Five races down and 100-plus out, who is still in the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship hunt?

Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin where not only racing hard this past weekend side by side at Lowe's Motor Speedway, but are battling for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship. (Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR via NASCAR PR)In the wake of the first five Chase for the Sprint cup races, there are now really only four drivers within striking distance of the point’s leader Jimmie Johnson with just five Chase for the Sprint Cup races to go.NASCAR fans saw some drivers going for the victories while other where just points racing, first in New Hampshire, Mark Martin held off a hard charging Denny Hamlin and Juan Montoya to take the victory in the Sylvania 300 and the points lead. Dover on the other hand, NASCAR fans saw a sleeper with Jimmie Johnson run away with the race over his Hendrick teammate Mark Martin to win the AAA 400 and close the gap between him and point’s leader Mark Martin.At Kansas Speedway, the field looked to...