Monday, September 3, 2012

And The Merry Go Round Continues In NASCAR

From ESPN: Joey Logano has reached a deal to drive for Penske Racing in 2013, a source close to the situation confirmed to ESPN.com on Monday.
An announcement that Logano will drive the No. 22 Ford or a third car for Penske could come as early as Tuesday.
Logano is being replaced in the No. 20 Toyota by Matt Kenseth, sources said. The 2003 Sprint Cup champion is parting ways with Roush Fenway Racing at season's end.
Joe Gibbs Racing will announce the Kenseth deal at a news conference Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET.  http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/8334322/source-joey-logano-join-penske-racing-2013
So, it looks like Sam Hornish is out of the 22 car and may continue full time in Nationwide, unless Penske starts up another team.  That's a shame because Hornish has done a good job in the 22 car since A.J. Allmindinger was suspended for drug use.
And the merry go round probably still hasn't stopped.  The Stewart Haas team has lost 2 major sponsors- The U.S. Army and Office Depot, so right now, Ryan Newman seems to be the odd man out because Danica Patrick will run full time next for Stewart Haas full time for Go Daddy.  that really sucks for Newman as Patrick is not worthy of a full time Sprint ride.
It may not be done as Kurt Busch will be seeking a different ride next year, as he wants to leave Phoenix Racing, a 2nd tier team for a better team that matches his talents.  Brian Vickers is deserving of a seat. but will there be enough teams to fill out a 43 car field?
Time will tell but with sponsors fleeing, it will be an interesting and restless off-season.

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