Casey Mears Out At HMS?

Posted by Jeremy Dunn Jun 23, 2008

The weekend produced some decent racing at Milwaukee and Sonoma, but it also produced more speculation regarding the future of several drivers. The latest rumor has Mark Martin replacing Casey Mears in the number 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Mears has yet to live up to the expectations that Hendrick had for him. In all fairness to Mears, Hendrick has not provided him with any sort of stability. Martin would either drive the car full-time in one last attempt at the Sprint Cup championship, or he would share driving duties with Brad Keselowski.

Also, Greg Biffle is close to a three-year deal with Roush Fenway Racing, which is less than surprising. Joey Logano is expected to run a handful of Sprint Cup events later this year, so he is in the running to replace Tony Stewart in the 20 Toyota if Stewart does leave Joe Gibbs Racing. Ryan Newman has set a deadline for Penske to improve the performance of the 12 car or he will sign with another organization. Richard Childress has expressed interest in Newman.

Childress has narrowed his driver search down to 3 or 4 drivers, which include Newman, Martin Truex, Jr., Scott Wimmer, and another undisclosed driver. He hopes to make an announcement by August 15th, which may coinside with the Newman/Penske deadline.