Mark Martin, left, talks to team owner Rick Hendrick prior to the start of the Tums 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. , Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Mark Martin, left, talks to team owner Rick Hendrick prior to the start of the Tums 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. , Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.

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  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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  7. Juan Pablo Montoya, bottom, of Colombia; Jimmie Johnson, right; Mark Martin, center left; and Jeff Gordon, top, exit the pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Pepsi 500 auto race, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Fontana, Calif. Johnson won, Gordon was second, Montoya third and Martin fourth.
  8. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST / Kellogg's Chevrolet, changes his shoes on the grid prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  9. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST / Kellogg's Chevrolet, changes his shoes on the grid prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  10. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST / Kellogg's Chevrolet, waits to get in his car prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  11. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST / Kellogg's Chevrolet, waits with Matt Martin to get in his car prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  12. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, comes in for a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  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. LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 04: Team owner Rick Hendrick and wife Linda Hendrick pose before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series awards banquet during the final day of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champions Week on December 4, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  15. LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 03: Team owner Rick Hendrick speaks to the media prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champions Week NMPA Myers Brothers Awards at the Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino on December 3, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  16. 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.

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