Well here is my attempt at a thread on the 2009 silly season for NASCAR. Remember, this is a rough draft. Expect frequent updates to this page due to the fast and ever changing scenarios coming out of NASCAR almost daily. There are a lot of cars, teams, and drivers, it wont be as easy as IndyCar.
I will be listing the full-time teams and drivers first and then the part-time teams and drivers next. The last thing listed will be the unknowns in reference to drivers, cars, and teams.
If you see a question mark, it means it is an unknown, nothing definite.
Team / Car # & Driver / Manufacturer / Primary Sponsors
Hendrick Motorsports
#5 Mark Martin / Chevrolet / Carquest - Kellogg's - Cheeze-It
#24 Jeff Gordon / Chevrolet / DuPont - National Guard - Pepsi
#48 Jimmie Johnson / Chevrolet / Lowe's - Kobalt Tools
#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. / Chevrolet / AMP Energy Drink - Army National Guard
Richard Childress Racing
#07 Casey Mears / Chevrolet / Jack Daniel's
#29 Kevin Harvick / Chevrolet / Shell-Pennzoil - Reese's
#31 Jeff Burton / Chevrolet / Caterpillar
#33 Clint Bowyer / Chevrolet / General Mills-Cheerios
Roush Fenway Racing
#6 David Ragan / Ford / UPS
#16 Greg Biffle / Ford / 3M
#17 Matt Kenseth / Ford / DeWalt - R&L Carriers
#26 Jamie McMurray / Ford / Crown Royal
#99 Carl Edwards / Ford / Aflac
Joe Gibbs Racing
#11 Denny Hamlin / Toyota / FedEx
#18 Kyle Busch / Toyota / M&M's-Snicker's-Pedigree
#20 Joey Logano / Toyota / The Home Depot
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
#1 Martin Truex Jr. / Chevrolet / Bass Pro Shops
#8 Aric Almirola / Chevrolet / ?
#41 Bobby Labonte / Chevrolet / Target
#42 Juan Pablo Montoya / Chevrolet / Wrigley's Gum -Juicy Fruit/Big Red
Penske Racing
#2 Kurt Busch / Dodge / Miller Lite
#12 David Stremme / Dodge / Alltel
#77 Sam Hornish Jr. / Dodge / Mobil 1
Gillett Evernham Motorsports/Petty Enterprises ?
#9 Kasey Kahne / Dodge / Budweiser
#10 Reed Sorenson / Dodge / US Air Force - Valvoline
#19 AJ Allmendinger / Dodge / Best Buy
#43 Driver TBA- AJ Allmendinger ?
Stewart Haas Racing
#14 Tony Stewart / Chevrolet / The Office Depot - Old Spice
#39 Ryan Newman / Chevrolet / US Army
Michael Waltrip Racing
#00 David Reutimann / Toyota / Aaron's - Champion Mortgage
#55 Michael Waltrip / Toyota / NAPA
Robby Gordon Motorsports
#7 Robby Gordon / Dodge / Jim Beam
Red Bull Racing
#82 Scott Speed / Toyota / Red Bull
#83 Brian Vickers / Toyota / Red Bull
Bill Davis Racing (Team sold, full details fortcoming
)
#22 Dave Blaney / Toyota / Bad Boy Mowers
Yates Racing
#28 Travis Kvapil / Ford / ?
#38 David Gilliland / Ford / Digital TV Transition?
#98 Paul Menard / Ford / Menard's
JTG Daugherty Racing
#47 Marcos Ambrose / Toyota / Little Debbie's - Clorox -Kingsford Charcoal
Hall of Fame Racing
#96 Possibly Ken Schrader or Scott Riggs / Toyota / Texas Instruments DLP
Boston Ventures - This team is unclear at this time pending the outcome of the most likely merger between GEM and Petty Enterprises. Could be full-time or part-time. It's also unknown as to Kyle Petty with this organization and the #45 car.
Drivers possibly - #43 AJ Allmendinger and #44 Chad McCumbee - Dodge
Part Time Teams & Drivers
Furniture Row Racing
#78 - Regan Smith - Joe Nemechek was bought out of his contract by this team. This team is set to run 12 races.
E&M Motorsports
#08 James Hylton / Dodge / Sponsor ?
Phoenix Racing
#09 Sterling Marlin ? / Chevrolet / Miccosukee Indian Gaming
Germain Racing
#13 Max Papis / Toyota / GEICO
No Fear Racing
#60 Boris Said / Ford / 7-Eleven Slurpee
*The big unknown driver - Elliott Sadler is now looking for a full-time ride.