In this Saturday, May 2, 2009, photo, Ryan Newman is greeted by members of the Virginia Army National Guard during driver introductions for the
Crown Royal 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va. Newman is 10th in points, surging after a slow start to climb 23 spots in seven weeks. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) In this photograph taken on Satuday, April 25, 2009, NASCAR truck driver Ricky Carmichael talks with a crew member after qualifying for the NASCAR Trucks series O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Carmichael was running out of challenges on a motorcycle. Earn the nickname “Greatest of All Time” and the chances are there isn’t going to be much left to accomplish. All it took was one trip to the Daytona 500 for Carmichael to figure out his next test: racing on four wheels instead of two. (AP Photo/Denny Medley) FILE – In this April 17, 2009 file photo, driver Mark Martin sits outside his car after qualifying for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race in Avondale, Ariz. M Martin will drive a full Sprint Cup schedule for Hendrick Motorsports in 2010. The 50-year-old Martin signed a two-year contract with Hendrick last summer, but the second year originally was to be a partial schedule. It will be Martin’s 22nd full season at NASCAR’s top level. (AP Photo/Ken Sklute, File) FILE – In this Feb. 13, 2009 file photo, NASCAR Trucks driver Ricky Carmichael heads to his pit dragging the back end of his truck after he was involved in a crash in the NextEra Energy Resources 250 auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Carmichael was running out of challenges on a motorcycle. All it took was one trip to the Daytona 500 for Carmichael to figure out his next test: racing on four wheels instead of two. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) FILE – In this Aug. 3, 2007 file photoo, Ricky Carmichael of Havana, Fla., poses next to his motorcycle after practice for the Moto X racing competition at the X Games at Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Carmichael was running out of challenges on a motorcycle. All it took was one trip to the Daytona 500 for Carmichael to figure out his next test: racing on four wheels instead of two. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File) FILE – In this April 3, 2009 file photo, driver Ryan Newman walks down pit road with teammates before qualifying for the NASCAR Samsung 500 auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Newman joined Tony Stewart in his new racing venture last season motivated by his desire to have fun again and contend for a championship. So far, he’s having that fun _ and again making noise on the track. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) FILE – In this March 29, 2009 file photo, driver Ryan Newman signs autographs prior to the start of the Goody’s 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. Newman joined Tony Stewart in his new racing venture last season motivated by his desire to have fun again and contend for a championship. So far, he’s having that fun _ and again making noise on the track. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
NEW YORK – MAY 04: NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon (R) and wife Ingrid Vandebosch attends “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion” Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) Local Caption Jeff GordonIngrid Vandebosch