FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, lead a line of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: 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 Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, and Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, lead the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, and Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, lead the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Darrell Ingham/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, stands on pit road prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Kurt Busch, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, leads Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, and and Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Jeff Gordon (24) and Kasey Kahne (9) lead the pack as the green flag signals the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas.

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 Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 07: Kasey Kahne drives the #9 Budweiser Dodge during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 7, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 07: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, sits in his car prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 7, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 07: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, sits in his car prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 7, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Kasey Kahne sits in his car just before qualifying at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Kahne qualified second for the race scheduled for Sunday.

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, stands on pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, stands on pit road after qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, stands on pit road after qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Kasey Kahne drives the #9 Budweiser Dodge through the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Darrell Ingham/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Kasey Kahne drives the #9 Budweiser Dodge during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, sits in his car in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, sits in his car in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, climbs into his car before practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, climbs into his car before practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala.

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, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala.

TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01: Jamie McMurray, driver of the #26 IRWIN Marathon Ford, takes the checkered flag ahead of second place finisher Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - NOVEMBER 01: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, comes in for a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on November 1, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Drivers Kasey Kahne (9) and Jimmie Johnson (48) practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009.

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 30: Kasey Kahne sits in the #9 Budweiser Dodge in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 30, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 30: Kasey Kahne sits in the #9 Budweiser Dodge in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 30, 2009 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)