FILE - In this Aug. 6, 1994 file photo, NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt, left, and Rick Mast lead the field into the first turn of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the start of the Brickyard 400 auto race in Indianapolis. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 1994 file photo, NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt, left, and Rick Mast lead the field into the first turn of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the start of the Brickyard 400 auto race in Indianapolis.

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  1. CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 14: Nascar President and CEO Brian France watch as Dale Earnhardt is selected to the Nascar Hall of Fame on October 14, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  2. A fan waits to get Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s autograph before the start of the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.

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  1. CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 14: Teresa Earnhardt, wife of Dale Earnhardt Sr. speaks to the media after the announcement of the Nascar Hall of Fame Inductions on October 14, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  2. CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 14: Nascar President and CEO Brian France watch as Dale Earnhardt is selected to the Nascar Hall of Fame on October 14, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  3. CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 14: NASCAR vice president of communications Jim Hunter looks on as an image of Dale Earnhardt winking after the announcement he was voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame during the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame class voting on October 14, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  4. Teresa Earnhardt, right, widow of NASCAR driver and car owner Dale Earnhardt, greets people after Dale Earnhardt was named as one of the first members of NASCAR's new Hall of Fame, during a news conference in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.
  5. A fan waits to get Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s autograph before the start of the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. NASCAR driver Mark Martin relaxes before the Sylvania 300 auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
  11. 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.
  12. NASCAR driver Tony Stewart climbs out of his car after qualifying for Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.
  13. NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin looks out from the garage in preparing for the 10-race chase for the championship for Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.

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