schedule

Mark Martin has added three races to his NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule, Ginn Racing announced Tuesday. He will now drive the No. 01 Chevrolet at Pocono (Aug. 5), Richmond (Sept. 8) and Dover (Sept. 23), bringing his total number of 2007 points races to 24.

Martin is 15th in the driver standings despite skipping three of the first 11 races this season. He and teammate Regan Smith have combined to put the No. 01 Chevy into sixth place in owner points.

Martin will compete in the next five Cup events -- including Saturday night's non-points Nextel All-Star Challenge -- before skipping the road-course race on June 24 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.