Mark Martin’s racing future remains unresolved, but the veteran driver is eliminating one possible option for 2007 - he won’t own a Nextel Cup race team.

Martin, who drives the No. 6 Ford, said Friday that he shot down that idea floated by Jack Roush, his current team owner who will soon be restricted to four race cars.

“Jack would like me to own two teams - own one and drive one,” Martin said in the Watkins Glen International garage area.

“I just don’t have that much left in me,” he continued. “I’m a fighter, and I’ve got a lot of fire and desire. If I wanted to, I could do that.”

But Martin, who has yet to sign a Craftsman Truck Series contract with Ford for next season, doesn’t want the responsibility and hassle that comes with team ownership.

“I would be miserable,” Martin said. “I would work right down to my knees. That’s not what I want for my future.

“I want some time. I want some friends. I want to be there for family and friends. I want to do some other things and still race. I can do that with the truck series, and we’ll see what works out from there.”

Martin’s ideal racing schedule would be a full-time Craftsman Truck Series ride complimented by up to a dozen Nextel Cup races.

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