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[The Zeusian]

Entry    Trk#    Driver    Owner    Crew Chief    Vehicle Mfg    Sponsor
1    2    Kevin Harvick(i)    Delana Harvick    TBA    11 Chevrolet    Hunt Brothers Pizza
2    3    Austin Dillon    Richard Childress    Danny Stockman    11 Chevrolet    Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats
3    4    Ricky Carmichael    Steve Turner    Doug George    11 Chevrolet    Monster Energy
4    5    Todd Bodine    David Dollar    Michael Hillman Jr.    11 Toyota    International Trucks/Monaco RV's
5    6    Juston Lofton    Eddie Sharp    Daniel Bormann    10 Chevrolet    CollegeComplete.com
6    7    Miguel Paludo    Tom Deloach    Rick Gay    11 Toyota    Duroline
7    07    Butch Miller    Ken Smith    Troy Smith    11 Toyota    ASI Limited
8    8    Nelson Piquet Jr.    Delana Harvick    Chris Carrier    11 Toyota    Piquet Realty
9    9    Max Papis    Bob Germain    Randy Goss    11 Toyota    GEICO
10    09    Bryan Silas(i)    Chris Baluch    Cal Boprey    11 Chevrolet    Rockingham Speedway
11    10    Jennifer Jo Cobb(i)    Jennifer Jo Cobb    Steve Kuykendall    11 Ford    DrivenMale.com
12    13    Johnny Sauter    Mike Curb    Joe Shear    10 Dodge    Safe Auto/Curb Records/Mud Jug
13    14    Brennan Newberry    Bob Newberry    Dan Deeringhoff    11 Chevrolet    TBD
14    15    Dusty Davis    Billy Ballew    Doug Howe    11 Toyota    TBA
15    17    Timothy Peters    Tom Deloach    Butch Hylton    11 Toyota    Tire Kingdom/Service Central
16    18    Denny Hamlin(i)    Kyle Busch    Eric Phillips    11 Toyota    Dollar General/DIRECTV
17    21    Ty Dillon    Delana Harvick    Scott Naset    11 Chevrolet    TBA
18    22    Joey Coulter    Pete Raymer    Harold Holly    11 Chevrolet    RCR Graphics Center
19    23    Jason White    Steve Urvan    Chad Kendrick    11 Chevrolet    Gunbroker.com
20    24    Elliott Sadler(i)    Joe Denette    Jeff Hensley    11 Chevrolet    AM FM Energy/Great Play
21    27    Dennis Setzer(i)    Susan Bates    Timothy Brown    11 Chevrolet    RSS Racing
22    29    Parker Kligerman    Brad Keselowski    Jeff Stankiewicz    11 Dodge    Cooper Standard
23    31    James Buescher    Steve Turner    Michael Shelton    11 Chevrolet    Exide
24    32    Blake Feese    Steve Turner    Mark Rette    11 Chevrolet    TBA
25    33    Ron Hornaday Jr.    Delana Harvick    Eddie Troconic Ortiz    11 Chevrolet    OneMain Financial
26    38    Mike Garvey    Pam Sieg    Tony Wilson    11 Chevrolet    RSS Racing
27    39    Ryan Sieg    Susan Bates    Rod Sieg    11 Chevrolet    RSS Racing
28    44    Frank Kimmel    Duke Thorson    TBA    11 Chevrolet    Ansell/Menards
29    45    Tim George Jr.(i)    Eddie Sharp    Gere Kennon    11 Chevrolet    Applebee's/Potomac Dining Group
30    51    German Quiroga    Kyle Busch    Rick Ren    11 Chevrolet    TELCEL
31    57    Norm Benning    Norm Benning    James Dugger    11 Toyota    TBA
32    60    Cole Whitt    Vickie Compton    Marcus Richmond    11 Chevrolet    Fuel Doctor/Red Bull
33    62    Brendan Gaughan    Rick Ware    Bryan Berry    11 Chevrolet    International Trucks/Monaco RV's
34    66    Max Gresham    Stacy Compton    Trip Bruce    11 Toyota    MattyBRaps.com/Gresham Motorsports Park
35    68    Clay Greenfield    Bill Alger    Tim Walter    10 Dodge    Anave Weight Loss
36    70    Jeff Agnew    Edward Asbury    Doug Weddle    10 Chevrolet    TBA
37    74    Mike Harmon    Mike Harmon    Daniel Kolanda    11 Chevrolet    Racing for Marissa
38    76    Derek White    Ray Hackett    Bobby Burrell    11 Ford    Three Feathers Casino
39    81    David Starr    Bobby Dotter    Jason Miller    11 Toyota    Zachry
40    88    Matt Crafton    Rhonda Thorson    Vance Haefele    11 Chevrolet    Menards
41    93    Brent Raymer    Pam Sieg    Kris Nicholson    11 Chevrolet    RSS Racing
42    98    Dakoda Armstrong    Duke Thorson    Duke Thorson    11 Chevrolet    Ferrellgass/Agrisure

[MichaelCMTX]

Does anyone else get the feeling we may be seeing Germain's last race as a truck team, if not Germain's last race period?

