The Sprint Cup Chase drivers pose in front of the trophy after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Chevy Rock & Roll...

The Sprint Cup Chase drivers pose in front of the trophy after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Chevy Rock & Roll...

...attempts to turn around his organization, which had all four drivers shut out of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship this season. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan

...gets ready for the final practice while preparing for the 10-race Chase for the Championship in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup series Sylvania 300 auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon...

Jimmie Johnson, defending NASCAR Sprint Cup series champion and one of the 12 drivers in the Chase for this year's title, blows out candles on a birthday...

Jimmie Johnson, one of the 12 drivers who made the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup auto racing title, poses for photographs with the New York Knicks' City Dancers during a...

...for pictures with 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson (R) during...honor their accomplishment in the chase

Graphic looks at the field of top 12 drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship

...June 13, 2008 file photo, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. is shown at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. Truex's bid to make the Chase for the championship took a severe...

...400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, in Kansas City, Kan. Johnson won the race and took over the points lead in the Chase for the...