NASCAR legend Richard Petty, left, answers a question as defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, right, during a news conference at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. , Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. The NASCAR Banking 500 auto race will be run on Oct. 17, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

NASCAR legend Richard Petty, left, answers a question as defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, right, during a news conference at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. , Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. The NASCAR Banking 500 auto race will be run on Oct. 17, 2009.

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  1. HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 20: (L-R) Edsel Ford II and NASCAR legend and team owner Richard Petty stand on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2009 in Homestead, Florida.
  2. CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 14: Mike Joy interviews Linda and Richard Petty following the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame class press conference on October 14, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  3. NASCAR legend Richard Petty, center, shares a laugh with defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, right, and Lowe's Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith, left, during a news conference at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. The NASCAR Banking 500 auto race will be run on Oct. 17, 2009.

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  1. NASCAR legend Richard Petty, left, answers a question as defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, right, during a news conference at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. The NASCAR Banking 500 auto race will be run on Oct. 17, 2009.
  2. NASCAR legend Richard Petty, right, shares a laugh with Lowe's Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith, left, during a news conference at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. The NASCAR Banking 500 auto race will be run on Oct. 17, 2009.
  3. NASCAR legend Richard Petty, center, shares a laugh with defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, right, and Lowe's Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith, left, during a news conference at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. The NASCAR Banking 500 auto race will be run on Oct. 17, 2009.
  4. Richard Petty smiles as he signs autographs prior to the Start of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.
  5. Richard Petty shakes the hands of soldiers from the Virginia National Guard's 1710th Transportation Company before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Chevy Rock & Roll 400 auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.
  6. HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 20: (L-R) Edsel Ford II and NASCAR legend and team owner Richard Petty stand on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2009 in Homestead, Florida.
  7. FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Crew members push the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet into the garage after being involved in an incident on the track during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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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  3. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Student supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi hold red roses during protests in central Tehran December 7, 2009. Iranian security forces fired warning shots and teargas in Tehran on Monday to disperse opposition demonstrators seeking to renew their challenge to the government six months after a disputed presidential election.
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  5. WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 07: Josue of Wolfsburg attends a press conference at the Volkswagen Arena on December 7, 2009 in Wolfsburg, Germany. VfL Wolfsburg will face Manchester United in their last Champions League group B match on Tuesday.
  6. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 07: Sir Sterling Moss attends the 2009 British Racing Drivers' Club Annual Awards at Hotel Intercontinental on December 7, 2009 in London, England.
  7. Chelsea's Didier Drogba laughs during a training session at the club training ground in Chobham, southern England December 7, 2009.
  8. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 07: 2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button and Jessica Michibata attend the 2009 British Racing Drivers' Club Annual Awards at Hotel Intercontinental on December 7, 2009 in London, England.
  9. WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 07: Josue of Wolfsburg attends a press conference at the Volkswagen Arena on December 7, 2009 in Wolfsburg, Germany. VfL Wolfsburg will face Manchester United in their last Champions League group B match on Tuesday.
  10. Riot police arrest a protester during clashes in Athens on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Masked youths smashed store windows and hurled rocks and firebombs at riot police who responded with tear gas in a second day of violence during commemorations of last year's fatal police shooting of a teenager.
  11. A riot policeman arrests a protester during clashes in Athens on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Masked youths smashed store windows and hurled rocks and firebombs at riot police who responded with tear gas in a second day of violence during commemorations of last year's fatal police shooting of a teenager.
  12. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Student supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi show victory signs during protests in central Tehran December 7, 2009. Iranian security forces fired warning shots and teargas in Tehran on Monday to disperse opposition demonstrators seeking to renew their challenge to the government six months after a disputed presidential election.
  13. A youth is detained by a member of the riot police during clashes in central Athens December 7, 2009. Greek police fired teargas at hundreds of stone-throwing youths on Monday, in the second day of violent protests to mark the one-year anniversary of the police killing of a teenager.
  14. Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalay speaks to the media about his government's 'Kurdish initiative' in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 as attackers raked a military vehicle with automatic weapons on Monday, killing at least seven Turkish soldiers in an ambush in foggy weather in the town of Resadiye, Tokat in central Turkey, authorities said. Authorities could not identify the attackers but Kurdish and leftist militants are active in the area.
  15. An anarchist smashes a security camera on an Athens bank, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Masked youths smashed store windows and hurled rocks and firebombs at riot police who responded with tear gas in a second day of violence during commemorations of last year's fatal police shooting of a teenager.
  16. This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows pro-government Iranian students burning a representation of the US flag, during their demonstration, at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Some 2,000 Basiji students were brought into Tehran University early Monday ostensibly to hold a celebration for the Shiite holiday, but such hard-line students are often used to crush pro-reform rallies on campus. Pro-reform campus groups have called for students across the country to turn out Monday for massive rallies at universities against Iran's clerical leadership the first major protest in more than a month.