NASCAR: Which Four-Car Team is Downsizing?

By Matt Lovisa | Jul 6, 2017

RICHMOND, VA - APRIL 29: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, talks with Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 Code 3 Associates Ford, during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway on April 29, 2017 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 26: Erik Jones, driver of the #77 5-hour Energy Extra Strength Toyota, races Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 DeWalt Toyota, during the 59th Annual DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 26, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

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Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin don’t look to be going anywhere anytime soon. Daniel Suarez was just promoted this season to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series to replace Carl Edwards after his retirement. Matt Kenseth has denied the talk of retirement soon and currently sits in the last spot of the playoffs.

All four of those driver and sponsorship combinations seem to be pretty solid heading into the 2018 season. Despite the occasional talk of Matt Kenseth retiring or replacing Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Hendrick Motorsports, the driver lineup for the 2018 season for JGR looks like it will stay the same.

But then again, many thought the same thing last year before the Carl Edwards retirement announcement.

Even if it were to be Kenseth who left or retired, Erik Jones would more than likely get the call to move from Furniture Row Racing, a Joe Gibbs Racing affiliate team, and join the four-car JGR operation, meaning the likelihood of a downsize to three cars is not as plausible.

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