Tony Stewart Scenario

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What If....Tony Stewart stays with Gibbs until 2009 ends and Mark Martin comes over to Hendrick and drives the 5 car that was driven by Casey Mears full time next season...Then at the end of next season..Martin leaves the 5 car and Stewart joins Hendrick....It could happen..Makes more sense then going to Hass Cnc Racing...Just my opinion!!!


Stewart interested in filling Mears' spot at Hendrick Motorsports
By Terry Blount
ESPN.com
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Updated: June 28, 2008, 2:16 AM ET
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LOUDON, N.H. -- Tony Stewart said Friday the new opening at Hendrick Motorsports could affect his decision about where he drives next season.

Hendrick Motorsports announced that Casey Mears would not return in the No. 5 Chevrolet.

"There's no one in the garage area that's not going to look in that direction," Stewart said. "You've got to look at it. Absolutely."

Stewart has said he is exploring an ownership option to become the co-owner and a driver for Haas/CNC Racing. He was asked Friday when he might have a decision on his future.

"At this morning's announcement [on the No. 5 car], I don't know," he said. "It may be pushed back even more. We'll wait and see. It's however long it takes to make the right decision.

"There's a lot of variables to look at. We've got all the information except what happened today. The good news is we still have time to look at it."

Stewart is under contract with Joe Gibbs Racing through the 2009 season. JGR officials have said they plan to hold Stewart to his contact obligations in the No. 20 Toyota.

Hendrick did not say who will drive the No. 5 Chevy next season, but ESPN.com reported Sunday Mark Martin will join the team and take over for Mears full time in one final attempt to win a Cup title.

Terry Blount covers motorsports for ESPN.com. He can be reached at terry@blountspeak.com.

[AndyMarquisLIVE (Premo)]

Originally Posted by scratch

What If....Tony Stewart stays with Gibbs until 2009 ends and Mark Martin comes over to Hendrick and drives the 5 car that was driven by Casey Mears full time next season...Then at the end of next season..Martin leaves the 5 car and Stewart joins Hendrick....It could happen..Makes more sense then going to Hass Cnc Racing...Just my opinion!!!

Tony ain't staying. He's not happy at Gibbs.

He and Newman are both going to Haas.

[Gtmustang88]

Yea, Tony is not staying, and I am sure Gm will buy him out of his contract. I can however see Tony going to the 5 car, and still buying hass to be an owner. Mark Martin should be making his announcement at daytona this week, and then the rest will start to make theirs shortly after.

[AndyMarquisLIVE (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Gtmustang88

Yea, Tony is not staying, and I am sure Gm will buy him out of his contract. I can however see Tony going to the 5 car, and still buying hass to be an owner. Mark Martin should be making his announcement at daytona this week, and then the rest will start to make theirs shortly after.

Mark Martin's Daytona announcement, which SPEED will cover, will be the jumpstart of Silly Season.

I don't expect Casey Mears to land a ride. Quite honestly, Mears isn't Sprint Cup material. I fully expect Mark Martin to go to the 5 car. Also, you got to look at the JR MOTORSPORTS equation. I think Martin goes full-time to the 5 car, and Hendrick starts up a 5th car through JR MOTORSPORTS for Brad Keselowski.

Tony wants to be an owner. He wants to be able to make decisions that are going to help him, and quite honestly, Tony doesn't have any pull at Gibbs anymore. As long as Wild Thing is winning all the races and has the spotlight, everything Joe Gibbs Racing does is going to be about helping him perform.

What I'm interested in seeing is what happens with Joey Logano. Obviously, JGR has more interest in fielding Cup drivers in minor league racing than he does fielding Joey Logano. I wonder if he goes to the #20 car. If he does, I'd expect him to start winning races. Sorry Ky fans, Logano's the better driver. I'm interesting in seeing how Wild Thing will react when he's not the one winning the races, and it'll probably be the same as when he was with Hendricks: :

I think Tony's going to Haas CNC, and from what I've heard, this is imminent.

