Auto racing driver Jimmie Johnson answers questions during an interview at NASCAR media day at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
NASCAR fined Kurt Busch $50,000 on Friday for his behavior - which included an obscene gesture and verbal abuse to a reporter - during the Spring Cup finale last week. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Driver Carl Edwards smiles after qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Ford 400 Sprint Cup series auto race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. Edwards won the pole position for the race. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
This April 26, 2009, file photo shows Carl Edwards hitting the fence during a crash on the last lap of the Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, in Talladega, Ala. The death of Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon has sparked safety discussions throughout motorsports just as NASCAR heads to one of the fastest tracks on its circuit. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
ASSOCIATED PRESS Five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson presents driving gloves to President Obama at the White House on Wednesday. Mr. Obama honored Johnson and seven other drivers from last year's Chase for the Sprint Cup series.
"They can take my legs, but they can't take my pride," says Brooklyn, N.Y. native and U.S. Army PFC Bryan Dilberian, who has been at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for a month and says he can't wait to redeploy to Afghanistan. PFC Dilberian was among the wounded warriors who came out to check out the NASCAR cars at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the District on Thursday. Several NASCAR drivers visited the facility. The event ended with a dinner and a concert by singer Billy Ray Cyrus. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
IndyCar driver Danica Patrick drives through the first turn during practice for the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 19, 2011. This may be her last Indianapolis 500 race as there are rumors linking her to NASCAR. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
@Subhead.frcd.22:"I don't feel a win is close, but they'll come if you continue to run competitive. I don't know where the win is going to come or if and when it will come, but we're just going to keep working really hard." @PullQuoteSig:-NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
FILE - This Feb. 17, 2011, file photo shows NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick walking on pit road prior the first of two Gatorade Duel auto races at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Harvick likes where he's at this season. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
