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With all the changes coming this off-season, it might be handy to have some sort of chart showing who's coming in and who's coming out. Anything highlighted in green is an confirmed addition for 2011, yellow is unconfirmed/conflicting information and anything in red is a confirmed loss.

NASCAR Sprint Cup:
1 - Jamie McMurray - Earnhardt-Ganassi
2 - Brad Keselowski - Penske - Miller Brewing Co.
4 - Kasey Kahne - Red Bull Racing
5 - Mark Martin - Hendrick
6 - David Ragan - Roush-Fenway - UPS - contract extended to 2014
7 - Robby Gordon - RGM - partial schedule or pay drivers?
9 - Marcos Ambrose - RPM? - Stanley
10? - Terry Labonte? - Stavola Brothers - Gander Mountain
11 - Denny Hamlin - Joe Gibbs
13 - Casey Mears - Germain - Geico - fulltime? - 20 races run at minimum, S+P the rest
14 - Tony Stewart - Stewart-Haas
15 - Michael Waltrip - MWR - Daytona1 and Kentucky
16 - Greg Biffle - Roush-Fenway
17 - Matt Kenseth - Roush-Fenway
18 - Kyle Busch - Joe Gibbs
20 - Joey Logano - Joe Gibbs
21 - Bill Elliott - Wood Brothers Racing - bought 2010 #19 points
22 - Kurt Busch - Penske - Pennzoil
24 - Jeff Gordon - Hendrick - AARP/Dupont
26 - TBD - Bill Jenkins - working on stuff, Facebook says they're back
27 - Paul Menard - RCR - Menards
29 - Kevin Harvick - RCR - Budwesier
31 - Jeff Burton - RCR
32 - Terry Labonte/Mike Skinner/Boris Said - FAS Lane Racing - owned by Frankie Stoddard
33 - Clint Bowyer - RCR
34 - Travis Kvapil - Front Row
36 - Dave Blaney - TBR - 16 races running f/t, looking for sponsorship
37 - Robert Richardson - Front Row - part-time, running Daytona 500
38 - David Gilliland - Front Row
39 - Ryan Newman - Stewart-Haas
42 - Juan Montoya - Earnhardt-Ganassi
43 - AJ Allmendinger - RPM?
46 - JJ Yeley - Whitney Motorsports - fulltime, sponsorship TBD
47 - Bobby Labonte - JTG
48 - Jimmie Johnson - Hendrick
56 - Martin Truex Jr - MWR
64 - Todd Bodine/Derrike Cope - Larry Gunselman - "technical alliance with Germain" - for Daytona or all season? - Cope for Shootout
66 - Michael McDowell - HP Racing - running a few races, looking for sponsors for others
71 - Andy Lally- TRG - Lally running Daytona
77 - Steven Wallace - Rusty Wallace Racing - bought points from 77 team, running Daytona 500
78 - Regan Smith - Furniture Row
83 - Brian Vickers - Red Bull Racing
87 - Joe Nemechek - Nemco
88 - Dale Earnhardt - Hendrick - crewchief change pending?
90 - Scott Riggs - Key Motorsports - first 5 races at minimum
92 - Brian Keselowski - Keselowski Racing - looking at majority of Cup races
95 - David Starr? - Leavine-Fenton Racing - 4 races, Ford
97 - Kevin Conway - Nemco - running Speedweeks
99 - Carl Edwards - Roush-Fenway
00 - David Reutimann - MWR
09 - Bill Elliott - Phoenix Racing - 18 races



