AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 15: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, makes a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...

Kasey Kahne drives to victory in the NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 auto race Sunday, June 21, 2009...

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 8: Pole sitter Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, and Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, lead the field to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...

NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne preparing for the 10-race chase for the championship in Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New...

Jamie McMurray (26) takes the chechered flag ahead of Kasey Kahne to win the AMP Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009...

CONCORD, NC - OCTOBER 17: Ryan Newman, driver of the #39 Transformers Chevrolet, leads Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's...

KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge stands by his car prior to the start of the...

Kasey Kahne (9) and Greg Biffle drives through the grass after colliding on the track during the NASCAR...

...Edwards, Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Bottom row, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin and Brian Vickers

Kasey Kahne (9) pulls off the racing surface after his engine blew up during the NASCAR Sprint Cup...

Driver Kasey Kahne sits in his car as he gets ready for practice while preparing for Sunday's NASCAR...

...Edwards, Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Bottom row, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin and Brian Vickers. (AP Photo/Scott k. Brown

TALLADEGA, AL - APRIL 25: Kasey Kahne (L), driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, and Reed Sorenson (R), driver of the #43 US...

In this May 23, 2009 file photo, Kasey Kahne, left, talks with Richard Petty, right, during practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca...

HAMPTON, GA - SEPTEMBER 06: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge and team owner Richard Petty celebrate in victory lane after...