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STACKED DECK; Big names and teams will rule NASCAR's support series.(National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing Inc)
Byline: Al Pearce
It may well turn out the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series champion will be a full-time Nextel Cup driver supported by a Cup-level team. And this year's Craftsman Truck Series champion will most likely drive a Toyota for a potent two-truck team.
At least eight full-time Cup drivers plan to contest the full 35-race Busch schedule. They include the top-five in last year's points: two-time defending champion Martin Truex Jr., 2005 runner-up Clint Bowyer, third-ranked Carl Edwards, fourth-ranked Reed Sorenson and fifth-ranked Denny Hamlin. In addition, J.J. Yeley, David Stremme (11th and 13th last year) and former series champion Kyle Busch plan to run all the Busch races.
Talk about playing with a stacked deck: Truex Jr. drives for Dale Earnhardt Inc., Bowyer for Richard Childress Racing, Edwards for Roush Racing, Sorenson and Stremme for Ganassi-Sabates, Hamlin and Yeley for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Busch for Hendrick Motorsports. Those high-profile, high-dollar, technologically advanced teams have won seven of the last eight Busch titles. With that kind of firepower, there is nothing to indicate they won't win another one this year.
That leaves precious few leftovers for Busch regulars Paul Menard, Kenny Wallace, former champion David Green and Jason Keller, sixth-through-ninth in last year's points. Among other series regulars eyeing the full schedule: Ashton Lewis Jr., Johnny Sauter, Jon Wood, Stacy Compton, Mark Green and Regan Smith. The rookie class looks promising: Todd Kleuver, Joel Kauffman, A.J. Foyt IV, Burney Lamar, Chris Wimmer and Mark McFarland. (Though not officially a rookie, John Andretti will be in the series for the first time.)
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