Jimmie Johnson, left, jokes with crew chief Chad Knaus, center, and team owner Rick Hendrick, right, after winning the NASCAR Banking 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. , Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Jimmie Johnson, left, jokes with crew chief Chad Knaus, center, and team owner Rick Hendrick, right, after winning the NASCAR Banking 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. , Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009.

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  2. MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 25: Jimmie Johsnon drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 25, 2009 in Martinsville, Virginia.
  3. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 11: Steve Stricker of the USA Team walks to thye first green as his caddie Jimmy Johnson looks on during the Final Round Singles Matches of The Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course on October 11, 2009 in San Francisco, California.
  4. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 11: Steve Stricker of the USA Team pulls a club on the second tee as his caddie Jimmy Johnson looks on during the Final Round Singles Matches of The Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course on October 11, 2009 in San Francisco, California.
  5. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 07: Caddies Steve Williams and Jimmy Johnson wait on a green during a practice round prior to the start of The Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course on October 7, 2009 in San Francisco, California.
  6. SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 07: Caddies Steve Williams, (R) and Jimmy Johnson walk up a fairway with their players during a practice round prior to the start of The Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course on October 7, 2009 in San Francisco, California.
  7. NASCAR driver Mark Martin (5), left, battles for the lead with Juan Pablo Montoya (42) on a restart near the end of the Sylvania 300, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
  8. NASCAR driver Mark Martin celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Sylvania 300 NASCAR auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
  9. NASCAR driver Mark Martin (5) celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Sylvania 300 NASCAR race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
  10. NASCAR driver Mark Martin, center, celebrates his win in Sunday's Sylvania 300 auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
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  12. NASCAR driver Tony Stewart races during the final practice while preparing for the 10-race Chase for the Championship in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup series Sylvania 300 auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.
  13. Actor Tom Cruise, right, talks with car owner Rick Hendrick, left, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Chevy Rock & Roll 400 auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday Sept. 12, 2009.
  14. Rick Hendrick, owner of the top NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team, talks to the media at the Homestead-Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
  15. CORAL GABLES, FL - NOVEMBER 19: Team owner Rick Hendrick speaks to the media during the NASCAR Championship Contenders Press Conference on November 19, 2009 in Coral Gables, Florida.
  16. CORAL GABLES, FL - NOVEMBER 19: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevorlet, team owner Rick Hendrick, and Mark Martin, driver of the #5 Kellogg's Chevorlet, speak with the media during the NASCAR Championship Contenders Press Conference on November 19, 2009 in Coral Gables, Florida.

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