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Jeff Gordon is the most-tenured driver in the Cup Series garage.Keeping a seat becoming more challenging in Cup
What's more important: driving ability or marketability?
By Sporting News Wire Service
January 9, 2009
12:06 PM EST
January 9, 2009
12:06 PM EST
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The Sprint Cup season begins Feb. 15 with the Daytona 500, yet there still is much uncertainty when it comes to which drivers will be in which cars when Speedweeks begins on Feb. 2.
Fewer than two dozen full-time drivers will be in the same rides they were in last year. And even at this late date -- the Budweiser Shootout is Feb. 7 -- that's not set in stone.
New Year, Same Driver
| Car | Driver | Team | Years * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | 3 |
| 2 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing | 3 |
| 6 | David Ragan | Roush Fenway Racing | 2 |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | Robbie Gordon Motorsports | 4 |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | 5 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | 3 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | 6 |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | 9 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 |
| 19 | Elliott Sadler | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | 2 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | 16 |
| 26 | Jamie McMurray | Roush Fenway Racing | 3 |
| 28 | Travis Kvapil | Yates Racing | 1 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | 8 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | 4 |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Yates Racing | 2 |
| 42 | Juan Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | 2 |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | 7 |
| 55 | Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | 3 |
| 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | 1 |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Racing | 2 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | 1 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | 4 |
* -- Full seasons
In today's NASCAR, is it more important to have driving ability -- or marketability?
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