NASCAR Power Rankings: New Hampshire

Note: The quotes in this article are fictional. 1. Mark Martin— Martin held off Juan Montoya on a restart with three laps to go to take round one of the Chase with a win in New Hampshire. With Montoya nipping at his bumper, Martin slowed as the two entered turn two with two laps remaining, surprising Montoya, who slowed and lost considerable momentum. Martin then drove away for the win, and later defended his controversial move. "Don't let my age fool you," Martin said. "'50' is the new '40,' and I believe I just took 10 years off of Montoya's life as well. Sure, I may have slowed considerably to hold him off, but there's nothing illegal about what I did. I told everyone I'd be racing to win the Cup, and I 'backed it up.'" "I haven't ...

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