[Rowdy]

I think that's a bit presumptuous. They've secured sponsorship for Mears in Cup, and they said they should be able to support a Truck team for Bodine.

[Astat]

Johnny Sauter in a Dodge? 

[Rowdy]

They already mentioned that the reason GEICO is pulling their Truck sponsorship is so that they can bring their Cup sponsorship up to 25+.

As for Sauter being in a Dodge, Crafton, Armstrong, and Kimmel are listed in Chevys. It's probably just an entry list mistake.

[MichaelCMTX]

I think Germain having Geico for part of the Cup season creates about as many problems as it solves.  How to fill in the blanks, how to maintain points, how to be a competitive single-car organization.  There are too many other better teams out there lacking for sponsorship.  I know MWR has brought up the idea of "other drivers" filling in the remainder of the season with 5-Hour unwilling to do the full deal with Clint Bowyer, I could easily see Geico and Casey going here.  There is also the possibility if Red Bull remains in some capacity they may take Casey aboard.  I'm not putting a lot of stock in that "Deal with the Indians Native Americans" announced earlier, It sounded odd from the get-go, and no details have emerged. Nothing further. 

On the Truck Side, the whole RMM/Germain "merger" deal struck me as desperate measures by desperate men.  I think the Germains have now officially fallen out of love with racing enough not to keep putting their own money in.  Whether it was PR Puffery or a genuine threat, saying they weren't bringing the 30 to Iowa sits in the same boat.  On a performance side, Gernain went from a Championship season to now winning a single race (barring what occurs at Homestead).  Lofton took his marbles and left, it sounds like Brendan is doing the same, Geico already anounced their exit, there went the three solid full-season sponsors for the organization.

Germain's already made the State-mandated layoff warning, I'm thinking it's allll over. 

[regansmithfan4life]

I think Germain having Geico for part of the Cup season creates about as many problems as it solves.  How to fill in the blanks, how to maintain points, how to be a competitive single-car organization.  There are too many other better teams out there lacking for sponsorship.  I know MWR has brought up the idea of "other drivers" filling in the remainder of the season with 5-Hour unwilling to do the full deal with Clint Bowyer, I could easily see Geico and Casey going here.  There is also the possibility if Red Bull remains in some capacity they may take Casey aboard.  I'm not putting a lot of stock in that "Deal with the Indians Native Americans" announced earlier, It sounded odd from the get-go, and no details have emerged. Nothing further. 

On the Truck Side, the whole RMM/Germain "merger" deal struck me as desperate measures by desperate men.  I think the Germains have now officially fallen out of love with racing enough not to keep putting their own money in.  Whether it was PR Puffery or a genuine threat, saying they weren't bringing the 30 to Iowa sits in the same boat.  On a performance side, Gernain went from a Championship season to now winning a single race (barring what occurs at Homestead).  Lofton took his marbles and left, it sounds like Brendan is doing the same, Geico already anounced their exit, there went the three solid full-season sponsors for the organization.

Germain's already made the State-mandated layoff warning, I'm thinking it's allll over. 

Where did you read that MWR is considering putting another driver with Boywer to fill the sponsorship out? I highly doubt Clint would go there is that was even an option.

[jaysfan]

Here's the deal, I believe Michael Waltrip was talking about #00 car, with Mark Martin running limited amount of races next season, then Mikey will run however amout of races, then fill out the rest of the schedule with other drivers with sponsors, nothing to do with Clint Bowyer and the 5 Hour deal.

[MichaelCMTX]

Here's the deal, I believe Michael Waltrip was talking about #00 car, with Mark Martin running limited amount of races next season, then Mikey will run however amout of races, then fill out the rest of the schedule with other drivers with sponsors, nothing to do with Clint Bowyer and the 5 Hour deal.

Open mouth, remove foot.  Sorry.  You are right.

[openwheeler]

It's a shame that five trucks quick enough to make the race on speed get knocked out because of the rain. I think NASCAR needs to rethink its rainout procedure. Perhaps only the cars/trucks who have attempted every race and are outside of a locked-in position (in this case the #57) should be given a spot in the race, with the rest of the field set by the fastest practice speeds.

[Rowdy]

Doesn't look good for tonight's race. It's raining persistently and it's showing no signs of stopping.

[Rowdy]

Austin Dillon deserved to win the championship and I'm glad he won, but the title should not be determined by a Deus Ex Machina.

The salt in the wound is that it stopped raining immediately after NASCAR called the race. Granted, it's not as bad as when they called the Daytona 500 15 minutes into a rain delay in 2009, but still. The offseason is long and the fans deserve to see a triumphant close to the season.