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== 2007 NASCAR teams ==
Below is my attempt to be [[Jayski's Silly Season Site|Jayski]]. Take everything with a grain of salt.
===Current full-time NASCAR [[Nextel Cup Series]] teams===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Team
!Car
!Number
!Driver
!Sponsor(s)
!Listed Owner(s)
!Remarks
|-
! [[BAM Racing]]
| [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 49
| ?[[Kevin Lepage]]
| ?[[State Water Heaters]]
| [[Beth Ann Morganthau]]
| Unknown plans for 2007
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[Bill Davis Racing]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Toyota Camry]]
| align="right" | 22
| [[Dave Blaney]]
| [[Caterpillar Inc.]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Bill Davis (NASCAR)|Bill Davis]]
| rowspan=2 | Blaney is back with Mayfield driving a new # and sponsor
|-
| align="right" | 36
| [[Jeremy Mayfield]]
| [[360 OTC]]
|-
! rowspan=3 | [[Chip Ganassi Racing|Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 40
| [[David Stremme]]
| [[Coors Light]]
| [[Felix Sabates]]
| rowspan=3 | Stremme and Sorenson stay with Montoya coming from Formula 1 to compete for ROTY.
|-
| align="right" | 41
| [[Reed Sorenson]]
| [[Target Stores]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Chip Ganassi]]
|-
| align="right" | 42
| [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| [[Texaco|Texaco/Havoline]]
|-
! rowspan=3 | [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 1
| [[Martin Truex Jr.]]
| [[Bass Pro Shops]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Teresa Earnhardt]]
| rowspan=3 | Only known change is the 15 going full-time with Menard.
|-
| align="right" | 8
| [[Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]]
| [[Budweiser]]
|-
| align="right" | 15
| [[Paul Menard]]
| [[Menards]]
|-
! rowspan=3 | [[Evernham Motorsports]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 9
| [[Kasey Kahne]]
| [[Dodge|Dodge Dealers]]/[[United Auto Workers|UAW]]
| [[Ray Evernham]]
| rowspan=3 | Sadler comes to the 19 from RYR.
|-
| align="right" | 10
| [[Scott Riggs]]
| [[Valvoline]]/[[Stanley Tools]]
| [[James Rocco]]
|-
| align="right" | 19
| [[Elliott Sadler]]
| [[Dodge|Dodge Dealers]]/[[United Auto Workers|UAW]]
| [[Ray Evernham]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[Front Row Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | ?34
| ?
| ?
| rowspan=2 | [[Bob Jenkins (NASCAR team owner)|Bob Jenkins]]
| rowspan=2 | Team purchased Mach 1 Racing and Peak Fitness Racing teams during the 2006 season. May be looking to drop down to one full-time team in 2007.
|-
| [[Ford Fusion (North American)|Ford Fusion]]/[[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 61/92?
| ?[[Chad Chaffin]]
| ?[[Oak Glove Co.]]
|-
! [[Furniture Row Racing]] <sup>1</sup>
| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 78
| [[Kenny Wallace]]
| [[Furniture Row]]
| [[Barney Visser]]
| Wallace has run most of the races in 2006. No known changes for 2007.
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[Haas CNC Racing]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 66
| [[Jeff Green (NASCAR)|Jeff Green]]
| [[Best Buy]]
| rowspan=2 | ?[[Gene Haas]]
| rowspan=2 | The 70 may be full-time with Sauter driving. Haas is currently facing legal problems.
|-
| align="right" | ?70
| ?[[Johnny Sauter]]
| ?[[Haas Automation]]
|-
! [[Hall of Fame Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 96
| [[Tony Raines]]
| [[Texas Instruments]]/[[DLP]]
| [[Troy Aikman]], [[Roger Staubach]], [[Bill Saunders]]
| Raines will be back full-time in 2007.
|-
! rowspan=4 | [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 5
| [[Kyle Busch]]
| [[Kellogg's]]
| rowspan = 2 | [[Rick Hendrick]]
| rowspan = 4 | Only major changes are Mears and National Guard.
