Martin's bad luck not new  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - If Mark Martin
didn't have bad luck, he probably wouldn't have any luck at all.
He's learned that the hard way over his 27 years at NASCAR's top
level. There have been four runner-up championship finishes and
myriad small disasters on a resume that most likely will still
go down as one of the greatest in series history.  So is it
really any surprise Martin's start to the season has been hit by
misfortune?  It's not to Martin, who can't seem to catch a
break.  'I do have a history of not being the luckiest guy out
there,' he said Monday, softly chuckling a day after yet another
malfunction ruined what was on pace to be a top-five run.  He
was fourth at Atlanta on Sunday when he apparently ran over
something on the track, causing his right rear tire to fail. But
despite a severely damaged Chevrolet, crew chief Alan Gustafson
was able to get the car back on the track so Martin could limp
it home to a 31st-place finish.  That followed a pair of engine
failures in Cali