NASCAR Nationwide:
1 - Landon Cassil - Phoenix Racing - running NNS plate races at minimum; Cassil running Daytona1
2 - Elliott Sadler - KHI - Citifinancial
4 - Tony Stewart - KHI
5 - Various - JRM
6 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr - Roush-Fenway - f/t pending sponsorship
7 - Danica Patrick/Josh Wise - JRM
11 - Brian Scott - Joe Gibbs - 3rd team
12 - Sam Hornish? - Penske - personnel shuffles between other Penske teams, minimum 10 races in 2011
14 - Eric McClure - Tri-Star - Hefty sponsorship
15? - Todd Bodine - Germain - running Daytona w/ sponsorship at minimum
15 - Timmy Hill - Rick Ware Racing - running for ROTY from Phoenix onward
16 - Trevor Bayne - Roush-Fenway - fulltimec
18 - Kyle Busch/TBD - Joe Gibbs
19 - Mike Bliss - Tri-Star
20 - Denny Hamlin/Joey Logano - Joe Gibbs
22 - Brad Keselowski/TBD - Penske
23 - TBD - R3 Motorsports - looking for drivers/sponsors
24 - Kevin Lepage - Rensi - planning on coming back?
27 - JR Fitzpatrick? - Baker-Curb? - supposedly running Daytona
30 - Ricky Carmichael, James Buescher, Jason Leffler - Turner - Various Sponsors
31 - Justin Allgaier - Turner
32 - Reed Sorenson - Turner
33 - Various - KHI
38 - Kasey Kahne, Jason Leffler - Turner - Great Clips
39 - Josh Wise/TBD - Go Green Racing - supposedly getting points from a t30 NNS team
40 - Scott Wimmer - Key Motorsports
44 - TBD - Tri-Star
55 - Brett Rowe - Faith Motorsports - not locked in
56 - Kevin Lepage - Mac-Hill
60 - Carl Edwards - Roush-Fenway - fulltime
62 - Michael Annett - RWI - Pilot Travel Centers
63 - Clay Greenfield - Alger Motorsports - running Daytona
66 - Steven Wallace - RWI
79 - Jennifer Jo Cobb - 2nd Chance Motorsports - bought cars from RFR - JJC for fulltime effort
81 - Donnie Neuenberger - Macdonald Motorsports - looking for drivers with cash, Neuenberger for 10 races
88 - Aric Amirola - JRM
89 - Morgan Shepherd - Faith Motorsports - acquired points from RCR
98 - Paul Menard - Roush
98 - TBD - Transnet Racing - looking at LM/ARCA/NNS schedule
99 - Travis Pastrana - PWR - running multiple races post-IRP
01 - Mike Wallace - Johnny Davis - sponsorship needed
09 - Kenny Wallace - RAB - funded for 16 races
TBD - David Stremme - David Stremme - looking for sponsor/part-owner for own team
TBD - Frank Wilson Jr - Fast Track Racing - schedule TBD
TBD - Benny Gordon - TBD - supposedly close to a fulltime NNS ride
TBD - Jeremy Clements - TBD - supposedly close to a fulltime NNS ride
TBD - Ted Musgrave - Ford team locked in?

NASCAR Camping World Trucks
1 - Jeffery Earnhardt - Rick Ware
2 - Various - KHI
3 - Austin Dillon - RCR
4 - Ricky Carmichael - Turner
5 - Travis Kvapil - Randy Moss - Skinner out? Kvapil in?
8 - Nelson Piquet Jr. - KHI
9 - Max Papis - Germain
10 - Jennifer Jo Cobb - Jennifer Jo Cobb - looking to return, running NNS instead?
11 - Miguel Paludo (R) - Red Horse - ROTY run
13 - Johnny Sauter - Thorsport
15 - Michael Waltrip/TBD - Vision Air Racing - merged with BBM, Waltrip running Daytona
16 - TBD - Rick Ware - Bobby Hamilton Jr. to drive?
17 - Timothy Peters - Red Horse Racing
18 - TBD - Kyle Busch
20 - Johanna Long - Panhandle Motorsports - ROTY run
22 - Joey Coulter - RCR
23 - Jason White - Joe Denette Motorsports - KHI technical alliance
25 - Tayler Malsam - Randy Moss
27 - Chris Eggleston - Winfied Motorsports - looking to run f/t for ROTY
29 - Parker Kligermann - Brad Keselowski Racing - first 10 races, looking for f/t
31 - James Buescher - Turner
32 - Brad Sweet, Jason Leffler, Justin Allgaier - Turner
33 - Ron Hornaday - KHI
46 - Craig Goess - Eddie Sharp - ROTY
51 - Aric Almirola/TBD - Vision Air Racing - merger with BBM
60 - Cole Whitt - ROTY
62 - Brendan Gaughan - Germain
66 - Justin Marks - Turn One Racing
73 - Rick Crawford - Tagsby Racing - running Daytona at minimum with Superseal sponsorship
76 - Alli Owens - Ryan Hackett Racing - partial schedule
77 - Justin Lofton - Germain - fulltime campaign
81 - David Starr - SS-Greenlight Racing - fulltime
84 - Chris Fontaine - race to race
88 - Matt Crafton - Thorsport - Menards
92 - Clay Rogers - RBR - partial schedule
95 - TBD - Leavine-Fenton Racing - 4 races, Ford
02 - Jamie Dick - Corrie Stott Racing - part-time schedule
TBD - Troy Rave? - Roush-Fenway? - 1 or 2 trucks? - doubtful
TBD - Chase Mattioli - TBD - supposedly running CWTS f/t, some NNS as well
Justin Johnson - Vision Aviation Racing - p/t or f/t TBD
Dusty Davis - Vision Aviation Racing - p/t or f/t TBD