|-
| align="right" | 24
| [[Jeff Gordon]]
| [[DuPont]]
|-
| align="right" | 25
| [[Casey Mears]]
| [[GMAC]], [[United States National Guard]]
| [[Mary Hendrick]]
|-
| align="right" | 48
| [[Jimmie Johnson]]
| [[Lowe's]]
| [[Jeff Gordon]]
|-
! rowspan=3 | [[Joe Gibbs Racing]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 11
| [[Denny Hamlin]]
| [[FedEx]]
| [[J.D. Gibbs]]
| rowspan=3 | No known changes
|-
| align="right" | 18
| [[J. J. Yeley]]
| [[Interstate Batteries]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Joe Gibbs]]
|-
| align="right" | 20
| [[Tony Stewart]]
| [[The Home Depot]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[MB2 Motorsports|?Ginn Racing]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 01
| [[Joe Nemechek]]
| [[U.S. Army]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Bob Ginn]]
| rowspan=2 | Team was bought by Ginn during 2006 and will likely get a name change. Marlin and Nemechek are back for 2007.
|-
| align="right" | 14
| [[Sterling Marlin]]
| [[Waste Management (company)|Waste Management]]/[[Ginn Clubs and Resorts]]
|-
! [[McGlynn Racing]]
| [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 74
| [[Derrike Cope]]
| [[Sundance Vacations]]/[[Royal Administration]]
| [[Raynard McGlynn]]
| Was supposed to run full-time in 2006, but that didn't happen.
|-
! rowspan=3 | [[Michael Waltrip Racing]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Toyota Camry]]
| align="right" | 00
| ?[[Bill Elliott]], ?[[David Reutimann]], ?[[Travis Kvapil]], ?[[Hermie Sadler]]
| [[Burger King]]/[[Domino's]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Michael Waltrip]]
| rowspan=3 | New Toyota team in 2007. No # has been announced for Jarrett's ride. Sadler leased the #00 from Waltrip this year, but is a long-shot, at best, for the ride. Reutimann and Kvapil are apparantly the front-runners.
|-
| align="right" | 55
| [[Michael Waltrip]]
| [[National Automotive Parts Association|NAPA]]
|-
| align="right" | ?44<br> ?88<br> ?77<br> ?28<br> ?33
| [[Dale Jarrett]]
| [[United Parcel Service]]
|-
! [[Morgan-McClure Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 4
| ?[[Scott Wimmer]]
| ?
| [[Larry McClure]]/[[Tim Morgan (NASCAR)|Tim Morgan]]
| AERO Exhaust cut back during the 2006 season. Wimmer may be looking at Busch rides.
|-
! [[No Fear Racing]]
| [[Ford Fusion (North American)|Ford Fusion]]
| align="right" | 60
| [[Boris Said]]
| [[SoBe|SoBe No Fear Energy Drink]]
| [[Frank Stoddard]], [[Mark Simo]]
| Formed in 2006 as a satellite of Roush Racing. Could run full-time in 2007 if the funding is there.
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[Penske Racing South]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 2
| [[Kurt Busch]]
| [[Miller Lite]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Roger Penske]]
| rowspan=2 | No known changes.
|-
| align="right" | 12
| [[Ryan Newman]]
| [[ALLTEL]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[Petty Enterprises]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 43
| [[Bobby Labonte]]
| [[Cheerios]]/[[General Mills]]
| [[Richard Petty]]
| rowspan=2 | General Mills is back for 2007, no sponsors announced for the #45.
|-
| align="right" | 45
| [[Kyle Petty]]
| ?[[Wells Fargo]]/[[Schwan's]]/[[Marathon Oil]]
| [[Kyle Petty]]
|-
! [[PPI Motorsports]] <sup>1</sup>
| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 32
| ?[[Travis Kvapil]]
| ?[[Tide (detergent)|Tide]]
| [[Cal Wells]]
| Neither Kvapil or Tide are signed for 2007.
