NASCAR Shake-Up

Well, the dust has finally settled on one of the
controversies in NASCAR. Four months ago Rick
Hendrick signed Kasey Kahne to drive one of his race
cars. The problem is that Hendrick already has
four drivers committed to contract and that is the
limit imposed by NASCAR. The thought was Mark Martin
would end his steller career early and Kasey would
slip right into the number 5 Chevrolet.. Wrong! Martin
has proclaimed that he intends to honor his contract
that runs thru the 2011 season at Hendrick Motor
Sports. Hendrick's other three drivers are 4-time
NASCAR Champion Jimmy Johnson, 4-time winner
Jeff Gordon, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr..the most popular
driver in the sport. What to do? Maybe let Kasey sit out
a season? Nope! Today it was announced that Kahne
will drive the Red Bull Toyota currently occupied by
Scott Speed. Since Red Bull is the primary sponsor of
this car, that confirms that Kahne will not be taking his
Budweiser sponsor with him. Enter the picture Kevin
Harvick. Shell-Pennsoil has been the primary sponsor
for Harvick since 2007 but they have told the team the
sponsorship will end with the 2010 season. Rumors have
been floating for weeks that Harvick will take over
Budweiser as his major benefactor. Now that all the
chickens have come home to roost, it would appear that
rumors sometimes DO come true.