Chase at New Hampshire: 1 Down, 9 to Go

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What a great week for Mark Martin. First, he signs a contract to race full-time with Hendrick Motorsports through the 2011 season. Then, he goes and wins the race in New Hampshire. Juan Pablo Montoya came so close to finally winning on an oval. The way he drove today, I certainly wouldn't have begrudged him winning.

Juan is definitely following in Smoke's footsteps of going from open wheel to being strongest at road and flat tracks. Whether it was the fact the Chase is on or that his car was just so fast, Juan was showing the aggressiveness that he's tempered since his switch from Formula 1 to NASCAR. I don't think it's going to take long for fans to see more parallels with Juan's and Dale Earnhardt's driving styles.