Jennifer  Jo  Cobb  drove  a  smart  race  and  avoided  trouble  on  the  track   throughout  Saturday’s  caution?filled  Kroger  250  at  Martinsville  Speedway,  bringing  her  No.  10  Driven  Ford  home  with  a  26th?place  finish.

After  starting  the  race  in  the  14th  position,  Cobb  dropped  toward  the  back  of  the  pack,  battling  a  tight  truck  that  she  could  not  accelerate  out  of  the  corners.   The  Driven  Ford  got  better  as  the  afternoon  wore  on,  with  the  No.  10  crew  making  improvements  with  each  of  her  three  pit  stops.   As  her  competitors  were  banging  bumpers  and  bouncing  off  the  wall,  Cobb  was  steering  around  the  trouble  with  the  help  of  her  spotter,  veteran  driver  Carl  Long,  and  gradually  making  up  positions.

The  team  was  looking  at  a  top?25  finish  with  just  12  laps  to  go  when  the  No.  10  Ford  suffered  an  electrical  failure  on  the  track,  bumping  Cobb  back  one  position  to  finish  in  26th.   The  team  now  prepares  for  the  April  2  race  at  Nashville  Superspeedway.