[Gtmustang88]

Originally Posted by AndyMarquisLIVE

Mark Martin's Daytona announcement, which SPEED will cover, will be the jumpstart of Silly Season.

I don't expect Casey Mears to land a ride. Quite honestly, Mears isn't Sprint Cup material. I fully expect Mark Martin to go to the 5 car. Also, you got to look at the JR MOTORSPORTS equation. I think Martin goes full-time to the 5 car, and Hendrick starts up a 5th car through JR MOTORSPORTS for Brad Keselowski.

Tony wants to be an owner. He wants to be able to make decisions that are going to help him, and quite honestly, Tony doesn't have any pull at Gibbs anymore. As long as Wild Thing is winning all the races and has the spotlight, everything Joe Gibbs Racing does is going to be about helping him perform.

What I'm interested in seeing is what happens with Joey Logano. Obviously, JGR has more interest in fielding Cup drivers in minor league racing than he does fielding Joey Logano. I wonder if he goes to the #20 car. If he does, I'd expect him to start winning races. Sorry Ky fans, Logano's the better driver. I'm interesting in seeing how Wild Thing will react when he's not the one winning the races, and it'll probably be the same as when he was with Hendricks: :

I think Tony's going to Haas CNC, and from what I've heard, this is imminent.

I wanna see what is going to happen with Logano too. Jeff Gordon has been my favorite since early 90's but I really like Logano too. I heard he was turned down to run at daytona this week in busch, so if Gibbs is going to get him into the cup series, they need to start running him in some more intermediate tracks, and letting him get as much seat time as he can.

On a side note, it looks like juan gained alot of fans this week. I bet they cheer him during driver intro this week.

[AndyMarquisLIVE (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Gtmustang88

On a side note, it looks like juan gained alot of fans this week. I bet they cheer him during driver intro this week.

This could make a good rivalry. If Montoya had a decent equipment, he'd be running top-tens every week and that would put those two right there week after week.

At least Juan manned up and admitted his part. Kyle tried playing the I didn't do anything card like he always does. Montoya's more of a man than Kyle will ever be.

I hope NASCAR does nothing. They let Kyle get away with a lot this year, and they let Kurt get away with those stunts at Daytona this year and Darlington last year.

[gary_webb]

Some interesting theories here. Here's my two cents. Martin and Keselowski share the #5 so Keselowski can get some seat time before his rookie season in Cup for 2010. Jr has said he is not interested in fielding a Cup team. Stewart leaves JGR to reunite with Chevy/GM at HaasCNC with heavy backing from Hendrick, aka the fifth car scenario. Logano moves up to the #20 in cup for 2009. Everyone thinks he can do it so why not give it a try. If Newman goes with Stewart, aka the sixth car scenario, Mears goes to Penski. If not, Mears has an open invitation to go back to open wheel thanks to Uncle Rick. Or

[AndyMarquisLIVE (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Gtmustang88

Mark Martin should be making his announcement at daytona this week

And Silly Season goes into full swing

Almirola in #8 Full Time in 2009; Martin Expected to Move to Hendrick Motorsports

[homedepot20]

Tony will leave JGR and enter into a partnership with Haas , Drive chevy motors from Hendrick , and maybe win 3 races before retiring as driver. Home Depot will stay with JGR with Joey Lagono (SP) as driver of the #20 Home Depot Toyota !

[AndyMarquisLIVE (Premo)]

Originally Posted by homedepot20

Tony will leave JGR and enter into a partnership with Haas , Drive chevy motors from Hendrick , and maybe win 3 races before retiring as driver. Home Depot will stay with JGR with Joey Lagono (SP) as driver of the #20 Home Depot Toyota !

Tony's the face of The Home Depot. They're not going to leave him, believe me. They stuck with him through a lot of crap. I remember there was a time when everyone in the garage, and especially the media, loathed Tony Stewart.

Media's just scared of him.