Jimmie Johnson or Mark Martin: Who’s the Top Hendrick Driver in 2009?

In today's NASCAR, it appears that the younger generation of drivers have become the top guys on track. We have a 19-year-old, Joey Logano, who openly admits that he's a year ahead of schedule in his career, and there's many young faces just waiting for the opportunity to break into the sport. At Hendrick Motorsports, it was Jeff Gordon who first took notice of a young driver waiting for an opportunity by the name of Jimmie Johnson. After watching and studying his talent, Gordon made the pitch to hire Johnson as the new young face of Hendrick. Things quickly fell into place. Johnson ran some Nationwide races, then got the opportunity to debut in the Sprint Cup Series in 2001 at the Lowe's Motor Speedway. With Gordon and Hendrick as the list...

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