IP*Works! Version 8.0 RSS Component http://backend.userland.com/rss2 News from the Roanoke Times http://www.roanoke.com/sports/racing Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.roanoke.com/wrapper/images/bottom_logo.gif http://www.roanoke.com <br><p>HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Mark Martin chases a championship he doesn't need. He refuses to define himself based on titles won even if many others do.</p> <p>Championships, though, once consumed him, ate at him and caused sleepless nights. No matter how hard he worked, how focused he was and how much he inspired his team, he couldn't win a championship in NASCAR's top series.</p> http://www.roanoke.com/sports/racing/wb/227231 <br><p>HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Today ends what has been one of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s most frustrating seasons. Although he comes into today's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway 24th in the points, he's not ready for the season to end.</p><a href="http://oas.roanoke.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.cgi/www.roanoke.com/rss/1199743@Position4"><img src="http://oas.roanoke.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.roanoke.com/rss/1199743@Position4" alt="Advertisement"></img></a> http://www.roanoke.com/sports/racing/wb/227226