FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 07: The helmet of Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, rests on top of his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 7, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 07: The helmet of Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, rests on top of his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 7, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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  1. 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.
  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.
  5. NASCAR driver Mark Martin relaxes before the Sylvania 300 auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
  6. 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.
  7. LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 20: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 20, 2009 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
  8. LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 20: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, leads Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 20, 2009 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
  9. LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 20: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 20, 2009 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
  10. LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 20: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, celebrates with the trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 20, 2009 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
  11. LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 20: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, congratulates crew chief Alan Gustafson and Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, in victory lane after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 20, 2009 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
  12. LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 20: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, celebrates with the trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 20, 2009 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
  13. FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, leads Kurt Busch, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas.
  14. FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, leads Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas.
  15. 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.
  16. NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon, left, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. mingle at the Pepsi 500 event hosted by Gordon in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.

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