Amazing chassis turnaround for Viagra crew.

After his emotional declaration on Thursday that his back-up car couldn't win the Daytona 500, Mark Martin's Roush Racing crew put in a mammoth effort to rebuild the primary #6 Viagra Ford that was all but destroyed in Martin's Gatorade duel clash.

Although the decision not to go to the back-up car meant Martin missed Friday's practice session, he was able to clock eleventh fastest time in Saturday's final Happy Hour practice.

"It's an honour," commented Martin after Saturday's practice. "These guys will do anything. That's why I wanted them back this year. I really love these guys, so it's really an honour to have them back."

Going into his final year on the full-time Nextel Cup circuit and still searching for his maiden Cup title, Martin asked every member of his 2004 team to return in 2005 and, to a man, they agreed.

Martin's primary car was one of several to suffer severe damage in Thursday's second Gatorade 150 qualifying duel after he collided with the spinning Kevin Harvick on the backstretch of the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. Many of the other drivers involved in the accident, including Harvick and Rusty Wallace, all went to back-up cars for Sunday's race.

Although there was no fairytale Daytona win for Martin, who finished sixth in his 22nd and last attempt to the 'The Great American Race,' the 46 year-old veteran enjoyed a spirited duel with fellow non-Daytona winner Rusty Wallace in the closing laps.