Chevrolet Adds Shepherd

On January 30, 2009, it was announced that one of my favorite drivers, Morgan Shepherd, will change from Dodge to Chevy. This is to open ties between allies Kevin Harvick Incorperated, Stewart-Haas Racing, and Johnny Davis Motorsports. Shepherd, now 67, the oldest active full-time NASCAR driver, will start the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Season in the top 30 in owners points, due to the #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Team, which was in the top 30, closed down.
This means the #89 Racing With Jesus Chevrolet will start the first five events.

Good Luck Morgan!

Yates Racing

As many of you have heard, Yates Racing has announced that Bobby Labonte, Hall Of Fame Racing, and Ask.com have merged with their team to form a four-car operation, BUT have decided to make some changes. Travis Kvapil and David Gilliland, Yates 2008 drivers, may not be returning for 2009, nor will their rides, Kvapil's #28 and Gilliland's #38. Instead, there will be the #96 Ask.com Ford of Bobby Labonte and the #98 Menards Ford of Paul Menard. However, the 28 and 96 will switch owners points, as will the 38 and 98. This is something that caught my attention, so I checked the owners points for the first five races of 2009 for the 28, 38, 96, and 98 cars owners slots.
Here is what I found:
#28-Kvapil 23rd Place
#38-Gilliland 27th Place
#96-Labonte 37th Place
#98-Menard 55th Place (New Team)
Here is what I would have done with the owners points swaps:
1) Keep the 28 and 38 the same
2) Wait to see what happens with the #10 of AJ Allmendinger, the #8 of Aric Almirola, the #42 of Juan Pablo Montoya, the #41 with the driver TBA, and the #22 with the driver TBA
*Note: These teams, I think will be the most likely to shut down.
3) Switch the 96 and 98 car owners points.
This would keep the teams open.

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