Silly Season is going strong again. This year there are more high profile drivers in the mix. It’s not just the Dale Jr, Kyle Busch like last year. Last week it was announced that Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle have resigned with their current teams. Now we still have Mark Martin, Casey Mears, Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart left. Everyone seems to be waiting on Tony. I guess the rest will settle after his deal is announced. The way Silly Season has been going for the past couple of years really get’s me thinking. Are there any sports left where people want to stay with one team? It seems like when things get tough people jump and leave or go with the money. I understand that Tony wants to think about when he retires which is smart, but why not stay with JGR contend for championships and do the ownership thing later. Why would you want to buy into Haas/CNC? They are not even close to winning.
On to Mark Martin. I believe Mark will sign with Hendrick to drive the 5. I do think he wants one more shot at the Championship. That truely is the only thing missing from his successfull career. Well maybe also winning the Daytona 500. He has done everything else. Maybe they want him for one year to try and get Tony in that car after that. If Joe Gibbs doesn’t let Tony out of his contract early that may be what happens.
I am not sure where Casey will end up. I think Tony will have to sign before Casey or Ryan end up with deals. Unless Ryan goes to Haas/CNC with Tony like one of the rumors says. Maybe Casey will end up back at Ganassi replacing Reed. Reed hasn’t done well, but of I was Ganassi I would be replacing Dario. At least Reed makes the races.