|-
! rowspan=3 | [[Richard Childress Racing]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 07
| [[Clint Bowyer]]
| [[Jack Daniel's]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Richard Childress]]
| rowspan-3 | No known changes.
|-
| align="right" | 29
| [[Kevin Harvick]]
| [[GM Goodwrench]]
|-
| align="right" | 31
| [[Jeff Burton]]
| [[Cingular Wireless]]
|-
! [[Robby Gordon Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 7
| [[Robby Gordon]]
| [[Harrah's]]/[[Jim Beam]]
| [[Robby Gordon]]
| May expand to two teams. Was rumored to merge/buyout RYR but that didn't happen.
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[Robert Yates Racing]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Ford Fusion (North American)|Ford Fusion]]
| align="right" | 38
| [[David Gilliland]]
| [[M&M's]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Robert Yates (NASCAR Team Owner)|Robert Yates]]
| rowspan=2 | Only thing confirmed is Gilliland driving the 38. Yates has said if Burton can bring a sponsor, the job is his. Also said that Leicht will not get the job in 2007.
|-
| align="right" | ?88
| ?[[Stephen Leicht]], ?[[Ward Burton]], ?[[Robby Gordon]]
| ?
|-
! rowspan=5 | [[Roush Racing]]
| rowspan=5 | [[Ford Fusion (North American)|Ford Fusion]]
| align="right" | 6
| ?[[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]], ?[[Todd Kluever]]
| [[American Automobile Association]]
| [[Jack Roush]]
| rowspan=5 | Ameriquest replaces National guard on the #16. The #6's driver is unknown, as Roush does not feel that Kluever is ready for Cup, but Martin wants to retire from Cup and race the Trucks.
|-
| align="right" | 16
| [[Greg Biffle]]
| [[Ameriquest]]/[[Subway (restaurant)|Subway Restaurants]]/[[Post-It]]
| [[Geoff Smith (auto racing)|Geoff Smith]]
|-
| align="right" | 17
| [[Matt Kenseth]]
| [[DeWALT]]
| [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]]
|-
| align="right" | 26
| [[Jamie McMurray]]
| [[Crown Royal]]
| [[Georgetta Roush]]
|-
| align="right" | 99
| [[Carl Edwards]]
| [[Office Depot]]
| [[Robert Corn]]
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[Team Red Bull]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Toyota Camry]]
| align="right" | ?80
| ?[[Bill Elliott]], ?[[Joe Nemechek]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Red Bull]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Dietrich Mateschitz]]
| rowspan=2 | New Toyota team for 2007 sponsored by Red Bull. Vickers has been already announced as the driver of the #83. The driver of the other car has yet to be named.
|-
| align="right" | 83
| [[Brian Vickers]]
|-
! [[Wood Brothers/JTG Racing]]
| [[Ford Fusion (North American)|Ford Fusion]]
| align="right" | 21
| ?[[Ken Schrader]], ?[[Jon Wood]]
| [[Little Debbie]]
| [[Glen Wood]]
| Wood may move up to the 21 with Schrader driving the #47 part-time.
|-
| colspan=7 style="font-size:85%" bgcolor=#EEEEEE | '''Notes:'''
<li>[[PPI Motorsports]] and [[Furniture Row Racing]] have an agreement where both teams
will share information like teammates.</li> </ol>
|}
===Current part-time NASCAR [[Nextel Cup Series]] teams===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Team
!Car
!Number
!Driver
!Sponsor(s)
!Listed Owner(s)
!Remarks
|-
! [[Ash Racing]]
| [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 02
| [[Brandon Ash]]
| n/a
| [[Ed Ash]]
| Usually runs the West Coast races. Attempted Watkins Glen in 2006 as well.
