Martin could race full time in 2008

Mark Martin is sticking to his word of not racing this weekend in Bristol despite having the Nextel Cup point lead..

"I think that it's going to be interesting seeing the Car of Tomorrow in its first race. Seriously, I'm just going to hang out, barbecue a little bit and watch the race."

But the four-time Cup runner-up left the door open for a full-time schedule in 2008.

Martin will talk to Ginn Racing general manager Jay Frye in September about next year's plan, which currently calls for him to run a 22-race schedule with the option to add races as he is this season.

"Please, let's don't talk about that right now," Martin said. "I haven't even missed a race yet. I haven't even sat out Bristol yet. Let's wait until September to talk about '08. That's when I'll talk to Jay. We won't be talking about it until then."