AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 09: Casey Mears, driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet, talks with owner Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Motorsports during qualifying for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 9, 2007 in Avondale, Arizona. Getty Images logo Getty Images 24 months ago

AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 09: Casey Mears, driver of the #25 National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet, talks with owner Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Motorsports during qualifying for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 9, 2007 in Avondale, Arizona.

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  1. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Joey Logano, driver of the #20 Home Depot Toyota, leads Casey Mears, driver of the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet, 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.
  2. DOVER, DE - SEPTEMBER 25: Casey Mears, driver of the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on September 25, 2009 in Dover, Delaware.
  3. LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 20: Casey Mears, driver of the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet, makes a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 20, 2009 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
  4. LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 19: Casey Mears, driver of the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 19, 2009 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
  5. ROSSBURG, OH - SEPTEMBER 09: From Left, A.J. Allmendinger, Joey Logano and Casey Mears talk during the driver's meeting during the Gillette Young Guns Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway on September 9, 2009 in Rossburg, Ohio.
  6. HAMPTON, GA - SEPTEMBER 05: Casey Mears (L), driver of the #07 Jack Daniels Chevrolet, taks with teammate Jeff Burton (R), driver of the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 5, 2009 in Hampton, Georgia.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Army National Guard soldiers keep watch inside Grand Central Station Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in New York.
  14. Army National Guard soldiers patrol inside Grand Central Station Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in New York.
  15. A bicyclist rides under archway at Kent State University in Kent Ohio, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. The demonstrations, the troops, the fresh anger are all long gone. Where anti-war protests raged, today a granite plaza invites peaceful reflection. On the spots where four young people fell in a spray of National Guard bullets, lanterns stand in remembrance.
  16. Andy Sedgwick, 20, right, a business major, sits on the May 4th Memorial at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. The demonstrations, the troops, the fresh anger are all long gone. Where anti-war protests raged, today a granite plaza invites peaceful reflection. On the spots where four young people fell in a spray of National Guard bullets, lanterns stand in remembrance.

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