NASCAR Silly Season begins

Those drivers looking for rides in 2010 – #07-Casey Mears, #96/71-Bobby Labonte, #43-Reed Sorenson and #12-David Stremme – qualified sixth, eighth, ninth and 11th, respectively at Martinsville. How their futures pan out could depend on the status of Jamie McMurray, who remains the top candidate for the #1 Earnhardt Ganassi ride. Mears could stay put in the #07 if sponsorship can be found. Labonte is a strong candidate for one of the two TRG Racing rides. Sorenson is the favorite for the vacancy at Braun Racing and Stremme's name has been mentioned for the #34 Front Row Motorsports car (where he would be reunited with crew chief Steven 'Bones' Lane) or in a Nationwide car with Rusty Wallace Inc. FoxSports