Monday, August 18, 2008

Logano may get Gibbs Cup Ride

Several NASCAR driver jobs still open By RICK MINTER Cox News Service Friday, August 15, 2008 ATLANTA — With today's scheduled announcement of the second driver at Stewart-Haas Racing, the pieces of the Sprint Cup driver-swapping puzzle are rapidly falling into place. All signs point to Ryan Newman taking over the No. 4 Chevrolet that will be a team car to Tony Stewart's No. 14 next year. Last week, Martin Truex Jr. announced that he had extended his contract with Dale Earnhardt Inc. through 2009. Still to be decided are several key rides, including the fourth team Richard Childress Racing will field next year, the No. 45 at Petty Enterprises, the No. 12 at Penske Racing, which is being vacated by Newman, and the No. 20 at Joe Gibbs Racing, the car now driven by Stewart. Casey Mears, now driving the No. 5 for Hendrick Motorsports, appears to be headed for one of the open rides, and David Stremme, now a test driver for Penske, said last week that he's "99.99 percent certain" that he'll be back on the Sprint Cup circuit full-time next year. Rookie Joey Logano, already racing for Gibbs in the Nationwide Series, is being groomed to drive Stewart's No. 20 in Cup. Morre at: http://www.ajc.com/search/content/shared/sports/stories/2008/08/CAR_NOTES_0815_COX.html

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