|-
! ?[[Bill Davis Racing]]
| [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | ?23
| ?[[Bill Lester]]
| ?[[Waste Management (company)|Waste Management]]
| [[Bill Davis (NASCAR)|Gail Davis]]
| Not sure if this team will run due to the #23 becoming the #36. Lester may run some races if so.
|-
! [[CJM Racing]]
| [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 72
| ?[[Kertus Davis]]
| [[Dutch Quality Stone]]
| [[Bryan Mullet]], [[Tony Mullet]]
| Was the #89 Victory in Jesus team before being purchased in May 2006. No plans known for 2007.
|-
! [[Faith Motorsports]]
| [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 89
| [[Morgan Shepherd]]
| [[Racing with Jesus]]
| [[Morgan Shepherd|Cindy Shepherd]], [[Dana Tomes]]
| New team started from the ashes of the old #89. Shepherd may let other drivers run.
|-
! [[Germain Racing]]
| [[Toyota Camry]]
| align="right" | ?03/?30
| [[Todd Bodine]]
| ?[[Lumber Liquidators]]
| [[Stephen Germain]]
| Plan to run about 15-17 races in 2007, with plans of going full-time in 2008.
|-
! [[Kirk Shelmerdine Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 27
| [[Kirk Shelmerdine]]/[[Tom Hubert]]
| n/a
| [[Kirk Shelmerdine]]
| Not sure of plans.
|-
! [[Phoenix Racing]]
| [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 09
| [[Mike Wallace (NASCAR)|Mike Wallace]]/[[Cale Gale]]
| [[Micosukee Indian Gambling]]
| [[James Finch]]
| Could run with development driver Cale Gale.
|-
! [[R&J Racing]]
| [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 37
| ?[[Mike Skinner (NASCAR)|Mike Skinner]]
| n/a
| [[Roger Craven]], [[John Carter (NASCAR team owner)|John Carter]], [[Dale Davis (basketball)|Dale Davis]]
| Davis joined in the summer of 2006. The team is looking for a sponsor.
|-
! [[Riley D'Hondt Motorsports]]
| ?[[Toyota Camry]]
| align="right" | ?
| ?
| ?
| [[Eddie D'Hondt]]
| New team announced in August 2006. Will run two Busch teams full-time and one Cup team part-time. Tracy will be one of their Busch drivers.
|-
! [[Robert Yates Racing]]
| [[Ford Fusion (North American)|Ford Fusion]]
| align="right" | 90
| ?[[Stephen Leicht]], ?[[Matt McCall]]
| [[Citifinancial]]
| [[Robert Yates (NASCAR Team Owner)|Robert Yates]]
| If Leicht doesn't get the 88 ride, he could run a select amount of races in this car.
|-
! [[Roush Racing]]
| [[Ford Fusion (North American)|Ford Fusion]]
| align="right" | 06
| ?[[Todd Kluever]], [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]]
| [[3M]]
| [[Jack Roush]]
| What happens with this car depends what happens with the #6. (See above)
|-
! ?[[Sacks Motorsports]]
| ?[[Ford Fusion (North American)|Ford Fusion]]
| align="right" | ?13
| ?[[Greg Sacks]]
| ?[[Who's Your Daddy? (company)|Who's Your Daddy?]]
| ?[[Greg Sacks]], [[James Wilberg]]
| Was supposed to run part-time in 2006, but has only attempted one race. There have been rumors that the Who's Your Daddy deal is in financial limbo and has fallen through.
|-
! [[Ware Racing Enterprises]]
| [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 52
| [[Stanton Barrett]]
| [http://www.pro30.com pro30.com]/[[Quality Metric]]
| [[Rick Ware]]
| Merged with Barrett's team in 2006. Usually attempts a handful of race each season.
|-
! [[Wood Brothers/JTG Racing]]
| [[Ford Fusion (North American)|Ford Fusion]]
| align="right" | 47
| ?[[Ken Schrader]]
| [[Clorox]]
| [[Tad Geschickter]]
| May also go full-time with Jon Wood driving.
