Silly Season 2009 Sprint Cup Driver, Team and Sponsor Changes
http://www.nascar.com/news/features/silly_season/?imw=Y
Change the only constant within 2009 driver lineup
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/feat...dex.html?imw=Y
Ready for the 2009 season? Better have a lineup card handy; driver turnover, team mergers and the slumping economy have drastically changed the face of the Sprint Cup Series.
So who's in for this season? (Or, more to the underlying point: Who's out?)
Full-time drivers
00 David Reutimann 16 Greg Biffle 39 Ryan Newman
07 Casey Mears
17 Matt Kenseth 42 Juan Montoya
1 Martin Truex Jr. 18 Kyle Busch 43 Reed Sorenson
2 Kurt Busch 19 A.J. Allmendinger 47 Marcos Ambrose
5 Mark Martin 20 Joey Logano
48 Jimmie Johnson
6 David Ragan
24 Jeff Gordon 55 Michael Waltrip
7 Robby Gordon 26 Jamie McMurray 77 Sam Hornish Jr.
8 Aric Almirola 28 Travis Kvapil 82 Scott Speed
9 Kasey Kahne 29 Kevin Harvick 83 Brian Vickers
11 Denny Hamlin 31 Jeff Burton 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
12 David Stremme 33 Clint Bowyer 98 Paul Menard
14 Tony Stewart 38 David Gilliland 99 Carl Edwards
Part-time drivers
13 Max Papis
21 Bill Elliott 78 Regan Smith *
* -- 2008 Rookie of the Year
Driver TBA
No. 22 part of Bill Davis Racing, which has been sold
No. 41 part of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing after merger
No. 96 part of Hall of Fame Racing
Notable drivers looking for full-time rides
Dave Blaney Jeremy Mayfield Scott Riggs
Patrick Carpentier Michael McDowell Elliott Sadler
Jeff Green Joe Nemechek Ken Schrader
Bobby Labonte Kyle Petty J.J. Yeley
Sterling Marlin Tony Raines
Obviously there are other teams and drivers who will attempt to qualify for the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 15 (
Bobby Labonte is rumored to be in line for the No. 41 at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing).
However, other drivers are on the outside looking in as Speedweeks approach.