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SHR did not mention Busch by name today, saying only that tomorrow’s
Press Conference will deal with “future expansion
of Stewart-Haas Racing.”
The team confirmed recently that
they have made an offer to field a fourth SHR Chevrolet for Busch next season, sponsored
primarily by Hass. Busch’s current team, Furniture Row Racing, offered to extend
Busch’s current contract late last week, but sources say the single-car team’s
offer it fell far short of what SHR was able to put on the table.
Busch told FOX Sports NASCAR
writer Lee Spencer today, “it’s inked.”
With Busch now headed to Stewart
Haas, Furniture Row Racing finds itself in the market for a new driver. Sources
say they have reached out to two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner Juan
Pablo Montoya, who learned earlier this month that he will not return to Chip
Ganassi Racing’s No. 42 Target Chevrolet in 2014. Busch is currently 12th
in points – just six out of the Top-10 – after a right-rear hub failure
relegated him to a disappointing, 31st-place finish at Bristol Motor
Speedway Saturday night.
What about Newman ?
ReplyDeleteFRR should go after Dinger. He has a bright future and seems willing to race in anyones ride.
ReplyDeleteWith Ryan Newman, A.J.Allmendinger,Mark Martin, and Bobby Labonte on the market and possibly Justin Allgaier from Nationwide,Furniture Row shouldn't have a hard time finding a new driver without dealing with the baggage Montoya would bring
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