ARCA:
0 - TBD - Peterson Motorsports - part-time S+P car
1 - Chad McCumbee - Andy Belmont Racing
2 - Kevin Swindell - ESR - TBD
4 - Brian Rose - Brian Rose Motorsports
5 - Bobby Gerhart - BGR - minimum 10 races in 2011
14 - Nick Igdalsky - first 5 races, focusing on Grand-Am
22 - Dakoda Armstrong - Cunningham
31 - Tim George Jr - RCR - fulltime
41 - Ty Dillon - RCR - fulltime
43 - Kyle Martel - Bill Martel Racing - 5-6 races
44 - Frank Kimmel - Frank Kimmel
48 - James Hylton (part-time) - Hylton Engineering
50 - Maryeve Dufault - Tony Marks Racing - ROTY run
52 - Tom Hessert - Ken Schrader Racing - fulltime
58 - Chad Hackenbracht - CGH Motorsports
60 - Driver TBD - Sheltra Motorsports
63 - Milka Duno - Sheltra Motorsports - Daytona, schedule TBD
82 - Sean Corr - Empire Racing - fulltime; Richard Johns as CC
06 - TBD - Peterson Motorsports - fulltime
TBD - Max Gresham - Venturrini - 5 races
TBD - Darren Hagan - Venturrini - part-time in 2011/2012
TBD - Alistair Jackson - Venturrini - part-time in 2011, fulltime in 2012
TBD - Hal Martin - Venturrini - part-time schedule

I read the thread title as "ARCA Rejected".
Michael Annett in the Rusty Wallace #62 in Nationwide
Pastrana in the 00 instead of the 99 is silly marketing-wise.

I think all the Roush guys will be back in their Sprint Cup cars in 2011 (6-Ragan, 16-Biffle, 17-Kenseth, 99-Edwards).

I don't think Kahne's running #4... there's an issue with Morgan-McClure or something.

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I read that Morgan-McClure is looking at returning for next year.

Also, the #56 Nationwide Series team is shutting down. I read that on Jayski yesterday.

Travis Kvapil probably won't be in the #16 truck full-time next year because he said not long ago that he's going to be back in one of the cup cars for Front Row Racing next year.

Kenny Wallace confirmed on Twitter that he will not be racing for Jay Robinson next year. Also, read on Jayski's that:

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I think driving for Rusty isn't a bad move for Kenny Wallace. Kenny was essentially driving a 3rd Rusty Wallace car at Gateway and he had a real shot at finishing in the top 10 before he had a bad final pit stop. I think Rusty's equipment is much better than Jay Robinson's equipment right now. Kenny wasn't able to contend for top 10 finishes on a regular basis in Jay Robinson's car. Kenny Wallace said on twitter several times that Robinson's engines didn't have the power that the other teams had and that's why they were largely uncompetitive at a lot of the speedways, in particular.

NASCAR Nationwide:
30 - Ricky Carmichael, James Buescher, Jason Leffler - Turner - Various Sponsors
38 - Kasey Kahne, Jason Leffler - Turner - Great Clips

NASCAR Camping World Trucks:
31 - James Buescher - Turner
32 - Brad Sweet, Jason Leffler, Justin Allgaier - Turner

ARCA (This is a helpful link for ARCA news, aside from the ARCA website):
1 - Chad McCumbee - Andy Belmont Racing
48 - James Hylton (part-time) - Hylton Engineering
58 - Chad Hackenbracht - CGH Motorsports
60 - Driver TBD - Sheltra Motorsports

Excellent, I was trying to find that site this afternoon.

It looks like Tri-Star Motorsports, which fielded the #34 and #35 Nationwide teams full time and had the #36 entred as a start and park entry will be running at least one car in 2011. Appearently they have a driver and sponsor signed for one car. My guess is that the driver is David Stremme since he said recently that he was "really close" to signing a sponsor to run full-time in the Nationwide Series in 2011. It makes sense cine Tri-Star is one of the teams looking for a sponsor in 2011.

Furniture Row Racing is returning full-time with Regan Smith in the 78.

As far as ARCA goes,

I don't see why Frank Kimmel wouldn't be back in the #44... Hixson Motorsports will probably run at least one car (#23), Venturini will have at least 1,if not more(#25), Peterson Motorsports will probably have the #0 and #06, Brad Smith will likely be racing in his #26, Darrell Basham should at least race at Daytona if ABR is preparing a car for him. I'd assume Eddie Sharp Racing would also have a car or two next season. I'm sure more pieces of the puzzle will fall into place as the offseason goes on.

I work about half a mile from their race shop. They're dead. There's nothing going on at Morgan-McClure.

It's now been rumored that Eric McClure will take the Hefty sponsorship to Tri-Star. In that case, you may as well scratch the Rensi 24, cause I doubt they'll continue without sponsorship.

A new team named Diversity Motorsports has been started. Bob Schacht is listed as one of the majority owners. They plan to field a Nationwide team with Mike Bliss driving and an ARCA team with Ricky Byers, Nick Pistone, and Hannah Baker splitting seat time.

Also, Mark Gibson Racing is shutting down. They ran the #59, #9, and #68 in ARCA last season.

Would be interesting to see how Diversity Motorsports goes. On the other end, it's unfortunate to see Mark Gibson no longer in the racing business.

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Diversity Motorsports seems like a team you would want to root for because of what they're racing for. I hope they do well.

Kenny Wallace will race in the Nationwide Series full-time running for RAB Racing: http://www.examiner.com/nascar-nationwide-series-in-national/wallace-heads-to-rab-racing

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I threw some updates at it.

More updates.