Jack Roush coaxed him back for another year when replacing Martin became complicated. Not ready to completely walk away after that, Martin found a part-time ride with new team owner Bobby Ginn, whose team then merged with Dale Earnhardt Inc., and ran 24 of 36 races in both 2007 and 2008.For me to consider going away from NASCAR and crawling under a rock for the rest of my life, that's no longer in the equation. I love what I do and I love this sport," Martin said. "You know since '07 that has just grown and rebuilt and I recognize that now and it's a part of everything that I am made of. It is part of the fabric."Hendrick offered him a full-time ride for 2009, when he won five times and finished second in points to teammate Johnson. It was the fifth time he was the season runner-up in his career that began in 1981.It was a little bit stretched to do one full-time season I give them three It's been the gift of my career that Hendrick Motorsports has given me," Martin said "One of my biggest concerns has been who is going to be the successor so that I didn't knock them out of getting the very best A-No 1 fit That's why I started talking to Kasey Kahne before anybody".