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7.07.2005

Jamie McMurray signs with Roush for 2007, so...

Who'll be in the 6 car in 2006?
Here's a look at the Vegas odds (provided by The Outside Groove's statastician/spell checker Rio Vegas)

Jamie McMurray (2:1) Note to everyone--Chip Ganassi isn't a millionaire. Jack Roush is. Expect a buyout, followed by Reed Sorenson being rushed to Cup ala Johnny Sauter.

Ricky Craven (5:1) Makes sense till you look at it from Ricky's point of view--even if he ran supoibly in '06, he'd lose his ride to the hair gel bandit in '07. Call it the "Jon Kitna" plan--would Ricky really want to be a seat warmer?

Jon Wood (10:1) Sorta makes sense--Wood gets the Roush ride with minimal pressure, then moves over to the Wood Bros. car in '06 after whats-his-name retires. Only sticky wicket is that we could see another Larry Foyt situation--a young guy being moved up WAY too fast. Then again, that didn't stop David Stremme.

Nobody (20:1) Just shut the team down. Of course, this puts them behind the 8-ball for the first four races of 2006, but it takes care of that pesky problem of finding a sponsor for one year.

The Field (40:1) Take your pick--Ward Burton, Johnny Benson, etc. Anyone of these guys would probably jump at the chance to get a premier ride...even for one year. Its hard to imagine Jack Roush hiring someone of sub-par talent, but this is the man who once hired Ted Musgrave AND Kevin Lepage.

Mark Martin (75:1) Mark comes back for the Salute to You Tour--the Sequal. A long-shot, but it could still happen.

Mike Mackler (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000:1) Oh yeah? OH YEAH!?! Well I don't like Fords anyway!

3 Comments:

At 6:47 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

LOL, thats pretty fun, Mike! But I wouldn't call Ted Musgrave a "sub-par talent".. he did pretty good when he drove (Roush wasn't the best team back then) and he is one of the best drivers in the Craftsman Truck Series.. but its an opinion, so okay ;-).

 
At 1:59 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

LOL,I broke out in hysterics when I read that last bit!

 
At 9:37 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

If you get the ride count Driving Impressions as an associate sponsor. With an Historical Personal Difference paint scheme.

 

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