|-
! ?[[Wyler Racing]]
| [[Toyota Camry]]
| align="right" | ?
| ?[[Jack Sprauge]]
| ?[[Con-way Transmissions]]
| [[Jeff Wyler]]
| May run some Car of Tommorrow races in 2007. Won't be able to use the #60 because it belongs to Boris Said.
|-
|}
=== NEXTEL Cup teams with unknown status, closed, or just plain won't happen in 2007 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Team
!Car
!Number
!Driver
!Sponsor(s)
!Listed Owner(s)
!Remarks
|-
! ?[[Competitive Edge Motorsports]]
| ?[[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | ?51
| x
| x
| ?[[Joe Auer]]
| Suspended operations in August 2006 and is in the process of selling their equipment.
|-
! [[Conely Racing]]
| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 79
| ?
| ?
| [[John Conely]]
| May be running some ARCA races. Attempted a couple of Cup races in 2005, but did not qualify.
|-
! [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | ?44
| ?
| ?[[Pizza Hut]]
| ?[[Rick Hendrick]]
| Hendrick's R&D car. Likely won't run in 2007 as Terry Labonte is retiring and they have no development drivers.
|-
! [[Hover Motorsports]]
| [[Ford Taurus]]
| align="right" | 80
| ?[[Carl Long]]
| ?
| [[Stan Hover]]
| Attempted the 2006 Daytona 500 with Long but did not qualify. Has no sponsor.
|-
! [[Morgan-McClure Motorsports]]
| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | ?04
| ?[[Scott Wimmer]]
| ?
| [[Larry McClure]]
| McClure says they are working with a sponsor to field a second team in 2007. No word on who will drive.
|-
! ?[[Penske-Jasper Racing]]
| [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | ?77
| ?[[Billy Wease]], ?[[Sam Hornish, Jr.]]
| ?[[Jasper Engines & Transmissions]], ?[[Kodak]]
| ?[[Roger Penske]], ?[[Doug Bawel]]
| Team shut down after the 2005 season, with the owner's points going to the 55 car. May be resurrected in 2007.
|-
! [[Petty Enterprises]]
| [[Dodge Charger (LX)|Dodge Charger]]
| align="right" | 44
| ?
| ?
| [[Richard Petty]]
| Hasn't been seen since 2004. May return if the funding returns.
|-
! [[Raabe Racing Enterprises]]
| ?[[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 73
| ?[[John Andretti]]
| [[ARC DeHooker]]
| [[Ed Raabe]]
| Has Paul Harraka and Nolan Wilson in development, but they're a while away from Cup. Team hasn't been seen since 2005 Pepsi 400.
|-
! [[STAR Motorsports]]
| ?
| align="right" | ?
| ?
| ?
| [[Sean Holley]], [[Wayans Brothers]]
| Announced their plans to run a part-time schedule in 2006. Not much has been heard from this group.
|-
! [[Tim Brown Racing]]
| [[Ford Fusion (North American)|Ford Fusion]]
| align="right" | ?81
| ?[[Danny O'Quinn]], ?[[Peter Shepherd]], ?[[Erik Darnell]], ?[[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]]
| ?
| [[Tim Brown]], ?[[Terance Mathis]]
| Formed in the summer of 2005, but hasn't announced any major plans. Is a satellite of the Roush Racing group and may be fielding one of their drivers.
|-
! [[Victory Motorsports]]
| ?[[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | ?94<br> ?04
| ?[[Carl Long]]
| ?
| [[Terance Mathis]]
| Announced their formation in July 2005 with Long and Morty Buckles as their drivers. Has since formed an alliance with Morgan-McClure Motorsports. Announced their acquisition of the #37 R&J Racing team but that deal fell through.
|-
! [[Zero Four Motorsports]]
| ?[[Chevrolet Monte Carlo]]
| align="right" | 75
| ?
| ?
| [[Robert Rinaldi]]
| No idea of plans.
|-
|}
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