So many NASCAR fans, media and the NASCAR community were surprised to learn his past Tuesday that Matt Kenseth will part ways with Roush-Fenway Racing at the end of the 2012 season. This move by Matt Kenseth has sparked a big debate especially among the media and fans as to who will Matt Kenseth drive for 2013?
Of course Kenseth does have options, but right now he is quiet about 2013. But let’s be honest here, Matt Kenseth is a championship winning driver who gets the job done in a Cup car. He isn’t about to leave a championship winning organization like Roush-Fenway Racing were he is winning races for another team without already having a plan in place.
I truly believe that Matt Kenseth already has a deal either just about done or a done deal for 2013 and beyond and I think we will see an announcement within the next month or so once everything including sponsorship, car number and more are in place. I also believe the options for him is wide open from JGR and Stewart-Haas Racing to Penske Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports or a new team at Dodge.
But what I read in the press release last Tuesday as well as the interviews with Roush-Fenway Racing is that with Matt Kenseth leaving RFR, this opened the door for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to move up to the Cup Series driving either the #17 or better yet the #6 ride in 2013 and beyond.
I believe that with a Nationwide Series Drivers Championship (2011) already on his resume, Stenhouse Jr. is more than ready to drive full-time in the Cup Series. He has the talent and now carries himself well for the major jump. I also think that while 2013 will be a learning curve as it normally is for rookie contender coming up to the Cup Series are, 2014 will be a good year for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. And over the next few years, Stenhouse Jr. will be successfully in the Cup Series.
And in the interviews, with Kenseth’s departure also opened a new door for Trevor Bayne, the 2011 Daytona 500 winner to take over the #6 ride full-time in the Nationwide Series once Stenhouse Jr. moves to the Cup Series. I truly believe that this is exactly what Bayne needs to get back on track after having to give up his full-time ride in the Nationwide Series this season (2012) due to lack of sponsorship.
I just really hope that Roush-Fenway Racing can lock down sponsorship for Trevor Bayne in the Nationwide Series so he can finally challenge for wins and contend for the Nationwide Series drivers championship. Of course I believe that Bayne will also be driving the #21 in the Cup Series for the Wood Brothers in 2013.
Now only time will tell what happens next for Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne, hopefully they all find success in their new rides in 2013 and beyond.
Of course Kenseth does have options, but right now he is quiet about 2013. But let’s be honest here, Matt Kenseth is a championship winning driver who gets the job done in a Cup car. He isn’t about to leave a championship winning organization like Roush-Fenway Racing were he is winning races for another team without already having a plan in place.
I truly believe that Matt Kenseth already has a deal either just about done or a done deal for 2013 and beyond and I think we will see an announcement within the next month or so once everything including sponsorship, car number and more are in place. I also believe the options for him is wide open from JGR and Stewart-Haas Racing to Penske Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports or a new team at Dodge.
But what I read in the press release last Tuesday as well as the interviews with Roush-Fenway Racing is that with Matt Kenseth leaving RFR, this opened the door for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to move up to the Cup Series driving either the #17 or better yet the #6 ride in 2013 and beyond.
I believe that with a Nationwide Series Drivers Championship (2011) already on his resume, Stenhouse Jr. is more than ready to drive full-time in the Cup Series. He has the talent and now carries himself well for the major jump. I also think that while 2013 will be a learning curve as it normally is for rookie contender coming up to the Cup Series are, 2014 will be a good year for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. And over the next few years, Stenhouse Jr. will be successfully in the Cup Series.
And in the interviews, with Kenseth’s departure also opened a new door for Trevor Bayne, the 2011 Daytona 500 winner to take over the #6 ride full-time in the Nationwide Series once Stenhouse Jr. moves to the Cup Series. I truly believe that this is exactly what Bayne needs to get back on track after having to give up his full-time ride in the Nationwide Series this season (2012) due to lack of sponsorship.
I just really hope that Roush-Fenway Racing can lock down sponsorship for Trevor Bayne in the Nationwide Series so he can finally challenge for wins and contend for the Nationwide Series drivers championship. Of course I believe that Bayne will also be driving the #21 in the Cup Series for the Wood Brothers in 2013.
Now only time will tell what happens next for Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne, hopefully they all find success in their new rides in 2013 and beyond.
