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A 30-hour rain delay? A second-lap crash that collected Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson and Trevor Bayne? C'mon, a jet-fuel fire? Another Daytona 500, another 500 to remember.

Indy 500 Field of the Century: Row 9

With a victory in the Daytona 500 and two landmark wins at Indy, Chip Ganassi enjoyed a monster 2010. What does he do for an encore in 2011?

Juan Pablo Montoya is back at the Brickyard and ready to make up for the mistake that cost him the race last season. Lucky for him, he looks like the man to beat ... again.

Juan Pablo Montoya and Mark Martin have been big buddies this season. One bump on the track Saturday night put Martin in a Chase hole and may have Montoya all but out.

What's this? Mark Martin, the cleanest, fairest racer in all the land, suddenly embroiled in controversy after his Chase-opening victory at New Hampshire? Hardly.

LOUDON, N.H. -- The other 11 drivers enter the Chase game-faced. Juan Pablo Montoya comes rollicking in, always running on the edge of laughing. If sheer cool can win a championship, Montoya is a lock. I've never seen a driver enter NASCAR's playoff...

Six stories in the 2009 Chase would resonate in both the motorsports community and the mainstream public. But only one outcome would truly rock NASCAR's world.

You want a great reason to watch Sunday's race at Atlanta? It may just be the best Chase preview we could have.

Juan Pablo Montoya is doing what he has to do to make the Chase. Heading into some tracks that are favorable to his style, he may start doing even more than that.

Bringing Mark Martin into Hendrick Motorsports at age 50 might not have made a lot of sense to some. But it made sense to Rick Hendrick and, as usual, he was right.

Dear Tony George: Your smirks and scowls at this year's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard were missed, but there is still plenty to remind us what your reign at Indy has wrought.

Would Jimmie Johnson have had enough to run down Juan Pablo Montoya had JPM not been penalized for speeding on pit road? "I don't have a clue," JJ said. "I do know I have the trophy."