Silly Season is in full swing for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, as several dominoes have already fallen. Which drivers will be with which teams in the 2018 season?
The 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season is more than half way complete, but there are still plenty of races left on the schedule. With the regular season winding down, “Silly Season” is in full swing as certain drivers start to sign with new teams for next season and we speculate where others will sign.
The future is uncertain for a number of teams and drivers. From Matt Kenseth saying he doesn’t have a ride to the uncertainty surrounding struggling drivers like Kasey Kahne and Danica Patrick, there is sure to be a lot more movement of drivers among teams this offseason even than what we have already seen.
While determining which drivers will go where is one thing, determining which drivers will end up on the sport’s top-tier teams is another. Right now, there are six solid teams in the series that stand well above the rest. Two are Chevrolet teams, two are Ford teams and the other two are Toyota teams.
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We will start off this article talking about what we know for each of the sport’s top Chevrolet teams, top Ford teams and top Toyota teams before we go into predictions for the drivers of the sport’s top Chevrolet teams, top Ford teams and top Toyota teams, respectively.
NOTE: Where it says “Initial Prediction” for each ride, that is referring to the initial predictions from a similar article last month, which you can view HERE.
What We Know: Chevrolet Teams
Chip Ganassi Racing
Hendrick Motorsports
What We Know: Ford Teams
Team Penske
Stewart-Haas Racing
What We Know: Toyota Teams
Furniture Row Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing
Speculation: Chevrolet Teams
Chip Ganassi Racing
Hendrick Motorsports
Speculation: Ford Teams
Team Penske
Stewart-Haas Racing
Speculation: Toyota Teams
Furniture Row Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing
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