...other Chase drivers discouraged that their best efforts aren't usually enough to get by the Hendrick Motorsports powerhouse. (AP Photo/Don Petersen, File

...City, Kan. Martin, who finished seventh on Sunday, still holds a slim 18-point lead over Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga

...the NASCAR Pocono 500 auto race. Grubb had no intention of leaving his engineering job at Hendrick Motorsports. But when Tony Stewart called him with an offer to be the crew chief of his...

...Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony on Dec. 4, 2009, in Las Vegas. Johnson's championship gave Hendrick Motorsports its 12th NASCAR title, and capped a year that saw Hendrick sweep the top three spots...

Mark Martin, left, and Jimmie Johnson, center, pose with Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick, right, following a news conference for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in Coral...

Mark Martin's had so much influence in a short time at Hendrick Motorsports, he even got Dale Earnhardt Jr. into the gym

...the NASCAR Pocono 500 auto race. Grubb had no intention of leaving his engineering job at Hendrick Motorsports. But when Tony Stewart called him with an offer to be the crew chief of his...

HARRISBURG, NC - JANUARY 21: Hendrick Motorsports driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. speaks with the media during the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by...

...Daytona Beach, Fla. Martin announced he will be driving a full schedule next season for Rick Hendrick Motorsports

HARRISBURG, NC - JANUARY 21: Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson speaks with the media during the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Lowe...

...Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR) HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 15: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Chevrolet, climbs into his car prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...

Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Motorsports during the Dickies 500 auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Nov...

...Knaus have been together since the driver became a regular in Sprint Cup in 2002 with Hendrick Motorsports. The pairing is also one of the most successful marriages of stock car talent ever as...

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 09: Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the #5 Hendrick Motorsports Kelloggs Chevrolet speaks with the media during NASCAR testing at Daytona International Speedway on January 9...

...Daytona Beach, Fla. Martin announced he will be driving a full schedule next season for Rick Hendrick Motorsports