Hurting Hamlin in middle of Shootout practice crash (cont'd)

Martin was philosophical about the crash.

"[It was] probably a case of both of us anticipating something -- I anticipated [Hamlin], it looked like he was going to try to squeeze in on the outside of me, so I made an effort to give him the lane," Martin said. "And, he anticipated to get behind me -- not that it wasn't worth it to get in behind me instead.

"So, if either one of us had just anticipated something else, then it wouldn't have happened. I saw him look for the outside and you know, it was practice, no reason to put the squeeze on him. I made an effort to give him a lane. I think at that same time, he decided it wasn't worth pushing it so he decided to get in behind me so that caused us to come together.

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"I feel for my team. To be down a car already is not a good way to start off Speedweeks. I was really happy with my car there and I wish we wouldn't have torn it up. I was making an effort to be on the cautious side and I think Denny did, too. And in this particular case it created a situation where we came together, where if just one of us had been just a little bit wilder, maybe it wouldn't have happened."

Some teams had issues with not having their backup cars inside the speedway, apparently due to space considerations. McMurray, who ran 12 laps in the first practice and was second-fastest to Jeff Burton, turned nine laps in the second but didn't get a good read on his car, he said.

"I don't know how the car was, I mean we only ran [12] laps," McMurray said. "I don't know what I had. This car is done. But they're going to drive this car home [Thursday] night and rebuild it and bring it back [as a Daytona 500 backup]."

Burton, who turned 19 laps and was fastest in the first practice, quit running his No. 31 Chevrolet a little more than a half-hour into the second practice and went to practice in Harvick's backup car. He was 21st and last in the second practice, after running 11 laps.

Three cars, those of Martin, Hamlin and Derrike Cope, whose No. 75 Dodge failed to pass inspection, didn't practice in the second session. Kasey Kahne's No. 9 Ford was fastest in the second practice but Kahne's garage was a beehive of activity as practice ended.

Sprint Cup director John Darby said Cope, an owner/driver, didn't have to practice to start the Shootout, but his car would have to pass inspection.